wire

1. N-VAR A wire is a long thin piece of metal that is used to fasten things or to carry electric current. (用以綁東西或?qū)щ姷? 金屬絲

...fine copper wire. …細銅絲。

2. N-COUNT A wire is a cable that carries power or signals from one place to another. 電線; 電纜

I ripped out the telephone wire that ran through to his office. 我拔掉連接到他辦公室的電話線。

3. V-T 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. 在…里裝設電線

...learning to wire and plumb the house herself. …她學會自己在房子里裝設電線和水管。

Each of the homes has a security system and is wired for cable television. 每一家都有安全系統(tǒng)，并裝設了有線電視線。

4. PHRASAL VERB Wire up means the same as . 在…里裝設電線

Wire the thermometers up to trigger off an alarm bell if the temperature drops. 把溫度計的電線連接上，當溫度下降時，就會觸發(fā)警報。

5. PHRASE If something goes to the wire, it continues until the last possible moment. 直至最后一刻[journalism]

Negotiators again worked right down to the wire to reach an agreement. 談判者們再次一直工作到最后達成協(xié)議為止。

6. →see also barbed wire