| 单词 | over the wire |
| 释义 | > as lemmasover the wire (or †wires) (c) The telephone system; an individual telephone connection. Frequently in phrases as, over the wire (or †wires), on the wire, etc. Now rare. Cf. line n.2 1e(a). ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > line line1900 wire1902 phone line1935 society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > the telephone system wire1925 1902 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 128/2 A Parisian dentist had discovered a process of ‘seeing by wire’, which.. means that he can while speaking through the telephone see his correspondent at the other end of the line of communication. 1925 H. Crane Let. 4 June (1965) 207 I did enjoy that talk with you over the wires to Cleveland! Your voice is so much better than ink and paper. 1935 W. Cather Lucy Gayheart i. vii. 51 Every day his concert agent..called him up as soon as his wire was open. 1947 S. Bellow Victim xxiii. 280 He ought to have spoken to Nunez about the broken chain while he was on the wire. 1974 P. G. Wodehouse Aunts aren't Gentlemen iii. 24 And now for heaven's sake get off the wire, I'm busy. < as lemmas |
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