【cable】 - A-level备考词汇

cable

UK:  ['keɪb(ə)l]

US:  ['keɪb(ə)l]

复数：cables  过去分词：cabled  现在分词：cabling  

n.

1.〔电〕输电线,导线,馈线,电缆

2.缆索,缆绳,钢索

3.〔电信〕多芯导线,〔船〕锚链,锚索,〔仿〕软轴,〔空〕张索,绞线

4.脚线,传爆线

5.被复线

6.网绳

7.凯布尔〔姓氏〕

8.电缆,海底电线,海底电报,【航空】张索,绞线,【电】多心导线,被覆线

9.【造船】锚链,锚索,(周长10英寸以上的)左捻三根三股索,粗索,巨缆,钢丝绳

10.【纺织,印染】(针织)软轴

11.网线

un.

1.盖博(George Washington,1844-1925,美国小说家)

v.

1.给…打海底电报,通过海底电缆发(电报)

2.敷设电缆

3.(用锚链,缆索等)系住

4.打海底电报,用海底电线通讯

5.打电报通知

6.打电报,与

7.拍电报

8.缠在…上

1 . The modem is usually connected to a cable or DSL line, and is then connected to your computer through an Ethernet cable and network adapter.
调制解调器通常连接到电缆或DSL线，然后通过以太网电缆和网络适配器连接到计算机。

2 . The Internet is cable television on steroids; both tuning in and tuning out of political discourse have never been easier.
互联网是快速成形中的有线电视；关注或避开政治话语从来没有变得如此容易。

3 . To his end of the stronger line, Philippe tied the cable on which he would walk.
在这条更加坚固的绳子末端，菲利普系上了他将要走上去的钢索。

4 . His latest project, a cable news channel, is launching just as a hurricane bears down on the Gulf Coast.
他的最新项目，一个有线电视新闻频道，正在发起一场飓风一样重重地压在墨西哥湾沿岸。

5 . There's a sharp coiled cable running from the light to the wall and a soft place to put things nearby but I never really use it.
那是一卷尖头的缆线，从台灯一直到墙上，那附近有一个柔软的放东西的地方，但说实话我从来就没用过。