n. （系船用的）缆绳；（支撑桥梁等用的）钢索

n.  电缆

• overhead/underground cables 

  高架/地下电缆

• fibre-optic cable 光缆

• cable television  有线电视

• cable car  缆车

• With wired setups, the fear is that a burglar (入室盗贼) might be able to shut your system down simply by cutting the right cable.

  剪掉正确的电缆线

• The development of fiber-optic (光纤) cables allowed for billions of bits of information to be received every minute.

• Since cable cars were installed in Mount Hua in the 1990s, the number of visitors has increased dramatically. 自上世纪90年代安装缆车以来，参观人数大大增加。

• They ran commercials on cable systems across the country.

  他们在全国范围内的有线电视上做广告。