cable
英 ['keɪb(ə)l]
美 ['kebl]
- n. 缆绳；电缆；海底电报
- vt. 打电报
- vi. 打海底电报
助记提示
1、from Old North French cable, from Medieval Latin capulum "lasso, rope, halter for cattle".
2、cap- => capulum => cable. 其最初的原始含义为：something that used to grasp, seize, take. => 由此引申为：lasso, rope, halter for cattle. 进而引申为：电缆，缆绳。
3. CNN是美国有线电视新闻网（Cable News Network）的英文缩写.
双语例句
- 1. These strands of molecules twine around each other to form cable-like structures.
- 这些分子链彼此缠绕，形成缆线状的结构。
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- 2. Steel cable will be used to replace worn ropes.
- 将用钢缆替换磨损的绳索。
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- 3. The cable-TV and health-care industries are both being mauled by government.
- 有线电视和保健业正在遭受政府的严厉批评。
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- 4. 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。
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- 5. China has almost 15 million subscribers to satellite and cable television.
- 中国有将近1,500万卫星电视和有线电视用户。
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