wire
- n.导线;电线;金属丝;金属线;铁丝网;一段金属丝(或线);金属丝编制的栅栏
- vt.给（某人）电汇;将…连接到(磁带录音机、计算机等设备);给（某人）打电报;给…安装窃听器;用导线给(建筑物、设备等)接通电源;用金属丝把…连在一起
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金属丝；金属线；一段金属丝（或线）
metal in the form of thin thread; a piece of this
a coil of copper wire
一卷铜丝
a wire basket
金属丝编织篮
The box was fastened with a rusty wire.
那个箱子是用生锈的铁丝捆紧的。
电线；导线
a piece of wire that is used to carry an electric current or signal
overhead wires
架空电线
fuse wire
保险丝
The telephone wires had been cut.
电话线被割断了。
金属丝编制的栅栏；铁丝网
a wire fence
Three prisoners escaped by crawling under the wire.
三个囚犯从铁丝网栅栏下钻出去越狱了。
We sent a wire asking him to join us.
我们给他发了一份电报请他加入我们的行列。
to become confused about what sb has said to you so that you think they meant sth else
if you say that a situation goes down to the wire , you mean that the result will not be decided or known until the very end
a person who is lively and full of energy
verb
用导线给（建筑物、设备等）接通电源
to connect a building, piece of equipment, etc. to an electricity supply using wires
Make sure the plug is wired up correctly.
插头一定要接对。
将…连接到（磁带录音机、计算机等设备）
to connect sb/sth to a piece of equipment, especially a tape recorder or computer system
He was wired up to a police tape recorder.
他被连接到了警方的录音机上。
给…安装窃听器
to put a special device somewhere in order to listen secretly to other people's conversations
The room had been wired for sound.
这个房间已经装上了窃听器。
给（某人）打电报
to send sb a message by telegram
He wired the news to us.
他打电报把这个消息通知了我们。
He wired us the news.
他打电报把这个消息通知了我们。
给（某人）电汇
to send money from one bank to another using an electronic system
The bank wired the money to her.
银行将钱电汇给了她。
The bank wired her the money.
银行将钱电汇给了她。
用金属丝把…连在一起
to join things together using wire
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N-VAR 金属丝;金属线
A wire is a long thin piece of metal that is used to fasten things or to carry electric current....fine copper wire.
细铜丝
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N-COUNT 电线;导线;电缆
A wire is a cable which carries power or signals from one place to another.I ripped out the telephone wire that ran through to his office.
我把通到他办公室的电话线拔掉了。
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VERB 在…里装电线;给…布线
If you wire something such as a building or piece of equipment, you put wires inside it so that electricity or signals can pass into or through it....learning to wire and plumb the house herself...
她学着自己给房子布线走管
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N-COUNT 同 telegram
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VERB 给…发电报
If you wire a person, you send them a telegram.He wired the chairman immediately...
他马上给主席发了电报。
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VERB 电汇(款)
If you wire an amount of money to a person or place, you tell a bank to send it to the person or place using a telegram message.I'm wiring you some money...
我要给你汇些钱。
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PHRASE 到最后一刻
If something goes to the wire, it continues until the last possible moment.Negotiators again worked right down to the wire to reach an agreement.
谈判人员又是直到最后时刻才达成了协议。
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See also:barbed wire;high wire;hot-wire;live wire
noun
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- ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
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- a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
- Synonym: conducting wire
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- a message transmitted by telegraph
- Synonym: telegram
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- the finishing line on a racetrack
verb
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- equip for use with electricity
- electrify an appliance
- Synonym: electrify
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- send cables, wires, or telegrams
- Synonym: cable telegraph
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- fasten with wire
- The columns were wired to the beams for support
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- string on a wire
- wire beads
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- provide with electrical circuits
- wire the addition to the house
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What gauge of wire do we need ?
我们需要多大直径的金属丝？
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A tiny wire is threaded through a vein to the heart .
一根细金属丝从静脉里穿到心脏。
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Don 't touch that wire or you 'll get a shock .
别碰那根电线，不然会触电的。
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We sent a wire asking him to join us .
我们给他发了一份电报请他加入我们的行列。
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He bent the wire into the shape of a square .
他把铁丝折成正方形。
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Make sure the wires don 't touch .
一定不要让金属线搭在一起。
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We had to strip out all the old wiring and start again .
我们不得不将原有的线路全部拆除，从头再来。
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He wired the news to us .
他打电报把这个消息通知了我们。
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The wiring in your house should be renewed every ten to fifteen years .
你家里的电线应该每十到十五年更新一次。
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The bank wired her the money .
银行将钱电汇给了她。
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The room had been wired for sound .
这个房间已经装上了窃听器。
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Computer wires were trailing all over the floor .
地板上布满了计算机的连线。
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The wire led to a speaker .
这电线连接着扬声器。
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The wire had scraped the skin from her fingers .
她的手指头让金属丝刮掉了皮。
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Three prisoners escaped by crawling under the wire .
三个囚犯从铁丝网栅栏下钻出去越狱了。
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The telephone wires had been cut .
电话线被割断了。
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He was wired up to a police tape recorder .
他被连接到了警方的录音机上。
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They escaped through a breach in the wire fence .
他们从铁丝网上的一个缺口逃走了。
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He clipped off a length of wire .
他剪掉了一段金属线。
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Many colleges now have wired dormitories .
现在许多大学的学生宿舍已经联网。
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Plots of land have been demarcated by barbed wire .
一块块土地都用带刺的铁丝网圈了起来。
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The box was fastened with a rusty wire .
那个箱子是用生锈的铁丝捆紧的。
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His property is fenced with barbed wire .
他的房地产四周围有带刺的铁丝网。
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Grow lettuces under plastic stretched over wire hoops .
在铁弓撑起的塑料棚下种植生菜。
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His jacket had been torn to shreds by the barbed wire .
他的夹克被铁丝网挂得稀烂。
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The wires had short-circuited and burnt out .
电线短路，烧坏了。
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They arranged to wire the money from the United States
他们安排从美国汇款。
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Turn the cake the right way up on to a wire rack
把蛋糕翻到合适的方向对准金属丝架上。
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An electrical pulse in a wire travels close to the speed of light
电线里的电脉冲以接近光速的速度传输。
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They wired back a long list of books
他们用电报发回了一长串书单。
普通用词，指通过电报系统发出的信息，强调具体的一份份电报。
This telegram must be sent at once.
这封电报必须立即发出。
He received an urgent telegram from his father.
他收到父亲的一封加急电报。
What do you mean by a government telegram?
请问什么是政务电报?
通常指通过海底电缆传输的电报；也可指普通的电报，此时常可与telegram换用。
When will this cable arrive in Paris?
这封海底电报何时会到巴黎？
He received a transoceanic cable from Boston.
他收到了一封从波士顿来的越洋电报。
To be more exact, it is a commercial cable/telegram.
更确切地说，这是一封商业电报。
May I have a form for sending a cable/telegram?
请给我一张发电报的电报纸好吗?
不可数名词，强调电报的通信方式或电报业务。
These islands are connected by telegraph.
这些岛屿用电报联系。
The telegraph between the two regions has been cut.
这两个地区之间的电报业务已经中断。
Telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse in 1844.
1844年塞缪尔·莫尔斯发明了电报。
与 telegram 同义，但多用于非正式场合。
Don't worry, I'll send him a wire.
别担心，我会给他发电报的。
I sent a wire to my wife this morning.
今天上午我给妻子发了电报。
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