cable

cable
noun
  1. a thick rope of wire or hemp, typically used for construction, mooring ships, and towing vehicles
    （尤指用于建筑、系船或拖曳车辆的）钢索，缆绳
    ■the chain of a ship's anchor
    锚链
    ■(Nautical)a length of 200 yards (182.9 m) or (in the US) 240 yards (219.4 m)
    (航海)链长（200码，即182.9米；美国为240码，即219.4米）
    ■short for cable stitch
    cable stitch 的简称
    ■(亦作 cable moulding)(Architecture)a moulding resembling twisted rope
    (建筑)缆绳状装饰线脚
  2. an insulated wire or wires having a protective casing and used for transmitting electricity or telecommunication signals
    电缆
    an underground cable.
    一条地下电缆。
    [mass noun]transatlantic phone calls went by cable.
    跨大西洋电话通过电缆传输。
    ■a cablegram
    海底电报，电报
    ■short for cable television
    cable television 的简称
verb
[with obj.]
  1. contact or send a message to (someone) by cablegram
    给…发海底电报
    ■transmit (a message) by cablegram
    用海底电报拍发（消息）
    ■[no obj.]send a cablegram
    发海底电报
    have you got drugs I cabled for?.
    你有我发电报索要的那些药吗？。
  2. (常作 be cabled)provide (an area or community) with power lines or with the equipment necessary for cable television
    为（某地区或社区）铺设电缆线，提供有线电视所需设备
  3. (Architecture)decorate (a structure) with rope-shaped mouldings
    (建筑)用缆绳状装饰线脚装饰（建筑物）
语源
  1. Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French chable, from late Latin capulum 'halter'
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