Cable
['keɪb(ə)l] or ['kebl]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire.
(noun.) a television system that transmits over cables.
(noun.) a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power.
(noun.) a telegram sent abroad.
(noun.) a nautical unit of depth.
(verb.) send cables, wires, or telegrams.
(verb.) fasten with a cable; 'cable trees'.
手打:奈杰尔--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp, of steel wire, or of iron links.
(n.) A rope of steel wire, or copper wire, usually covered with some protecting or insulating substance; as, the cable of a suspension bridge; a telegraphic cable.
(n.) A molding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope; -- called also cable molding.
(v. t.) To fasten with a cable.
(v. t.) To ornament with cabling. See Cabling.
(v. t. & i.) To telegraph by a submarine cable
布丽奇特編輯
解釋/意思:
n. a strong rope or chain which ties anything esp. a ship to her anchor: a nautical measure of 100 fathoms; a cable for submarine telegraphs composed of wires embedded in gutta-percha and encased in coiled strands of iron wire; a bundle of insulated wires laid underground in a street: a cable-message.—v.t. to provide with a cable to tie up: to transmit a message or to communicate with any one by submarine telegram.—ns. Cā′blegram a message sent by submarine telegraph cable; Cā′ble-mould′ing a bead or moulding carved in imitation of a thick rope; Cā′bling a bead or moulding like a thick rope often worked in flutes: the filling of flutes with a moulding like a cable.—Slip the cable to let it run out.
伊诺克校對
娱乐性解釋/意思：
To dream of a cable, foretells the undertaking of a decidedly hazardous work, which, if successfully carried to completion, will abound in riches and honor to you. To dream of receiving cablegrams, denotes that a message of importance will reach you soon, and will cause disagreeable comments.
汉克整理
例句/造句/用法:
- The _cable car_ is a factor which has cut no small figure in the activities of city life. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Closing tarred Russian hemp cable, 15-3/4 inch circumference, for Argentine Battleship Rivadavia. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- I worked on this cable more than two weeks, and the best I could do was two words per minute, which was only one-seventh of what the guaranteed speed of the cable should be when laid. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- The first underseas cable was laid in 1851 between France and England. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- The limits imposed practically were such as to require that the system should not cost more than a cable road to install. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- This model showed itself capable of traveling at high speed on a single rail, rounding sharp curves and even traversing with ease a wire cable hung in the air. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- A cable holds the balloon captive. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- This class of bridges is usually constructed with chains or cables passing over towers, with the roadway suspended beneath. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- It is supported by four iron wire cables, each consisting of 1056 wires. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- Edison was now asked if he thought he could get a greater speed through submarine cables with this system than with the regular methods, and replied that he would like a chance to try it. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- The roadway hangs from these cables, suspended by 624 vertical rods. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- The bridge, 800 feet long, is a single span, supported by four enormous cables of wire stretching from the Canadian cliff to the opposite United States cliff. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- The cables pass over the tops of lofty stone towers arising from these cliffs, and each cable consists of no less than 4,000 distinct wires. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- The car is connected to wire cables passing over large sheaves at the top of the well room to a counterbalancing bucket. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- I therefore cabled to my friend, Wilson Hargreave, of the New York Police Bureau, who has more than once made use of my knowledge of London crime. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Barker cabled as follows from Paris, announcing the decision of the expert jury which passed upon the exhibits: Accept my congratulations. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- I cabled back I would accept. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Johnson returned to America late in the fall of 1880, and in January, 1881, cabled to me to come to this country. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- He cabled for help to Edison, who sent back word telling him to hold the fort. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- We find him cabling an offer of his services as a mediator on August 3rd. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
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