Wire telegraph
[电] 有线电报
🧩 词语组成解析
wire
['waɪɚ]
n. 金属丝;电线;电报;（木偶的）牵线，操纵绳，背后操纵的势力，秘密引线，秘密策略;
vi. 拍电报;
vt. 拍电报;给…装电线;
telegraph
['tɛlɪɡræf]
n. 电报;电讯;电报机;信号机;
vt.& vi. 打电报;流露出;电汇;用电报通知;
vt. 用电报发送;打电报向（某人）发指令;电汇;电购;
tele远+graph写，图→从远方写来→电报
🗣️ 情景例句
the kids in the ward
住院的孩子们
Does your computer have a modem?
你的电脑有调制解调器吗？
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.
官员们过去总是搞不清埃利斯岛过境人员的外国姓名，因为他们非常繁忙，所以在过境的人蜂拥而至的时候，许多人的姓名都被更改了。