telegraphing
vt.& vi. 打电报(telegraph的现在分词形式)
Telegraph is a system of sending messages over long distances, either by means of electricity or by radio signals. Telegraph was used more often before the invention of telephones.
To telegraph someone means to send them a message by telegraph.
Churchill telegraphed an urgent message to Wavell...
丘吉尔给韦维尔发了封紧急电报。
'Please,' he telegraphed, 'just leave it alone.'...
“拜托,”他在电报中说,“别管它了。”
If someone telegraphs something that they are planning or intending to do, they make it obvious, either deliberately or accidentally, that they are going to do it.
The commission telegraphed its decision earlier this month by telling an official to prepare the order.
本月早些时候,委员会命令一位官员准备起草指令,透露了其决定。
Finally the railway men shrugged , turned away, or rolled their eyes upward , all telegraphing surrender.
最后,铁路上的工作人员有的耸肩走开了, 有的翻翻眼, 都表示无能为力.
What they're constantly telegraphing is:'I'm scared, I'm afraid, I'm intimidated.
他们发送的信息往往是这样: 我感到恐惧, 害怕, 我被吓倒了.
Beijing also deserves some credit for telegraphing Shanghai's troubles.
对于上海的麻烦,北京也要付一定的责任.