| 释义 |
wire /ˈwaɪə(r)/ n. | a. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 金属丝；金属线
copper (iron, steel) wire 铜(铁，钢)丝
draw out silver into wire 将银子拉制成银线
2. 金属丝制品；铁丝网；(窗、门的)网纱；(捕兔用的)夹子
3. 电线；导线；电缆；电话(或电报)线；线路
insulated (open) wire 绝缘(裸)线
Why was his wire busy? 为什么他的电话占线?
4. 金属丝状物(如植物的藤蔓、动物的毛发等)；坚韧如金属丝的东西
He is all wire — and every wire strung tight. 他浑身肌肉发达，条条肌肉都是紧绷绷的。
5. 〈口〉电报
The message came by wire this morning. 消息是今晨通过电报传来的。
We received a wire saying they arrived safely. 我们收到了告知他们已平安抵达的电报。
6. [常作 wires] (乐器的)金属弦线；(笼子的)金属栅栏
7. [wires](木偶的)牵线；幕后操纵的势力
8. (赛马、赛跑的)终点线
cross the wire 越过终点线
9. 【纸】(铜)网，造纸网
10. [the wire]电话
His voice cracked over the wire. 在电话里他的嗓音变沙哑了。
11. 【海】钢丝绳，钢索
II a.
金属丝制的；像金属丝的
III ❶ vt.
1. 给…安上金属丝；用金属丝捆扎(或串联、加固等)
wire the lid to the box 用金属丝把盖子缚牢在箱子上
wire beads together 用金属丝把珠子串起来
2. 给…安装电线
An electrician started wiring the office for lights. 一名电工开始给办公室接电灯线。
3. 〈主美口〉打电报给；用电报传送
Wire me if anything important happens. 如发生什么重大的事就打电报给我。
wire the news to sb. 打电报把消息告诉某人
He wired them his flight number and arrival time. 他打电报通知他们自己所乘的航班和到达时间。
She wired him the money to get home. 她给他电汇了回家的路费。
I wired him to come. 我打电报给他叫他来。
4. 用金属网把…围起；〈古〉用金属网诱捕(鸟、兔等)
A large area of land was wired off. 一大片土地用铁丝网围了起来。
5. (槌球中)击球使之停在铁环门后阻挡其他球
6. 将…接入(计算机网络)
❷ vi.
〈口〉打电报
wire home for money 打电报向家里要钱
He wired for his son immediately. 他立即发电报要儿子回来。
[< OE wīr; 与 OHG wiara fine gold, L viēre to plait, viriae bracelet, Gr iris rainbow 有关] phr. be on wires 极度兴奋 (或紧张) cross wires 1. [常用被动语态]发生电话线路交扰 2. 发生误会 down to the wire 〈美口〉到最后一刻；直至最后；最终 The sharpest tangible issue in the election remains economics — right down to the wire. 选举中最为尖锐的实质性争论点直到最后仍然是经济问题。get one's wires crossed 〈口〉(因被搞糊涂而)发生误会 lay wires for 为…作好准备 pull (the) wires 1. (木偶戏中)牵线 2. (为达到特定目的而)暗中施加影响，幕后操纵 He pulled wires and got us a room at the crowded hotel. 他走门路，给我们在客满的旅馆里找了一间空房。under the wire 〈美口〉1. (马赛中)到达终点线 2. 及时 (赶上或完成)；在最后期限之前 get an application in (just) under the wire 赶在快要超过最后期限的时候递进申请书 under wire 被带刺的铁丝网围起来的 wire in 1. 给…接上电源线 The cooker is not yet wired in to the main supply. 电烧锅还没有接通电源。2. 用铁丝网把…围起 wire in the animals for their own protection 为保护动物而用铁丝网把它们圈起 3. 〈旧〉卖力干 Wire in, everybody, don't stand watching! 大家动手使劲干吧，别光站着看! |