1. | [u][c] 金属丝;金属线;一段金属丝(或线)metal in the form of thin thread; a piece of this |
a coil of copper wire 一卷铜丝 | |
a wire basket 金属丝编织篮 | |
The box was fastened with a rusty wire. 那个箱子是用生锈的铁丝捆紧的。 |
2. | [c][u] 电线;导线a piece of wire that is used to carry an electric current or signal |
overhead wires 架空电线 | |
fuse wire 保险丝 | |
The telephone wires had been cut. 电话线被割断了。 |
3. | [sing] 金属丝编制的栅栏;铁丝网a wire fence |
Three prisoners escaped by crawling under the wire. 三个囚犯从铁丝网栅栏下钻出去越狱了。 |
1. | ~ sth (up) 用导线给(建筑物、设备等)接通电源to connect a building, piece of equipment, etc. to an electricity supply using wires |
Make sure the plug is wired up correctly. 插头一定要接对。 |
2. | ~ sb/sth up (to sth).~ sb/sth to sth 将…连接到(磁带录音机、计算机等设备)to connect sb/sth to a piece of equipment, especially a tape recorder or computer system |
He was wired up to a police tape recorder. 他被连接到了警方的录音机上。 |
3. | ~ sth (for sth) 给…安装窃听器to put a special device somewhere in order to listen secretly to other people's conversations |
The room had been wired for sound. 这个房间已经装上了窃听器。 |
4. | 给(某人)打电报to send sb a message by telegram |
He wired the news to us. 他打电报把这个消息通知了我们。 | |
He wired us the news. 他打电报把这个消息通知了我们。 |
5. | 给(某人)电汇to send money from one bank to another using an electronic system |
The bank wired the money to her. 银行将钱电汇给了她。 | |
The bank wired her the money. 银行将钱电汇给了她。 |
6. | ~ sth 用金属丝把…连在一起to join things together using wire |