沿著線送過去的訊息
十九世紀時，海底鋪了長長的電纜把大陸連起來，訊息就靠這條線傳。久了以後，這個字從「那條線」滑到「線上送過來的東西」——講的還是同一條 cable，只是指的是它運的貨。
cable (telegram) · noun · B1
A message sent very quickly over a long distance by electric signals, used in the past.
電報
核心畫面
Picture a rope so thick you cannot close your hand around it, made by twisting many thin strands together so the bundle is far stronger than any single strand. It ties a ship to the dock; it hangs a bridge in the air. Every other use of the word keeps that same body — a long, heavy, twisted line running from one place to another. Once the line starts carrying electricity or a signal instead of a load, the same word simply follows it: same shape, new job.
可以想成一條粗到一隻手握不起來的繩子：許多細股絞在一起，整束的力氣遠大於任何一股。它把船綁在碼頭上，也把整座橋吊在半…更多收起
可以想成一條粗到一隻手握不起來的繩子：許多細股絞在一起，整束的力氣遠大於任何一股。它把船綁在碼頭上，也把整座橋吊在半空中。這個字後來的每一種用法，身體都還是這一條——一條又長又重、絞成一束、從這頭拉到那頭的線。等到這條線改成運電、運訊號，而不是承重，這個字就跟著走進去：形狀沒變，只是換了工作。From the picture
沿著線送到家裡的電視
同一個「線上送東西過來」的思路，只是這次送的是電視畫面：訊號不走天線，走實體的線進到你家。
cable TV · noun · B1
A way of sending television to people's homes through wires, which they pay to watch.
有線電視
Also in this word
cable (metal rope) · noun · B1
A very thick, strong metal rope used on ships or to hold up bridges.
纜繩 / 鋼索
cable (wire) · noun · B1
A thick wire, or a group of wires inside a plastic or rubber cover, that carries electricity or signals.
電纜 / 線
原始詞典資料24 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Cablename
- 1
A surname from Anglo-Norman.
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A place in the United States:
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A place in the United States:
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A place in the United States:
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A place in the United States:
cablenoun/ˈkeɪ.bəl/
- 1
A long object used to make a physical connection.
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A long object used to make a physical connection.
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A long object used to make a physical connection.
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nauticaltransportA long object used to make a physical connection.
- “And now the time of tide has come; the ship casts off her cables; and from the deserted wharf the uncheered ship for Tarshish, all careening, glides to sea.
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communicationcommunicationsA system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
- I tried to watch the movie last night but my cable was out.
- If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control 20 of the top 25 cable markets, […]. Antitrust officials will need to consider Comcast’s status as a monopsony (a buyer with disproportionate power), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry.
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A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
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nauticaltransportA unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
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nauticaltransport100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.
另外 3 個記錄的用法
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businessfinanceThe currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.
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architectureA moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.
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businessknittingmanufacturingA textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.
cableverb/ˈkeɪ.bəl/
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To provide (something) with cable(s).
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To fasten (something) (as if) with cable(s).
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To wrap (wires) to form a cable.
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To send (a telegram, news, etc.) by cable.
- Details of a bottle fight in El Morocco were cabled all over the world.
- On 8th November Anthony cabled them, ‘Your great-grandson Randal Lewis Casson arrived to-day. Both well,’ and we sent, ‘Congratulations on becoming great-grandparents.’
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To communicate by cable.
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architectureTo ornament (something) with cabling.
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businessknittingmanufacturingTo create cable stitches.
- You've been cabling, twisting, popcorning and bobbling. See, we told you that they weren't so hard.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。