wire

noun

1. 金属丝；金属线；一段金属丝（或线）
   metal in the form of thin thread; a piece of this
   1. a coil of copper wire
      一卷铜丝
   2. a wire basket
      金属丝编织篮
   3. The box was fastened with a rusty wire.
      那个箱子是用生锈的铁丝捆紧的。
2. 电线；导线
   a piece of wire that is used to carry an electric current or signal
   1. overhead wires
      架空电线
   2. fuse wire
      保险丝
   3. The telephone wires had been cut.
      电话线被割断了。
3. 金属丝编制的栅栏；铁丝网
   a wire fence
   1. 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。
4. 金属丝编制的栅栏；铁丝网
   a wire fence
   1. 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。

verb

1. 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
   1. Make sure the plug is wired up correctly.
      插头一定要接对。
2. 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
   1. He was wired up to a police tape recorder.
      他被连接到了警方的录音机上。
3. 给…安装窃听器
   to put a special device somewhere in order to listen secretly to other people's conversations
   1. The room had been wired for sound.
      这个房间已经装上了窃听器。
4. 给（某人）打电报
   to send sb a message by telegram
   1. He wired the news to us.
      他打电报把这个消息通知了我们。
   2. He wired us the news.
      他打电报把这个消息通知了我们。
5. 给（某人）电汇
   to send money from one bank to another using an electronic system
   1. The bank wired the money to her.
      银行将钱电汇给了她。
   2. The bank wired her the money.
      银行将钱电汇给了她。
6. 用金属丝把…连在一起
   to join things together using wire

1. 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.
   1. ...fine copper wire.
      细铜丝
   2. ...gadgets which detect electrical wires, pipes and timbers in walls.
      探测墙内电线、管道和木材的小装置
2. N-COUNT 电线;导线;电缆
   A wire is a cable which carries power or signals from one place to another.
   1. 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。
   2. ...the voltage of the overhead wires.
      头顶上方电线的电压
3. 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.
   1. ...learning to wire and plumb the house herself...
      她学着自己给房子布线走管
   2. Lamps should be safely wired...
      电灯布线要安全稳妥。
   3. Each of the homes has a security system and is wired for cable television.
      各户都有安防系统，还装了有线电视。
   4. ...a badly wired appliance.
      电路设计不合理的电器
   5. Wire up means the same as wire .
      wire up 同 wire
   6. He was helping wire up the Channel Tunnel last season...
      他上一季在协助英吉利海峡隧道的电缆铺设工作。
   7. Wire the thermometers up to trigger off an alarm bell if the temperature drops...
      给温度计接上线，如果温度下降，报警铃就会响。
   8. Security experts wired up dozens of expensive plants to the main alarm system at his mansion.
      安防专家在数十株名贵苗木上布线，使与其别墅的主控警报系统连接。
4. 同 telegram
   A wire is the same as a telegram .
5. VERB 给…发电报
   If you wire a person, you send them a telegram.
   1. He wired the chairman immediately...
      他马上给主席发了电报。
   2. They wired back a long list of books...
      他们用电报发回了一长串书单。
   3. If I get another tummy ache, I will wire you to come.
      如果我再肚子疼，我会发电报让你来。
6. 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.
   1. I'm wiring you some money...
      我要给你汇些钱。
   2. They arranged to wire the money from the United States...
      他们安排从美国汇款。
   3. Investigators say nearly $100,000 was wired into the suspect's bank accounts.
      调查人员说有近10万美元汇入了嫌疑人的银行账户。
7. PHRASE 到最后一刻
   If something goes to the wire, it continues until the last possible moment.
   1. 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。
8. See also: barbed wire high wire hot-wire live wire

1. The factory was surrounded by barbed wire.
   工厂用带刺的铁丝网围着。
2. There may even be some wire or nylon biting into the flesh
   甚至可能有一些金属丝或者尼龙线勒到肉里。
3. The earth wire was not connected.
   地线没有接上。
4. The surrounding land was enclosed by an eight foot wire fence.
   周围的土地围有8英尺高的铁丝栅栏。
5. These crystals are then embedded in a plastic, and the plastic is extruded as a wire
   然后将这些晶体嵌入一块塑料，再把塑料挤压成线。
6. The wire snapped at the wall plug with a blue flash and the light fused
   墙上插头处的电线啪地发出一道蓝光，电灯的保险丝烧断了。
7. He was wearing new spectacles with gold wire frames.
   他戴了一副新的金边眼镜。
8. The wire snapped at the wall plug and the light fused
   墙上插座的电线短路烧断了保险丝，电灯跟着灭了。
9. By night, the perimeter wire was illumined by lights.
   到了夜里，周遭的铁丝网都被灯光照亮。
10. Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.
    用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。
11. The barbed wire had left only the tiniest nick just below my right eye.
    带刺铁丝网在我的右眼正下方只留了非常小的划痕。
12. She learned to wire and plumb the house herself.
    她学会了自己给房子拉接电线、敷设水管。
13. He ripped away a wire that led to the alarm button
    他把连着报警按钮的电线扯掉了。
14. He then soldered the wire to the telephone terminal
    接着他把电话线焊接到电话机上。
15. 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。
16. Sheep kept getting tangled up in it and eventually the wire was removed
    不断有绵羊被那根铁丝缠住，最后就把它拆掉了。
17. The one thousand pound bomb was triggered by a wire.
    那颗重达1,000磅的炸弹是由一根导线引爆的。
18. 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。
19. Lamps should be safely wired
    电灯布线要安全稳妥。
20. Each of the homes has a security system and is wired for cable television.
    各户都有安防系统，还装了有线电视。
21. He wired the chairman immediately
    他马上给主席发了电报。
22. They wired back a long list of books
    他们用电报发回了一长串书单。
23. If I get another tummy ache, I will wire you to come.
    如果我再肚子疼，我会发电报让你来。
24. I'm wiring you some money
    我要给你汇些钱。
25. They arranged to wire the money from the United States
    他们安排从美国汇款。
26. Investigators say nearly$ 100,000 was wired into the suspect's bank accounts.
    调查人员说有近10万美元汇入了嫌疑人的银行账户。
27. 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。
28. She seems to have inexhaustible energy.; She's a live wire.
    她仿佛有使不完的劲。
29. He heated the metal and drew it out into a long wire.
    他把金属烧热，并将它拉成一条长线。
30. The wire spring is evenly coiled.
    这钢丝弹簧绕得很均匀。

  telegram cable telegraph wire【导航词义：电报】

  telegram n. 电报，电文

〔辨析〕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。

  cable n. 电报

〔辨析〕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。

  telegraph n. 电报

〔辨析〕不可数名词，强调电报的通信方式或电报业务。

  wire n. 〈美〉电报

〔辨析〕与 telegram 同义，但多用于非正式场合。

n.

get your wires crossed

• 误会（别人的意思）
  to become confused about what sb has said to you so that you think they meant sth else

go, come, etc. (right) down to the wire

• 直到最后才见分晓
  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 live wire

• 活跃而精力充沛的人；生龙活虎的人
  a person who is lively and full of energy

pull strings (for sb)

• 凭影响（为某人）谋利益；（为某人）活动，走后门
  to use your influence in order to get an advantage for sb

noun

1. ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

2. a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance

   Synonym:    conducting wire

3. a message transmitted by telegraph

   Synonym:    telegram

4. the finishing line on a racetrack

verb

1. equip for use with electricity
   1. electrify an appliance

   Synonym:    electrify

2. send cables, wires, or telegrams

   Synonym:    cabletelegraph

3. fasten with wire
   1. The columns were wired to the beams for support

4. string on a wire
   1. wire beads

5. provide with electrical circuits
   1. wire the addition to the house