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BNC: 2748 COCA: 2370

wire

Word family 
Related topics: Industry, Electrical, Recording, Telephone, telegraph
wire1 /waɪə $ waɪr/ ●●● S2 W3 noun
1  [countableC, uncountableU]TI thin metal in the form of a thread, or a piece of this 金屬絲[線]
copper wire
銅絲
a wire fence
鐵絲網
→ barbed wire, high wire, tripwire
2  [countableC]TEE a piece of metal like this, used for carrying electrical currents or signals 電線
a telephone wire
電話線
3. get your wires crossed CONFUSEDto become confused about what someone is saying because you think they are talking about something else 弄錯别人的意思，誤會
Examples from the Corpus
get your wires crossed• Somewhere along the line, some one had got their wires crossed, that much was clear.• We got our wires crossed and I waited for an hour in the wrong place.
4  go/come/be down to the wire informal especially American EnglishAmETIME/HAVE TIME to be finished or achieved with very little time left 直到最後才見分曉
The game was very close and went right down to the wire.
比賽競爭非常激烈，直到最後才見分曉。
Examples from the Corpus
go/come/be down to the wire• It is down to the wire.• We were in a couple of games that went right down to the wire.• In the event the starting line-up went down to the wire.
5. [countableC] American EnglishAmETCR a piece of electronic recording equipment, usually worn secretly on someone’s clothes 竊聽器〔一般偷偷地别在某人的衣服上〕
6. [countableC] American EnglishAmETCT a telegram 電報
n COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + wire
fine/thin
Use a piece of fine wire to clear the obstruction.
thick
Curtains hung from a thick wire.
copper/steel wire
Electrical impulses are sent down the copper wire.
barbed wire (=wire with a lot of sharp points on it, used for making fences)
The prison was surrounded by barbed wire.
wire + NOUN
a wire fence
We drew up outside a compound surrounded by a wire fence.
a wire rack
Bake the biscuits for 10 minutes until golden. Cool on a wire rack.
phrases
a piece/length/strand of wire
The pieces of wire he’d cut were too short.
a coil of wire
The coil of barbed wire will be used for a fence.
a loop of wire
There is no latch or knob – just a loop of wire that goes over a nail.
Examples from the Corpus
wire• wire reports• A low-powered electric bulb hung starkly from a wire overhead.• So this year, to be on the safe side, she had ordered a roll of chicken wire and metal stakes.• The cable is made of many twisted strands of wire.• But all these things somehow had their centre inside the wire.• When the wires fell, they ignited the gas leaking from the main.• Pumps go with pipes, furnaces go with air-conditioners, switches go with wires.
Related topics: Telephone, telegraph
wire2 ●○○ verb [transitiveT]
1  (also wire up)
a) to connect wires inside a building or piece of equipment so that electricity can pass through 給…接上電線；接通〔電源〕
Check that the plug has been wired up properly.
檢查插頭是否插好。
b) to connect electrical equipment to the electrical system using wires 用導線將〔設備〕連接到〔電氣系統〕
wire something to something
The CD player had been wired up to the car’s cigarette lighter.
激光唱片播放機已和汽車的點煙器連接。
2. BFBto send money electronically 電匯〔錢〕
3. to attach a piece of recording equipment to a person or room, especially secretly 給…安裝竊聽器
4  be wired for something to have all the necessary wires and connections for an electrical system to work 接通〔電氣系統工作所需的〕線路
All the rooms have been wired for cable TV.
所有房間都已布好有線電視線路。
Examples from the Corpus
be wired for something• Satellite customers who are wired for cable sometimes keep the service to get local channels.• All the rooms are wired for cable TV.• Deion sneaked up behind the announcer, who was wired for sound, and doused him with ice water.• Venice is to be wired for sound.• Of schools with large numbers of poor students, just 31 percent of schools were wired for the Internet.
5. American EnglishAmETCT to send a telegram to someone 給…打電報
6  TIEto fasten two or more things together using wire 用金屬絲把…捆紮在一起
wire something together
The poles had all been wired together.
杆子全部都捆在一起了。
→ wiring
Examples from the Corpus
wire• Sooner or later most workers will be wired, and another moderator of inflation will then have been exhausted also.• Satellite customers who are wired for cable sometimes keep the service to get local channels.• They are very data conscious now and more wired into productivity, quality, the importance of training, and customer service.• Could you wire me $50?• This latter method is often a good way of wiring outside lights.• Tracy had to have her jaw wired shut.• Bud wired the CD player up to the cigarette lighter in his car.• The electrician is coming to wire the house tomorrow.• We strap on the goggles and headphones which are wired up to what looks like a drum machine.• The businessman was then wired with a listening device and given $ 30,000 to offer Mr Tucker.
From Longman Business Dictionary
wirewire /waɪəwaɪr/ verb [transitiveT] American EnglishAmE
1to send money electronically from one bank to another
Prosecutors said Burks moved $45,000 to his girlfriend and wired $13,300 to a bank account in Florida.
2 (also wire something up) to connect something to a computer system or another piece of equipment
Her laptop is wired up to a router, and the other computers in the house run on wireless adaptors.
Origin wire1
Old English wir
BNC: 2748 COCA: 2370
wire

noun¹

 1metal as thin thread金屬絲ADJECTIVE | ... OF WIRE | VERB + WIRE | WIRE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤taut拉緊的金屬絲▸➤loose鬆弛的金屬絲▸➤fine, thin細金屬絲▸➤thick粗金屬絲▸➤flexible, soft有彈性的／柔軟的金屬線▸➤stiff硬金屬絲▸➤rusty銹鐵絲➤metal, steel, etc.金屬絲、鋼絲等▸➤baling (NAmE) , barbed, chicken (= wire mesh used to make fences) , razor打捆用鐵絲；帶刺鐵絲網；細金屬絲網；尖利鐵絲網▸➤piano鋼琴弦▸➤perimeter環繞四周的鐵絲網▸➤trip (usually tripwire) 絆腳線；（地雷）觸發線◇The bomb was attached to a tripwire laid across the road.炸彈連接着橫穿過馬路的觸發線。➤high (= in a circus) （馬戲團的）高空鋼絲◇One man rode a bicycle along the high wire as the climax to the act.單人騎自行車走鋼絲是演出的高潮。... OF WIRE➤length, piece, strand一段金屬線；一根金屬絲；一股金屬線➤coil, roll一捲金屬絲◇coils of barbed wire幾捲帶刺鐵絲VERB + WIRE➤cut剪斷金屬線◇They cut the perimeter wire and escaped.他們剪斷了環繞四周的鐵絲網逃跑了。➤bend, twist折彎金屬絲；扭曲金屬線▸➤stretch, string拉緊／拉直金屬絲◇The wire was stretched between two poles.金屬絲繃在兩根杆子之間。➤be surrounded by, be topped with, be wrapped in用金屬絲圍起來；頂部用金屬絲覆蓋；用金屬絲纏繞起來◇a fence topped with razor wire頂部有帶刺鋼絲的柵欄WIRE + NOUN➤mesh, netting (especially BrE) 鐵絲網▸➤basket, brush, cage, fence, fencing, frame, hanger, rack金屬絲編織籃；鋼絲刷子；鐵絲籠子；鐵絲柵欄；鋼絲框架；金屬衣架；金屬架子◇wire coat hangers金屬衣架◇Cool the cakes on a wire rack.把蛋糕放在金屬架上晾涼。PREPOSITION➤behind a/the wire在鐵絲網內◇Behind the wire, the prisoners were exercising.鐵絲網內，囚犯們正在操練。➤under a/the wire在最後限期之前◇We got in under the wire.我們趕在開始前入場。
wire

noun²

 2for electricity電ADJECTIVE | VERB + WIRE | WIRE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤electric, electrical, electricity (especially BrE) 電線◇Don't place carpets over electrical wires.別把地毯鋪在電線上面。◇overhead electricity wires高架電線➤earth, ground, live, neutral地線；火線；零線◇Don't touch that wire. It's live.別碰那根電線，它通着電呢。➤overhead架空電線▸➤telegraph, telephone電報線；電話線▸➤fuse保險絲▸➤bare, exposed裸露的／暴露在外的電線◇Watch out for bare wires.當心那些裸露的電線。➤insulated, plastic-coated絕緣／包塑電線▸➤frayed磨損的電線➤copper, silver, etc.銅線、銀線等➤14-gauge, 20-gauge, etc. (especially NAmE) * 14 號、20 號等鐵絲VERB + WIRE➤attach, connect連接電線◇The wire was attached to a pin in the plug.電線連在插頭的一個插腳上。➤disconnect斷開電線◇He disconnected the wire from the clock.他把時鐘的電源線斷開了。➤run拉接電線◇The electrician ran a wire from the kitchen to the bedroom.電工從廚房拉了一根電線到卧室。WIRE + VERB➤go, lead, run, trail電線通向；電線拉向；電線延伸至◇Where does this wire go?這條電線通到哪兒？◇There were wires trailing everywhere.電線拉得到處都是。➤dangle, protrude, stick out電線懸吊着；電線露出PREPOSITION➤along a/the wire, down a/the wire沿着電線◇the flow of electrical current down a wire順着電線的電流PHRASES➤a tangle of wires一團金屬絲◇I found myself tripping over a tangle of wires and cables.我被一團電線和電纜絆了一下。
wire

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤correctly, properly正確地／恰當地連線◇You should check that the socket is correctly wired.你應該檢查一下插座是否連接正確。➤directly直接地連線➤together用電線連接在一起◇The components have to be wired together in a certain way.這些元件必須以某種方式連接在一起。➤in, up用電線接入；用金屬線連接起來◇She was wired up to a heart monitor.她身上連着一個心臟監護儀。➤genetically (figurative) 生下來就⋯◇We're genetically wired to love sugar.我們天生喜歡吃糖。PREPOSITION➤for接電線用於⋯◇Many homes were wired for lighting only.許多住戶接通電線只是用來照明。➤into, to連電線到；接電線於◇The Christmas tree lights are all wired to one plug.聖誕樹上的燈都連到同一個電源插頭上。
BNC: 2748 COCA: 2370
wire noun
⇨ wire (telephone wires) ⇨ rope (a wire rack)wire

noun

wire ♦︎ cable ♦︎ cord ♦︎ flex ♦︎ leadThese are all words for a long piece of metal in the form of a thin thread that carries electricity or a signal. 這些詞均表示電線。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆along / down a wire / cable / flex◆an electric / electrical wire / cable / cord / flex / lead◆overhead / underground wires / cables◆a telephone wire / cable / cord / lead◆a trailing wire / cable / cord / flex / lead◆to connect / disconnect a wire / cable / cord / flex / lead◆to run a wire / cable somewhere◆a wire / cable / cord / flex / lead leads / goes / runs somewhere◆a wire / cable / cord / lead carries sth◆a length of wire / cable / flex■ wire [countable, uncountable] a long, thin piece of metal that is used to carry an electric current or signal 電線；導線；信號線◆The telephone wires had been cut.電話線被切斷了。◆fuse wire保險絲   see also wire ⇨ rope ■ cable [countable, uncountable] a set of wires, covered in plastic or rubber, that carries electricity, telephone signals, etc. 電纜；線纜◆Roads have to be dug up to lay underground cables.得將路挖開以鋪設地下電纜。◆a 10 000 volt cable10 000伏特的高壓電纜◆a length of electric cable一根電纜■ cord [countable, uncountable] (especially NAmE) a piece of wire that is covered in plastic, used for carrying electricity to a piece of equipment 電線；導線◆I followed the telephone cord and found the wall socket.我順着電話線找到了牆上的插座。ⓘ A telephone or electrical tool that is not connected to its power supply by wires is cordless in both British and American English. 在英式和美式英語中，cordless均表示電話或電動工具無需用電線與電源相連◆a cordless phone / drill無繩電話；無塞繩式電鑽 ■ flex [countable, uncountable] (BrE) a cord 電線；導線◆Trailing flexes are a serious trip hazard.散布在地上的電線會絆倒人，甚是危險。◆Side cutters are useful for cutting electrical flex to length.鋼絲鉗剪電線很好用。■ lead liːd [countable] (BrE) a cord 電線；導線◆We'll have to use an extension lead (= an extra length of electric wire, because the existing wire is not long enough).我們得用延長線。NOTE 辨析 Cord, flex or lead? Cord is used especially in American English, although it is also used in British English, especially in connection with telephones. Flex and lead are both used only in British English and usually you can use either. However, flex is used more to talk about a shorter cord on a smaller piece of equipment such as a kettle, iron or lamp. Lead is used more to talk about a longer cord, especially an extension lead that can be used on various different pieces of equipment. * cord雖然也用於英式英語，但尤用於美式英語，尤指電話線。flex和lead兩詞僅用於英式英語，通常可通用。但是flex較多指連接小型裝置如水壺、熨鬥或台燈等較短的導線。lead較多指較長的電線，尤用於可連接很多種不同裝置的extension lead。
BNC: 2748 COCA: 2370

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