专四词汇辨析题 词汇精选：cable的用法和辨析

词汇精选：cable的用法和辨析  

一、详细释义：,n.,钢缆，缆绳，绳索,例句：,The cable stays converge to a single point on the apex of the tower.,纲索在塔架顶部集中在一点。,例句：,The new ship cut her cable and slipped into the water.,新船砍缆下水。,电线，电缆,例句：,This type of cable is generally referred to as a streamer.,这种电缆一般称为拖缆。,例句：,This cable has a rubber casing.,这根电缆线外包有一层橡胶。,电报,例句：,If you send your cable full rate to Paris, it's 20 cents per word, minimum charge one dollar.,如果您全价打海底电报到巴黎，那是每个字20美分，1美元起付。,例句：,The following is a paraphrase of a cable I have today sent to General Eisenhower.,以下是我今天发给艾森豪威将军一封电报的大意。,有线电视,例句：,I just ordered cable service for my TV.,我刚装了有线电视。,例句：,Cable TV has bee more and more popular.,有线电视渐趋流行。,v.,固定系牢，缚住 [T],例句：,Their fishing boats were cabled together before the storm came.,暴风雨降临前，他们的渔船都用缆绳系在一起。,（给...）发电报 [I,T],例句：,I cabled her the good news.,我发越洋电报告诉她这个好消息。,例句：,Father told me to cable when I arrived.,父亲要我到了发电报。,（给…）安装有线电视 [I,T],例句：,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。,例句：,In the UK, 254,000 homes are cabled.,在英国，有254,000户住户安装了有线电视。,二、词义辨析：,cable,telegram,telegraph,这些名词都有“电报”之意。cable通常指通过海底电缆打的电报，也可指广义的电报。telegram常用词，指通过电报系统发出的信息，尤指具体的一份份电报。telegraph侧重指通信方式和电报业各，不可数名词，表想象概念。,三、相关短语：,cable car,n. (电)缆车,cable length,n.链(海上测距单位),cable railway,缆车铁道，缆道,cable television,电缆电视,cable tramway,缆索电车道,coaxial cable,同轴电缆,fibre optic cable,光缆，光纤电缆,jumper cable,跨接电缆，分号电缆,power cable,动力电缆，电力电缆,cable's length,n. 链，链长(航程单位),ground cable,接地电缆浮筒锚链,guy cable,拉索, 拉缆,四、参考例句：,The cable sag caused by cable dead weight is vertical.,由钢索自重引起的垂度是竖向的。,They are building a submarine cable tunnel.,他们正在建设一条海底电缆隧道。,Adventurers are fond of taking cable cars.,冒险者喜欢乘缆车。,I had to draft a cable home.,我得写一份发往家里的电报稿。,I have to cable in this emergency.,在这种紧急情况下，我必须发电报。,Cable modems are just beginning to emerge.,有线电视modem刚刚开始兴起。,Marine Cable Depth Control Systems developed.,开发水下电缆深度控制系统。,This cable has a rubber casing.,这根电缆线外包有一层橡胶。,I have to cable in this emergency.,在这种紧急情况下，我必须发电报。,I just ordered cable service for my TV.,我刚装了有线电视。