English Dictionary

jungle telegraph

名詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) A system used by primitive cultures in remote tropical regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds or a relay of runners.

日本語の意味

原始的な熱帯地域の文化圏において、ドラムの音や伝令ランナーなどを使い、遠く離れた場所との情報伝達を行う通信手段（比喩的な表現）

When the flood threatened the valley, the jungle telegraph — a series of drum beats and relays of runners — spread the warning across the forest in hours.

洪水が谷を脅かしたとき、太鼓の合図や走者のリレーからなる密林の伝令網は数時間で森に警告を伝えた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) A system used by primitive cultures in remote tropical regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds or a relay of runners.

Working both sides of the stream, they got native chieftains to pass the word by jungle telegraph.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) A gossip network; an informal communication system within a group or organization.

And the jungle telegraph at Bryant Park is alive with rumors that the show's biggest name, Lauren Conrad, will be here any day.

jungle telegraphs （ plural ）