telecommunications

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

tel·e·com·mu·ni·ca·tions /ˌtelikəmjuːnəˈkeɪʃənz/ noun [plural] TCthe sending and receiving of messages by telephone, radio, television etc 电信，电讯〔指使用电话、无线电、电视等发送和接收信息〕 a new telecommunications system 新的电信系统 the telecommunications industry 电信业

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telecommunications• In 1913 there were 11,000 post and telecommunications offices, of which only 3,000 were in rural localities.• The subscription enables customers to offer a Freephone 0500 or LocalCall 0645 service without altering their current telecommunications set-up.• New competition in telecommunications is a useful start, but more is needed.• We need to recognize the remarkable change that the interactive telecommunications age is producing in our political system.• Until recently, most governments have exercised either direct or indirect control over national telecommunications as well as international links.• Other firms are manufacturing radios, wired and fiber-optic telecommunications, military equipment and satellite receivers in San Diego.• public telecommunications networks• The telecommunications equipment maker also said it was named in a shareholder suit over the loss filed in a California court.From Longman Business Dictionarytelecommunicationstel‧e‧com‧mu‧ni‧ca‧tions /ˌtelikəmjuːnəˈkeɪʃənz/ noun [plural] (also telecommunication) [uncountable]TELECOMMUNICATIONS the process or business of sending and receiving information by telephone, television, the Internet etcthe telecommunications industrya telecommunications satellitea 3-week course in telecommunication