| 单词 | wire |
| 释义 | Word Frequency wire(waɪə) noun 1. a slender flexible strand or rod of metal 2. a cable consisting of several metal strands twisted together 3. a flexible metallic conductor, esp one made of copper, usually insulated, and used to carry electric current in a circuit 4. (modifier) of, relating to, or made of wire a wire fence a wire stripper 5. anything made of wire, such as wire netting, a barbed-wire fence, etc 6. a long continuous wire or cable connecting points in a telephone or telegraph system 7. old-fashioned a. an informal name for telegram, telegraph b. the wire 8. a metallic string on a guitar, piano, etc 9. horse racing, mainly US and Canadian the finishing line on a racecourse 10. a wire-gauze screen upon which pulp is spread to form paper during the manufacturing process 11. anything resembling a wire, such as a hair 12. a snare made of wire for rabbits and similar animals 13. to the wire 14. get in under the wire 15. get one's wires crossed 16. pull wires 17. take it to the wire verb (mainly tr) 18. (also intr) to send a telegram to (a person or place) 19. to send (news, a message, etc) by telegraph 20. to equip (an electrical system, circuit, or component) with wires 21. to fasten or furnish with wire 22. (often foll by up) to provide (an area) with fibre-optic cabling to receive cable television 23. to string (beads, etc) on wire 24. croquet to leave (a player's ball) so that a hoop or peg lies between it and the other balls 25. to snare with wire 26. wire in Derived forms wirelike (ˈwireˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English wīr; related to Old High German wiara, Old Norse vīra, Latin viriae bracelet |
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