pneumatique

/njuːmaˈtiːk/

Meanings

noun

气动邮递系统，气动信件。

The pneumatic postal system in Paris (abolished 1984), or a letter sent by this system.

Examples :

""Grand-père reminisced about sending urgent messages across Paris using a pneumatique before telephones became common." "

在电话还不普及的时候，爷爷回忆起当年用巴黎的“气动邮递系统”发送紧急信件的情景。

Related Words

pneumatic noun

/n(j)ʊˈmæ.tɪk/

充气轮胎车，气胎车。

"My brother's old bicycle, a reliable pneumatic, was a good choice for his neighborhood rides. "

我哥哥那辆旧自行车，一辆靠谱的充气轮胎车，非常适合他在附近骑行。

reminisced verb

/ˌrɛmɪˈnɪst/ /ˌrɛməˈnɪst/

回忆，追忆，缅怀。

"During their coffee break, the coworkers reminisced about funny moments from their old office. "

咖啡休息时，同事们追忆起以前办公室里那些有趣的瞬间。

postal adjective

[ˈpəʊstl̩] [ˈpoʊstl̩]

邮政的，邮递的

"for all your postal needs"

满足您的一切邮政需求

abolished verb

/əˈbɒlɪʃt/ /əˈbɑlɪʃt/

废除，取消.

"Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century."

奴隶制度在十九世纪被废除了。

telephones noun

/ˈtɛləfoʊnz/

电话，电话机

"During the power outage, all the telephones stopped working, but some people could still use their cell phones. "

停电期间，所有的电话机都不能用了，但是有些人仍然可以使用他们的手机。

sending verb

/ˈsɛndɪŋ/

发送，寄送

"She is sending an email to her teacher. "

她正在给她的老师发送一封电子邮件。

messages noun

/ˈmɛsɪd͡ʒɪz/

消息，信息

"The student checked her phone for messages from her teacher about the homework assignment. "

那个学生查看她的手机，看看有没有老师发的关于作业的消息。

across noun

/əˈkɹɑs/ /əˈkɹɒs/ /əˈkɹɔs/

横向填字，横向词。

"I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."

我把所有横向的词都填出来了，结果卡在了3个纵向词上。

system noun

/ˈsɪstəm/

系统，体系。

"There are eight planets in the solar system."

太阳系里有八颗行星。

letter noun

/-ɾə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɛtə(ɹ)/ /-ɾɚ/

字母，文字。

"There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet."

英语字母表里有二十六个字母。

urgent adjective

/ˈɜːdʒənt/ /ˈɚdʒənt/

紧急的，迫切的。

"An urgent appeal was sent out for assistance."

已经发出了紧急的求助呼吁。

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

以前，事先

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

晚饭前，我做完了作业。