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wire
14 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural wires
plural wires
Learner's definition of WIRE
1
: a thin, flexible thread of metal金属丝；金属线 — see also barbed wire, barbwire, chicken wire, high wire, tripwire, underwire
[noncount]
- The flowers were bound together with thin wire.那些花是用细金属丝绑在一起的。
- copper/aluminum wire铜/铝丝
- a wire rack/fence金属架子；铁丝栅栏
- wire brushes钢丝刷
[count]
- There was a wire sticking out of the chair.椅子上有根金属丝突出来了。
2
[count] : a thread of metal that is covered with plastic, rubber, etc., and used to send or receive electricity or electrical signals电线；导线 — see also live wire
- A telephone wire had fallen on the road during the storm.暴风雨中一根电话线掉落到了路上。
- A short black wire connects the computer's monitor to its keyboard.电脑显示器和键盘是用一根短的黑色电线连接的。
- corroded wires被腐蚀的电线
3
[singular] US : a small microphone that is worn under clothing in order to secretly record a conversation（藏于衣服下的）电子录音器，窃听器
- The undercover officer wore a wire to her meeting with the drug dealer.和毒贩见面时这名女卧底戴了个电子录音器。
4
chiefly US
a [noncount] : a service that sends news stories from one central office to many newspapers, magazines, television stations, etc.通讯社
- This story just came over the wire. [=wire service]这则报道刚从通讯社传来。
5
the wire US : a thin piece of string that the winner of a race breaks through at the end of the race终点线 — often used figuratively常用作比喻
- She was ahead by two seconds at the wire.她以两秒的优势冲过终点线。
- The marathon ended in a sprint to the wire by the two top runners.两位优秀选手冲刺到终点线，结束了这场马拉松比赛。
- Both candidates are prepared for a sprint to the wire as election day approaches.随着大选日期的临近，两名候选人都准备好了进行最后冲刺。
- The committee was undecided right up to the wire. [=until the very end]直到最后一刻委员会仍未做出决定。
- We took them to the wire in last year's championship. [=we forced them to compete very hard against us until the end of the game]去年的锦标赛我们和对手一直拼到最后。
- The election went/came (right) down to the wire. [=the election was not decided until the very end]选举直到最后一刻才见分晓。
get/have your wires crossed
informal, of two people : to fail to understand each other : to be confused because each person has a different idea about what is happening or being said（两人之间）相互误解
- We got our wires crossed for a minute there—I thought you were asking me something else.我们当时有些误解——我以为你在问我别的事情。
- We must have had our wires crossed.我们之间一定是误会了。
under the wire
chiefly US : before something ends : at the end of the time when it is still possible to do something在最后期限；及时
- Her application got/came in just under the wire. [=just in time]她在最后期限前提交了申请。
wire to wire
chiefly US, sports : from the beginning of a race, game, etc., until the end（比赛）从开始到结束 — see also wire-to-wire
- He led the race (from) wire to wire.竞速赛中他一直领先。
2 wire /ˈwajɚ/ verb
wires; wired; wiring
2 wire
/ˈwajɚ/
verb
wires; wired; wiring
Learner's definition of WIRE
[+ object]
1
a : to provide (a building, room, etc.) with wires for a particular service or for electricity给（建筑物、房间等）接线路；给…通电
- The house will be wired next week.下周房子就布好电线了。
- My room is wired for cable.我的房间布了有线电视线路。
b : to connect (a device) to another device by using wires（用电线）接通，连接 — see also hot-wire
- The microphone is wired to the speaker.麦克风连接到了扬声器上。
- You can wire the generator to a car battery.你可以把发电机连到汽车电池上。
2
: to use wire to close or hold (something)用金属线固定（某物）
- Her jaw was wired shut after the accident.那场事故发生后她的下颌被金属线固定住了。
3
a : to send (money) by using electronic methods电汇（钱款）
- She wired the money home to Canada.她把钱电汇到加拿大的家里。
- Can you wire me $300?你能电汇给我300美元吗？
b chiefly US, old-fashioned : to send a telegram to (someone)发电报给（某人）
- When you get in to town, wire me.进了城之后给我发电报。
often attributive
1
a
: metal in the form of a usually very flexible thread or slender rod
b
: a thread or rod of such material
4
wires plural
a
: a system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show
b
: hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization
5
a
: a line of wire for conducting electric current compare cord sense 3b
b
: a telephone or telegraph wire or system
especially : wire service
wired; wiring
: to send a telegraphic message
Example Sentences
Noun The flowers were bound together with thin wire. There was a wire sticking out of the chair. A telephone wire had fallen on the road during the storm. A short black wire connects the computer's monitor to its keyboard. The undercover officer wore a wire to her meeting with the drug dealer. Verb The house will be wired next week. My room is wired for cable. The microphone is wired to the speaker. You can wire the generator to a car battery. Her jaw was wired shut after the accident. She wired the money home to Canada. Can you wire me $300? When you get in to town, wire me. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Baltimore Sun, 10 Sep. 2022 Before Cullen was finally apprehended at a restaurant, Loughren risked her own safety by wearing a wire and recording their conversations. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2022 Danta then lost a spark plug wire and had to pull off. Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 The experts in the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab tested more than a dozen of the most popular options on the market, including electric models, French press styles and ones with paper filters or wire mesh filters. Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 6 Sep. 2022 Install wire shelving or floating shelves on an attic wall for storage that doubles as display space. Marisa Donnelly, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022 The wire did not come from Girardi’s personal bank account but from a trust account containing settlement money for clients of his law firm. Jason Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2022 Instead of shooting into the crowd, McClaskey decided to use C-wire, a type of barbed wire that unrolls very quickly. Liz Friden, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022 Staff and wire reports SAUSALITO, Calif. – A popular humpback whale that washed ashore in the San Francisco Bay Area over the weekend probably was killed by a collision with a ship, researchers said. USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 May 2021 Her own daughter, Ava Ritchie, attended the camp and learned tasks including how to clean out a p-trap under a sink and wire a lamp. Cathy Free, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 Mauch's ISP is one of four selected by Washtenaw County to wire up different areas. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 10 Aug. 2022 Girls at the NextGen Workshop learn how to follow schematics to wire avionics for airplanes. Emma Barnett, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2022 If a child’s brain is continually exposed to stress, that brain is going to wire with the assumption that the environment is always going to be like that, Suskind said. USA Today, 9 June 2022 In extreme cases, if there is enough to work with, embalmers may try to drill holes in the facial bones and wire the skull shut. Melissa Chan, NBC News, 14 June 2022 Really only one way – go War Emblem and take them gate to wire. Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 3 May 2022 Really only one way – go War Emblem and take them gate to wire. Jason Frakes, USA TODAY, 3 May 2022 See More
Noun
Daft’s dream ended in 1889, when Frank Sprague invented the overhead trolley wire system that is still used today to power streetcars, and earning the title of Father of the Electric Streetcar. Baltimore Sun, 10 Sep. 2022 Before Cullen was finally apprehended at a restaurant, Loughren risked her own safety by wearing a wire and recording their conversations. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2022 Danta then lost a spark plug wire and had to pull off. Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 The experts in the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab tested more than a dozen of the most popular options on the market, including electric models, French press styles and ones with paper filters or wire mesh filters. Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 6 Sep. 2022 Install wire shelving or floating shelves on an attic wall for storage that doubles as display space. Marisa Donnelly, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022 The wire did not come from Girardi’s personal bank account but from a trust account containing settlement money for clients of his law firm. Jason Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2022 Instead of shooting into the crowd, McClaskey decided to use C-wire, a type of barbed wire that unrolls very quickly. Liz Friden, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022 Staff and wire reports SAUSALITO, Calif. – A popular humpback whale that washed ashore in the San Francisco Bay Area over the weekend probably was killed by a collision with a ship, researchers said. USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 Verb
Bottom line: These days somebody can wire up to $100,000 from your account. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 May 2021 Her own daughter, Ava Ritchie, attended the camp and learned tasks including how to clean out a p-trap under a sink and wire a lamp. Cathy Free, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 Mauch's ISP is one of four selected by Washtenaw County to wire up different areas. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 10 Aug. 2022 Girls at the NextGen Workshop learn how to follow schematics to wire avionics for airplanes. Emma Barnett, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2022 If a child’s brain is continually exposed to stress, that brain is going to wire with the assumption that the environment is always going to be like that, Suskind said. USA Today, 9 June 2022 In extreme cases, if there is enough to work with, embalmers may try to drill holes in the facial bones and wire the skull shut. Melissa Chan, NBC News, 14 June 2022 Really only one way – go War Emblem and take them gate to wire. Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 3 May 2022 Really only one way – go War Emblem and take them gate to wire. Jason Frakes, USA TODAY, 3 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
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
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of wire was before the 12th century Phrases Containing wire
noun¹
noun²
verb
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