A telegram is a message that is sent by telegraph and then printed and delivered to someone's home or office. 电报
noun [专属名词] 电报
The president received a briefing by telegram. 总裁收到了一份电报简报。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 用电报发送、发电报
The victory inspired him to dispatch a gleeful telegram to Roosevelt. 胜利鼓舞了他发喜电给罗斯福。
tele(远方) + gram(写) → 从远方发来的电报 → 电报
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- "I want to send a telegram."—"Fine, to whom?" “我想发个电报。” — “好的，给谁？”
- I've just received a telegram. 我刚收到一份电报。