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wire METAL THREADHwaIE5, $waIrn(a piece of ) thin metal thread which can be bent金属丝，金属线We fixed a (piece of) wire across the bottom of the doorway, so that anyone who comes in will touch it. [C/U]我们在门底下安了一根金属丝，这样进来的人都会碰到它。Wire is used for fastening things and for making particular types of strong items.（用来系东西或制作坚硬东西的）金属线a wire basket/cage/fence金属线编成的篮子／笼子／栅栏wire-cutters钢丝钳，铁丝剪I had to cut the wire that was around the package. [U]我不得不剪断绕在包裹上的金属线。Wire, usually with a layer of plastic around it, is also used for carrying electric currents.电线，电缆，导线Someone had cut the telephone wires. [C]有人切断了电话线。Don't touch those wires whatever you do. [C]无论你做什么都不要碰那些电线。Electrical fittings had been ripped out exposing bare wires. [C]电气装置已被拆除，露出了裸电线。The wire can be the wire fence round a prison or prison camp.（监狱外的）铁丝网During the war he spent three years behind the wire (= in prison). [U]战争期间他在集中营关了3年。If a situation goes (down) to the wire, the result of it is not known until the end.直到最后一刻才知道I think the election will go right down to the wire.我认为选举结果要到最后一刻才能分晓。When people get their wires crossed they have a different understanding of the same situation.发生误会We got our wires crossed, she thought I said the train left at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when in fact it leaves at 3 o'clock in the morning.我们发生了误解，她以为我说的是火车下午3点开车，然而实际上是凌晨3点开车。A wire brush is a brush with pieces of wire fixed into it, used esp. for cleaning metal.钢丝刷，铜丝刷A dog that is wire-haired has stiff, rough hair.（狗）粗毛的a wire-haired dachshund一只粗毛达克斯猎狗Wire netting is a net made of twisted wire which is often used for fences.金属（丝）网，铁丝网Wire-tapping is the action of secretly listening to other people's conversations by connecting a listening device to their telephone.（对电话的）搭线窃听If he suspected an employee of dishonesty he was not above wire-tapping.如果他怀疑一位职员有诈的话，就会搭线窃听。Wire wool is Br for steel wool. [STEEL , TRIPWIRE]
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