wire
- IPA[ˈwī(ə)r]
美式
- metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod；a piece of wire.
- install electric circuits or wires in；connect (someone or something) to a piece of electronic equipment
verb: wire, 3rd person present: wires, gerund or present participle: wiring, past tense: wired, past participle: wired
noun: wire, plural noun: wires
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名詞
- 1. metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod a coil of copper wire a wire coat hanger
- ▪ a piece of wire.
- ▪ a length or quantity of wire used, for example, for fencing or to carry an electric current.
- ▪ North American a wire stretched across and above the track at the finish line of a racetrack.
- 2. an electronic listening device that can be concealed on a person an undercover police informer who was wearing a wire
- 3. North American informal a telegram or cablegram.
動詞
- 1. install electric circuits or wires in wiring a plug they wired the place themselves
- ▪ connect (someone or something) to a piece of electronic equipment a microphone wired to a loudspeaker
- 2. provide, fasten, or reinforce with wires they wired his jaw
- 3. North American informal send a telegram or cablegram to she wired her friend for advice
- ▪ send (money) to (someone) by means of a telegram or cablegram he was expecting a friend in Australia to wire him $1,500
- 4. snare (an animal) with wire.
- 5. obstruct (a ball, shot, or player) by a wicket.
- making use of computers to transfer or receive information, especially by means of the internet: the economic arguments for getting your business wired
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- making use of computers to transfer or receive information, especially by means of the internet: the economic arguments for getting your business wired
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- a system of wires providing electric circuits for a device or building: the wiring was in urgent need of replacement
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- a system of wires providing electric circuits for a device or building: the wiring was in urgent need of replacement
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- a brush with tough wire bristles for cleaning hard surfaces.
- clean (something) with a wire brush: wire-brush the rusty areas until you expose bare metal
Oxford Dictionary
- a gauge for measuring the diameter of wire.
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- draw out (metal) into wire by passing it through a series of holes of diminishing diameter in a ... they knew how to beat tin and how to wire-draw copper excavations show sophisticated iron-working technology, including wire-drawing
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- draw out (metal) into wire by passing it through a series of holes of diminishing diameter in a ... they knew how to beat tin and how to wire-draw copper excavations show sophisticated iron-working technology, including wire-drawing
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- IPA[ˈwʌɪə]
英式
- metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod: a coil of copper wire a wire coat hanger
- install electric circuits or wires in: wiring a plug electricians wired up searchlights
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