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  1. Oxford American Dictionary

    cable

    • IPA[ˈkāb(ə)l]

    美式

    • n.
      a thick rope of wire or nonmetallic fiber, typically used for construction, mooring ships, and towing vehicles；the chain of a ship's anchor.
    • v.
      contact or send a message to (someone) by cablegram；transmit (a message) by cablegram

    • verb: cable, 3rd person present: cables, gerund or present participle: cabling, past tense: cabled, past participle: cabled

    • noun: cable, plural noun: cables

    • 釋義

    名詞

    • 1. a thick rope of wire or nonmetallic fiber, typically used for construction, mooring ships, and towing vehicles steel cables held the convoy together 同義詞 rope, cord, line, guy, piece of cordage, ... 更多
    • ▪ the chain of a ship's anchor.
    • ▪ a length of 200 yards (182.9 m) or (in the US) 240 yards (219.4 m) he caught a glimpse of the mast, a cable or two downwind
    • ▪ short for cable stitch
    • ▪ a molding resembling twisted rope.
    • 2. an insulated wire or wires having a protective casing and used for transmitting electricity or telecommunication signals an underground cable transatlantic phone calls went by cable 同義詞 wire, lead, cord, power line, flex
    • ▪ a cablegram this was an occasion for using the telephone, not cables, teletexes, or letters
    • ▪ short for cable television

    動詞

    • 1. contact or send a message to (someone) by cablegram he cabled her to cancel all arrangements
    • ▪ transmit (a message) by cablegram the secretariat cabled a reply
    • ▪ send a cablegram we cabled to a boat at sea, asking it to stop
    • 2. provide (an area or community) with power lines or with the equipment necessary for cable television nearly all urban areas are cabled, so viewers can choose from up to 20 channels
    • 3. decorate (a structure) with rope-shaped moldings.