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| /ˈwaɪə/ |
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| 1 | C/U a long thin piece of metal like a thread 金属丝；金属线 |
| The sticks were tied in bundles with wire. 柴枝都用金属线一束束捆了起来。 |
| apiece/bit/length of wire 一段/一小段/一段金属线 |
| copper/steel/gold wire 铜/钢/金丝 |
| acoil/roll of wire 一匝/一卷金属线 |
| | 1a | made from wire 用金属丝制的；用金属线制的 | | awire coat-hanger 金属衣架 | | awire fence/cage 金属丝网/笼子 | | wire netting/mesh/fencing 铁丝网/纱网/栅栏 | |
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| 2 | C/U a long thin piece of metal that carries electricity or telephone signals 电线；电话线 |
| telephone wires 电话线 |
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| 3 | C MAINLY AMERICAN informal a piece of electronic equipment that someone wears under their clothes to allow other people to hear their conversations secretly （藏在衣服下的）窃听器 |
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| 4 | C AMERICAN informal a telegram |
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| - | get your wires crossed
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| if two people get their wires crossed, they become confused because they each think that the other one is talking about something else |
| 误解；误会 |
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| - | (right) down to the wire informal
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| at the latest possible time |
| （直）到最后一刻 |
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| - | under the wire informal
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| just before the time when something ends or the time when it must be finished |
| 在最后期限之前及时（赶上或完成） |
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