1 metal in the form of thin thread; a piece of this 金属丝:
a piece of wire一根铁丝Twist those two wires together.把那两根铁丝拧在一起。a wire fence铁丝网
2 a piece of wire that is used to carry electricity 电线:
telephone wires电话线☞picture at cable 见cable插图
wire²
/ˈwaɪə(r) ||; waɪr/verb[T]
1wire sth (up) (to sth) to connect sth to a supply of electricity or to a piece of electrical equipment by using wires 用电线接通电源或电器:
to wire a plug给插头安上电线The microphone was wired up to a loudspeaker.用电线把麦克风接到一个扬声器上。
2wire sth (to sb);wire sb sth to send money to sb's bank account using an electronic system 给某人电汇:
The bank's going to wire me the money.银行将把这笔钱电汇给我。
3 to join two things together using wire 用金属丝连结在一起
wire1/waIr; waIə/n 1 [C,U] thin metal in the form of a thread, or a piece of this 金属丝﹐金属线: a wire fence 金属丝栅栏2 [C] a piece of metal like this, used for carrying electrical currents or signals 电线: electrical wires 电线telephone wires 电话线BARBED WIRE
wire2v [T] 1 also 又作 wire up a) to connect wires inside a building or piece of equipment so that electricity can pass through 给…接上电线: instructions on how to wire a plug 插头接线说明b) to connect electrical equipment to the electricity supply, using wires 用电线给〔设备〕接通电源: I’ve wired up the speakers. 我已把喇叭的电线接上了。2 to send money electronically 电汇〔钱〕: Could you wire me $50? 你能给我电汇 50 美元吗? 3 to fasten two or more things together using wire 用金属丝把…捆住