cable

n.缆绳，绳索；[电学]电缆；（系船用的）缆绳；（船只、桥梁等上的）巨缆

vt.发电报至；电传；固定系牢

vi.拍发电报

noun

1. （系船用的）缆绳；（支撑桥梁等用的）钢索
   thick strong metal rope used on ships, for supporting bridges, etc.
2. 电缆
   a set of wires, covered in plastic or rubber, that carries electricity, telephone signals, etc.
   1. We can receive up to 500 cable channels.
      我们可以接收多达500个有线电视频道。
3. 电缆
   a set of wires, covered in plastic or rubber, that carries electricity, telephone signals, etc.
   1. We can receive up to 500 cable channels.
      我们可以接收多达500个有线电视频道。
4. 电报
   a message sent by electrical signals and printed out

verb

1. （给…）发电报
   to send sb a cable n.(4)

名词复数形式:cables 过去式:cabled 过去分词:cabled 现在分词:cabling 第三人称单数:cables

cable 电缆

来自词根cap, 抓，拿，握，词源同accept, capture. 原指抓动物的绳索。

1. Steel cable will be used to replace worn ropes.
   将用钢缆替换磨损的绳索。
2. They ran commercials on cable systems across the country
   他们在全国的有线电视网上投放商业广告。
3. The channel is only available on cable.
   这个频道只有有线电视才能收看。
4. She sent a cable to her mother.
   她给母亲发了封电报。
5. 'Don't do it again,' Franklin cabled her when he got her letter
   富兰克林收到她的信后给她拍了封电报，说：“别再那么做了。”
6. She had to decide whether or not to cable the news to Louis.
   她得决定要不要将这个消息电告路易斯。
7. In France, 27 major cities are soon to be cabled
   法国有27座大城市不久将安装有线电视。
8. His front brake cable disengaged.
   他的前轮刹车索断了。
9. He had found a drum of electric cable.
   他发现了一卷电缆。
10. Repairs to the cable did not take too long
    电缆的维修没有花太长的时间。
11. They follow minutely the news from abroad on Cable News Network.
    他们密切追踪有线电视新闻网上的国外新闻。
12. Nearly every long-distance call made in Britain now travels on optical fibre instead of cable.
    现在在英国，几乎所有长途电话都通过光纤而非电缆传输。
13. The weights are moved via a cable and pulley system.
    重物通过缆绳和滑轮系统运送。
14. An employee sold him on the notion that cable was the medium of the future
    一名雇员让他认识到有线电视是未来的传播媒介。
15. The show will be simulcast on NBC, Fox and a number of cable networks.
    这场演出会在美国国家广播电台、福克斯广播电台和一些有线电视网上同步播出。
16. In half an hour, they'd switched the tags on every cable
    半个小时内，他们就给每根电缆都换了标签。
17. A thin cable carries the signal to a computer
    一根细电缆将信号传送给一台计算机。
18. He unscrewed the back of the telephone and started connecting it to the cable.
    他旋出螺丝打开电话机后盖，开始动手把话机跟电话线接上。
19. He would attach a cable around the chassis of the car and winch it up on to the canal bank
    他会把钢丝绳拴在汽车底盘上，用卷扬机把汽车吊到运河岸上。
20. Each of the homes has a security system and is wired for cable television.
    各户都有安防系统，还装了有线电视。
21. Check a cable when it's running out.
    放出钢丝绳时要制动。
22. Cable reply immediately.
    火速回电。
23. The new ship cut her cable and slipped into the water.
    新船砍缆下水。
24. Bare wires were sticking out of the cable.
    电缆露出裸线。
25. Send a cable to our overseas office.
    给我们的海外办事处发个电报。
26. I'll cable you as soon as I arrive.
    我一到就给你发电报。
27. Dedicated cable wire, enameled wire services industry and the stainless steel industry.
    竭诚为电缆电线业、漆包线业和不锈钢产业服务。
28. The truck used a cable to tow the automobile.
    卡车用缆索拖曳汽车。