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
词态变化
复数: cables;第三人称单数: cables;过去式: cabled;过去分词: cabled;现在分词: cabling;
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.
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.
中文词源
cable 电缆
来自词根cap, 抓，拿，握，词源同accept, capture. 原指抓动物的绳索。
英英释意
- 1. a telegram sent abroad
- 2. a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- 3. a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
- 4. a nautical unit of depth
- 5. television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
- 6. a television system transmitted over cables
英文词源
- cable
- cable: [13] The ultimate source of cable is late Latin capulum ‘lasso’, a derivative of the verb capere ‘take, seize’, either directly or perhaps via Arabic habl. In Provençal, capulum became cable, which produced the Old French form chable: so English must either have borrowed the word straight from Provençal, or from *cable, an unrecorded Anglo-Norman variant of the Old French word.
=> capture, heave - cable (n.)
- c. 1200, from Old North French cable, from Medieval Latin capulum "lasso, rope, halter for cattle," from Latin capere "to take, seize" (see capable). Technically, in nautical use, a rope 10 or more inches around, to hold the ship when at anchor; in non-nautical use, a rope of wire (not hemp or fiber). Given a new range of senses in 19c.: Meaning "message received by telegraphic cable" is from 1883 (short for cable message). Cable car is from 1879. Cable television first attested 1963; shortened form cable is from 1972.
- cable (v.)
- c. 1500, "to tie up with cables;" 1871, American English, "to transmit by cable;" from cable (n.). Related: Cabled; cabling.
同义词辨析
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。
考试真题
- With wired setups, the fear is that a burglar ( ' , 入室盗贼) might be able to shut your system down simply by cutting the right cable.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- with wired setups, the fear is that a burglar might be able to shut your system down simply by cutting the right cable.
2016年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B
- So the news that Cablevision, an American cable company, was rolling out interactive advertisements to all its customers on October 6th was greeted with some skepticism.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
- But DirecTV, Comcast and Time Warner Cable have all invested in it.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
- A new effort led by Canoe Ventures, a coalition of leading cable providers, aims to make interactive advertising available across America later this year.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
- But DirecTV, Comcast and time Warner Cable have all invested in it.
2016年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- More than 90 meters of cable were incorrectly installed.
2019年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C
实用场景例句
- overhead/underground cables
- 高架 / 地下电缆
牛津词典
- a 10 000 volt cable
- 1万伏特高压电缆
牛津词典
- fibre-optic cable
- 光缆
牛津词典
- We can receive up to 500 cable channels.
- 我们可以接收多达500个有线电视频道。
牛津词典
- ...overhead power cables.
- 高架电缆
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...strings of coloured lights with weatherproof cable.
- 搭在防风雨的绝缘电线上的串串彩灯
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the heavy anchor cable...
- 沉重的锚链
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Steel cable will be used to replace worn ropes.
- 将用钢缆替换磨损的绳索。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They ran commercials on cable systems across the country...
- 他们在全国的有线电视网上投放商业广告。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The channel is only available on cable.
- 这个频道只有有线电视才能收看。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She sent a cable to her mother.
- 她给母亲发了封电报。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'Don't do it again,' Franklin cabled her when he got her letter...
- 富兰克林收到她的信后给她拍了封电报,说:“别再那么做了。”
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She had to decide whether or not to cable the news to Louis.
- 她得决定要不要将这个消息电告路易斯。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- In the UK, 254,000 homes are cabled.
- 在英国,有254,000户住户安装了有线电视。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Unplug the existing cable from the NMT Interface connector on the RF module, if necessary.
- 如果必要,从RF模块上的NMTInterface连接器上拔下现有的电缆.
期刊摘选
- The box can be used for both cable and pipe.
- 接线箱结构形式分电缆布线和钢管布线两种.
期刊摘选
- Don't forget to cable us as soon as you arrive.
- 别忘了一到就给我发个电报.
《简明英汉词典》
- The worker attached a cable.
- 工人连接电缆.
《简明英汉词典》
- The cable suddenly parted.
- 缆索突然断裂.
《简明英汉词典》
- Charles Bright thought it dangerous to lay the cable in these conditions; and so he shouted to the men to stop the machine.
- 查尔斯·布赖特认为在这样的条件下铺设电缆很危险, 所以他叫人们把机器停下来.
《简明英汉词典》
- Check a cable when it's running out.
- 放出钢丝绳时要制动.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The sailors heaved at the cable.
- 水手们拉着缆绳.
《简明英汉词典》
- Please write or cable.
- 请来信或来电.
《简明英汉词典》
- A new submarine cable was laid from England to Netherlands.
- 英国至荷兰间铺设了新的海底电缆.
《简明英汉词典》
- The new ship cut her cable and slipped into the water.
- 新船砍缆下水.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The successful laying of the Atlantic cable astonished everybody: its later breaks astonished no one; but after it was finally in operation. many said that no future invention could surprise them.
- 在大西洋底下成功地铺设了电缆,这使得大家都感到骇然; 后来有几处电缆折断了,谁也不感到惊奇. 不过在这些电缆终于投入工作之后, 许多人都说,未来的任何发明再也不会使人吃惊了.
《用法词典》
- the sheath around an electric cable
- 电线护皮
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- subscribers to cable television
- 有线电视用户
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》