cable

US [ˈkeɪb(ə)l]
UK ['keɪb(ə)l]
  • n.电缆；缆索；绞线；锚索
  • v.打电报；通过海底电缆发(电报)；敷设电缆；(用锚链,缆索等)系住
  • Web有线电视；缆线；线缆
Plural Form：cables  Present Participle：cabling  Past Tense：cabled  

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cable
n.
1.
[u][c]
（系船用的）缆绳；（支撑桥梁等用的）钢索thick strong metal rope used on ships, for supporting bridges, etc.
2.
[c][u]
电缆；线缆a set of wires, covered in plastic or rubber, that carries electricity, telephone signals, etc.
overhead/underground cables
高架╱地下电缆
a 10 000 volt cable
1 万伏特高压电缆
fibre-optic cable
光缆
3.
[u]
电报a message sent by electrical signals and printed out
v.
1.
[t][i]
~ (sb)
（给…）发电报to send sb a cable n.

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Definition:
AllAll,电缆电缆,缆索缆索,绞线绞线,锚索锚索,打电报打电报,通过海底电缆发通过海底电缆发,敷设电缆敷设电缆,系住系住,有线电视有线电视,缆线缆线,线缆线缆
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
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1.
"The contest remained far from over, " said the cable. "Gulf Air's selection still needed to be endorsed by the government. "
“事情还远没结束”，电文如是说，“海湾航空的购买计划仍需得到政府批准”。
" shì qíng hái yuǎn méi jié shù " , diàn wén rú shì shuō , " hǎi wān háng kōng de gòu mǎi jì huà réng xū dé dào zhèng fǔ pī zhǔn " 。
article.yeeyan.org
2.
If you subscribe to a cable or satellite service, your subscription might not include the channel you're trying to access.
您的电视服务订阅可能未包括该频道。
nín de diàn shì fú wù dìng yuè kě néng wèi bāo kuò gāi pín dào 。
windowshelp.microsoft.com
3.
The bark of cork differs from that of other trees in that most tree bark contains fibers running lengthwise similar to wires in a cable.
那吠声软木塞不同于那其他的树在大部分树吠声包含纤维赛跑纵长类似电线在一电缆。
nà fèi shēng ruǎn mù sāi bù tóng yú nà qí tā de shù zài dà bù fen shù fèi shēng bāo hán xiān wéi sài pǎo zòng cháng lèi sì diàn xiàn zài yī diàn lǎn 。
zhidao.baidu.com
4.
if it is not good, see 4 words at the beginning is not the fault, and if so, please check the communication cable is not a problem.
如果还没有好的话，请看是不是4字开头的故障，如果是的话就请检查是不是通讯连接线有问题。
rú guǒ hái méi yǒu hǎo de huà , qǐng kàn shì bu shì sì zì kāi tóu de gù zhàng , rú guǒ shì de huà jiù qǐng jiǎn chá shì bu shì tōng xùn lián jiē xiàn yǒu wèn tí 。
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5.
We are sorry to tell you that we have no excess cable for you at the moment.
我们很抱歉地告知，目前我们没有多余的电缆给您。
wǒ men hěn bào qiàn de gào zhī , mù qián wǒ men méi yǒu duō yú de diàn lǎn gěi nín 。
rr.my5q.com
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"The only threat the UWSA is not prepared to face is major airstrikes by the Burma Army, " Soe Than was quoted in the cable.
该信函中援引了索丹的话说，“佤联军唯一的威胁主要是来自政府军的空袭。”
gāi xìn hán zhōng yuán yǐn le suǒ dān de huà shuō , " wǎ lián jūn wéi yī de wēi xié zhǔ yào shì lái zì zhèng fǔ jūn de kōng xí 。 "
article.yeeyan.org
7.
Buried Cable A cable installed under the surface of the ground in such a manner that it cannot be removed without disturbing the soil.
地下电缆安装在地下的电缆，采用这种方式，只有挖开土壤才能取出电缆。
dì xià diàn lǎn ān zhuāng zài dì xià de diàn lǎn , cǎi yòng zhè zhǒng fāng shì , zhǐ yǒu wā kāi tǔ rǎng cái néng qǔ chū diàn lǎn 。
swtrunk.bokee.com
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But the local government is only a small portion of the building on both sides of the main installed cable TV.
但当地政府只是在主干道两旁的小部分建筑安装了有线电视。
dàn dāng dì zhèng fǔ zhǐ shì zài zhǔ gàn dào liǎng páng de xiǎo bù fen jiàn zhù ān zhuāng le yǒu xiàn diàn shì 。
blog.sina.com.cn
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In a LAN, modems and phone lines are not required, and the computers should be close enough to run a network cable between them.
在局域网中并不需要modem（调制解调器）和电话线，而是通过网线相连。计算机之间的距离必须足够近才能够保证网线正常工作。
zài jú yù wǎng zhōng bìng bù xū yào modem ( tiáo zhì jiě tiáo qì ) hé diàn huà xiàn , ér shì tōng guò wǎng xiàn xiāng lián 。 jì suàn jī zhī jiān de jù lí bì xū zú gòu jìn cái néng gòu bǎo zhèng wǎng xiàn zhèng cháng gōng zuò 。
www.ibm.com
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A spokeswoman for Australian operator Telstra Corp. said none of the company's undersea cable infrastructure was damaged.
澳大利亚运营商澳大利亚电信（TelstraCorp.）发言人说，该公司海底电缆基础设施均未受到损害。
ào dà lì yà yùn yíng shāng ào dà lì yà diàn xìn ( TelstraCorp . ) fā yán rén shuō , gāi gōng sī hǎi dǐ diàn lǎn jī chǔ shè shī jūn wèi shòu dào sǔn hài 。
chinese.wsj.com