英:['waɪəz]
美:['waɪəz]
英:['waɪəz]
美:['waɪəz]
noun
metal in the form of a usually very flexible thread or slender rod
a thread or rod of such material
wirework
the meshwork of parallel or woven wire on which the wet web of paper forms
something (such as a thin plant stem) that is wirelike
a system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show
hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization
a line of wire for conducting electric current compare cord sense 3b
a telephone or telegraph wire or systemespecially: wire service
telegram, cablegram
fencing or a fence of usually barbed wire
the finish line of a race
the final decisive moment (as of a contest)
the negotiations came down to the wire
wirehair
verb
transitive verb
to provide with wire : use wire on for a specific purpose
to send or send word to by telegraph
to connect by or as if by a wire
to predispose, determine, or establish genetically or innately
controversy over the extent to which human violence is wired biologically
intransitive verb
to send a telegraphic message
steel wire钢丝
wire rope钢丝索;钢缆, 钢索
wire netting铁丝网;金属网
wire rod线材;盘条;盘圆;钢丝筋条
by wire用电报
wire mesh金属丝网;铁丝网
hot wiren. [美俚]好消息;(不用钥匙起动点火装置的)短路点火;带电电线
wire drawing拔丝;抽丝现象
copper wire铜线
stainless steel wire不锈钢丝
electric wiren. 电线
wire in[旧]努力工作;给…接上电源线
wire cutting电火花线切割;钢丝切坯
steel wire rope钢丝绳;钢丝索;钢缆
welding wire焊丝;焊条
barbed wire有刺铁丝网;棘铁丝
iron wire铁丝;低碳钢丝
live wire生龙活虎的人;通电的电线
enameled wire[瓷]漆包线;漆包铜线
welded wire mesh电焊网;焊接钢丝网
Noun Middle English wir, wyre, going back to Old English wīr, going back to Germanic *wīra-, whence Middle Low German wire "flexible metal, filigree," Old Norse vír-, in víravirki "filigree work," and (with presumed lowering of ī to ē2 before r) Old High German wiara, wiera "fine gold, ornament of gold filigree," going back to a nominal derivative with a suffix -r- from Indo-European *u̯ei̯H- "plait, wrap," whence Latin vieō, viēre "to plait, weave," Old Church Slavic poviti "to wrap up, bind," Lithuanian výti "to twist," and probably to Sanskrit vyayati "(it) covers, envelops," vīta- "covered, hidden" Verb Middle English *wiren (in past participle y-wyred), derivative of wyr, wire wire >entry 1
The first known use of wire was before the 12th century
wiryadjective
resembling wire in form and flexibility
wiry stems
being slender yet strong and muscular
a wiry physique
wiringnoun
the act of providing or using wire
a system of wiresespecially: an arrangement of wires used for electric distribution
wiryadjective
resembling wire in form and flexibility
wiry stems
being slender yet strong and muscular
a wiry physique
wirewormnoun
the slender hard-coated larva of various click beetles that is often destructive to plant roots
wiretap1 of 2verb
to tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
wiretap2 of 2noun
the act or an instance of wiretapping
wiretap1 of 2verb
to tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
wiretap2 of 2noun
the act or an instance of wiretapping
wire1 of 2noun
metal in the form of a usually flexible thread or slender rod
a thread or rod of metal
a line of wire for conducting electrical current
a telephone or telegraph wire or system
telegram, cablegram
the finish line of a race
the final moment
the game came down to the wire
wire2 of 2verb
to provide or equip with wire or electricity
wire a house
to bind, string, or mount with wire
to send or send word to by telegraph
wire me some money right away
1 The radio wasn't working because of a loose connection in the wires.
由于电线接头不牢,这台收音机坏了.
2 The microphone is wired to the speaker.
3 Another woman gingerly carried a wire cage holding a bright green parrot.
4 A short black wire connects the computer's monitor to its keyboard.
5 She wired the money home to Canada.
6 Don't get your wires crossed.
不要让你的电线交叉。
7 The flowers were bound together with thin wire.
8 Telephone wires criss-cross the street.
这条街上电话线纵横交错。
9 Her jaw was wired shut after the accident.
10 There was a wire sticking out of the chair.
11 The two wires are touching.
那两根电线搭上了。
12 Electricity is carried along wires.
电沿着电线传导.
13 When you get in to town, wire me.
14 First some wires; then a mind.
先有几条电线;然后一个脑。
15 There were six wires jumbled up, tied together, all painted black.
有6根电线混缠在一起,而且都是黑色的。
16 A telephone wire had fallen on the road during the storm.
17 You can wire the generator to a car battery.
18 That city has decided to do away with overhead wires.
那个城市决定取消架在空中的电线.
19 The wires were sparking above me.
电线在我头顶上方冒着火花。
20 The wires connect under the floor.
电线是在地板下接通的.