中英互译
bush telegraph
英 /ˌbʊʃ ˈtelɪɡrɑːf/
基本释义
- 不胫而走；传递讯息
双语例句
- We only discovered by bush telegraph that our son had a new girlfriend, he had not told us himself.我们只是 从小道消息 听说， 我们的儿子有个新的女朋友， 可他本人还没有告诉我们。
英英释义
- Bush Telegraph is a radio program on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio National network, broadcast weekdays (Monday-Friday) at 11-12am, presenting stories from rural and regional Australia.
词源
- bush telegraph（信息等）迅速传播来自澳大利亚的习语，形容偏远乡村及山区的一种原始的信息传播系统。参照中国古时的烽火传迅。