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