cable的意思|cable的解释-里氏词典

cable ['keibl]

n. 电缆, 海底电报, 缆, 索

vi. 打海底电报

vt. 发海底电报, 缚住

[计] 电缆

[医] 缆; 电缆; 索, 簧

[经] 电缆; 打(海底)电报

She cabled the good news about her arrival in Chicago.
她打电报说她已顺利到达芝加哥。
A number of cables are needed in this project.
这项工程需要大量电缆。
News of his death was cabled to his family.
他的死讯已电告其家属。

cable

[ noun ]

a telegram sent abroad

<noun.communication>

a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

<noun.artifact>

a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire

<noun.artifact>

a nautical unit of depth

<noun.quantity>

television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver

<noun.communication>

a television system that transmits over cables

<noun.artifact>

[ verb ]

send cables, wires, or telegrams

<verb.communication>

telegraph

wire

fasten with a cable

<verb.contact>
cable trees

Cable \Ca"ble\ (k[=a]"b'l), n. [F. c[^a]ble, LL. capulum,
caplum, a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G.
kabel, from the French. See {Capable}.]
1. A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length,
used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes.
It is made of hemp, of steel wire, or of iron links.

2. A rope of steel wire, or copper wire, usually covered with
some protecting or insulating substance; as, the cable of
a suspension bridge; a telegraphic cable.

3. (Arch) A molding, shaft of a column, or any other member
of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral
twist of a rope; -- called also {cable molding}.

{Bower cable}, the cable belonging to the bower anchor.

{Cable road}, a railway on which the cars are moved by a
continuously running endless rope operated by a stationary
motor.

{Cable's length}, the length of a ship's cable. Cables in the
merchant service vary in length from 100 to 140 fathoms or
more; but as a maritime measure, a cable's length is
either 120 fathoms (720 feet), or about 100 fathoms (600
feet, an approximation to one tenth of a nautical mile).

{Cable tier}.
(a) That part of a vessel where the cables are stowed.
(b) A coil of a cable.

{Sheet cable}, the cable belonging to the sheet anchor.

{Stream cable}, a hawser or rope, smaller than the bower
cables, to moor a ship in a place sheltered from wind and
heavy seas.

{Submarine cable}. See {Telegraph}.

{To pay out the cable}, {To veer out the cable}, to slacken
it, that it may run out of the ship; to let more cable run
out of the hawse hole.

{To serve the cable}, to bind it round with ropes, canvas,
etc., to prevent its being, worn or galled in the hawse,
et.

{To slip the cable}, to let go the end on board and let it
all run out and go overboard, as when there is not time to
weigh anchor. Hence, in sailor's use, to die.

Cable \Ca"ble\ (k[=a]"b'l), v. t.
1. To fasten with a cable.

2. (Arch.) To ornament with cabling. See {Cabling}.

Cable \Ca"ble\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Cabled} (-b'ld); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Cabling} (-bl[o^]ng).]
To telegraph by a submarine cable [Recent]

Like cellular telephone licenses, the FCC conducts lotteries to award wireless cable licenses.
Warner Communications Inc. said Monday that its earnings rose 22.3 percent in the second quarter, boosted by record profits in its film, music and cable broadcasting divisions.
The U.S. has a patchwork of privacy laws protecting such areas as video rentals and cable TV. But more-important subjects, such as medical and financial records, are still largely unregulated.
"It was just like tinfoil," said Chris Nicholson, who developed and piloted the small video robot attached by cable to the mother ship.
An independent television station being launched by a local cable operator could signal the opening of a new battleground between cable and free television.
An independent television station being launched by a local cable operator could signal the opening of a new battleground between cable and free television.
Time Inc. said second-quarter net income gained 7.7%, helped by strong performances from cable television and book operations and by lower taxes.
ITN is but one.' Sky News is broadcast across Europe on the Astra satellite and is available to millions of viewers through satellite dishes and cable television networks.
Mr. Werner said he assumes advertising rates on ESPN's NFL broadcasts will be slightly less than for comparable network games, but those rates will still be the highest ever for cable telecasts.
Four of the firms _ Tele-Communications, InterMedia, TCA and Falcon _ were involved in a previous deal to buy the cable properties for an estimated $1.47 billion.
KKR loaded up the cable and television company with debt in an 1985 buy-out, then later sold Storer's cable operations at a fat profit.
KKR loaded up the cable and television company with debt in an 1985 buy-out, then later sold Storer's cable operations at a fat profit.
Once that's done, up to six million pieces of information a second can fly along the optical cable from relatively distant points.
Time Warner also is negotiating with Toshiba Corp. and C. Itoh & Co. about a potential investment of $1 billion in Time Warner for a stake in a new entertainment subsidiary containing the movie, cable and TV production businesses.
The series, starring Blair Brown, was canceled last year by NBC, but picked up by the cable channel for 13 new episodes that began airing in April. The 26 newest episodes will begin appearing in early 1990.
Analysts said Southam's announcement represents a major change in its corporate strategy on Selkirk; last fall Southam refused an offer for its stake from Toronto-based Rogers Communications Inc., a cable television and cellular telephone company.
Media General Inc.'s board of directors has rejected an offer by California investor Burt Sugarman to end his takeover bid in exchange for a large share of the company's cable television operation in northern Virginia, Media General officials say.
The boys told investigators they were mimicking acts they saw on late-night cable television, said police Sgt. James Mazer.
Cocom is a leading European developer of high-speed Internet access solutions over cable, satellite and wireless networks based on international standards.
The U.S. embassy in Kabul sent a cable to Washington last September advising the Soviets that Najib's 110,000 troops in the army, police and secret police might be strong enough to resist the guerrillas.
And what Carsey and other Hollywood independents want is for the FCC to implement the Financial Interest & Syndication Rules of 1970 _ which prohibit broadcast networks from owning financial interests in their programs _ in the cable industry.
Some 161 different jukeboxes in 32 states air locally selected videos on the various local cable systems.
"The addition of TNT to our already successful lineup of basic cable networks has lifted our quarterly operating profit to an all-time high," said Turner, chairman of TBS.
For the past 18 months, new STC management has been hankering to dump ICL as incompatible with plans to expand their strong phone cable and transmission-gear business.
The announcement Tuesday comes as budget-conscious advertisers increasingly are looking beyond the major TV networks to alternatives such as cable television, special event sponsorships and in-store promotions to boost sales.
Sumitomo Electric Industries makes electric wire, telecommunications cable, special steel wire, sintered alloy products and disc brakes.
In addition, cable-TV executives said the transaction being discussed would also establish a new entertainment network on cable that the two companies would operate jointly.
Lyonnaise Communications, a subsidiary of Lyonnaise des Eaux, maintains equity positions in a variety of cable companies, including Paris Cable, Home Shopping Service and Channel J-Youth Channel.
In the case of "Ghost," that would mean starting on pay cable in late summer or early fall, though Paramount says it isn't locked into a date.
It looked like ESPN, the leading purveyor of sports programming on cable TV, wouldn't get to broadcast the event.

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