[mass noun]metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod 金属丝,金属线 ■[count noun]a piece of such metal 金属丝制品 ■a length or quantity of wire used, for example, for fencing or to carry an electric current 线(如栅栏铁丝或电线) ■an electronic listening device that can be concealed on a person 电子收听器 ■(一般作 the wire)(N. Amer. Horse Racing)a wire stretched across and above the start and finish of a racecourse (北美 赛马)起跑线;终点线
(informal)a telegram or cablegram (非正式)电报
verb [with obj.]
install electric circuits or wires in 给…安装电线,给…安装线路 wiring a plug. 给插头安上电线。 electricians wired up searchlights. 电工们给探照灯安上电线。 ■connect (someone or something) to a piece of electronic equipment 将(某人,某物)与电子设备相连 a microphone wired to a loudspeaker. 连接在扬声器上的麦克风。
provide, fasten, or reinforce with wires 用金属线固定(或加固) they wired his jaw. 他们把他的下颌用金属丝加固。
(informal, chiefly US)send a telegram or cablegram to (非正式,主美)发电报给 she wired her friend for advice. 她打电报给朋友寻求建议。 ■[with two objs]send (money) to (someone) by means of a telegram or cablegram 把(钱)电汇给(某人) he was expecting a friend in Australia to wire him $1,500. 他正等着澳大利亚的一个朋友给他电汇 1,500美金。
snare (an animal) with wire 用金属网诱捕(动物)
(一般作 be wired)(Croquet)obstruct (a ball, shot, or player) by a hoop (槌球)在拱门边阻挡(球,射球,选手)
常用词组 by wire
by telegraph 用电报,通过电报
down to the wire
(informal)used to denote a situation whose outcome is not decided until the very last minute (非正式)到最后一刻;直至最后;最终 it was probable that the test of nerves would go down to the wire. 有可能神经检查是最后一项。
get one's wires crossed
见 cross
under the wire
(N. Amer. informal)at the last possible opportunity; just in time (北美,非正式)在最后期限;及时
wire-to-wire
(N. Amer. informal)from start to finish (北美,非正式)从起点到终点;自始至终
派生 wirer noun 语源
Old English wīr; of Germanic origin, probably from the base of Latin viere 'plait, weave'