cable
noun uk/ˈkeɪ.bəl/ us/ˈkeɪ.bəl/
(WIRE)
B2 [ C or U ]（传输电、电话信号等的）电缆
a set of wires, covered by plastic, that carries electricity, phone signals, etc.
a length of cable 一根电缆
The road has been dug up in order to lay cables. 道路已被挖开，以便铺设电缆。
overhead power cables 高架电缆
- More examples
- This cable attaches the printer to the computer.
- I tripped over a cable.
- a length of cable
- overhead power cables
- Underground cables carry electricity to all parts of the city.
(SYSTEM)
B1 [ U ]（电视节目或电话信号的）有线传输系统（同 cable televisioin）
→ cable television
The office has gone over to cable. 办公室改用有线系统了。
This channel is only available on cable. 这个频道只有通过有线电视才能收到。
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- Now that we have cable, we get a much better picture.
- Nearly one home in ten across the country is wired up to receive TV via cable.
- a cable channel
- He works for a cable television company.
- They broadcast on cable.
cable
verb uk/ˈkeɪ.bəl/ us/ˈkeɪ.bəl/
[ T usually passive ] UK (also cable up)铺设电缆
to put cables under the ground in an area so that television or phone signals can be sent along them
Many rural areas have not yet been cabled. 许多乡村地区还没有铺设电缆。
You will have to buy a satellite dish or get cabled up. 你得买一个卫星天线或是铺设电缆。