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单词 live wire
释义

live wire

noun

: an alert, active, or aggressive person
live-wire
ˈlīv-ˌwī(-ə)r How to pronounce live wire (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • dynamo
  • fireball
  • pistol
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Example Sentences

She's a real live wire. the babysitter will have her hands full with those two little live wires
Recent Examples on the Web In Warren, the young boy wanted to swing from a live wire hanging around four feet off the ground. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 30 Aug. 2022 About 60 miles north in the Detroit suburb of Warren, an 8-year-old boy was severely burned after trying to swing from a hanging live wire, the Detroit Free Press reported. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022 One person was trapped in the vehicle, but couldn’t be extricated from it until a live wire was safely removed, police said. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 With no real Democratic majority in the Senate, anyone had the potential to be a live wire, but her silence carried an ominously credible charge. Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022 These Hollywood filmmakers and films exemplify the spirit that, now, in the all-but-post-studio era, energizes independent filmmaking, as well as the most daring big-budget filmmakers—and make the practice of criticism a live wire of excitement. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 Palmer here is a coltish, jangly live wire who expertly fills the space provided to her by Kaluuya with both a restless frustration about how her life has turned out and sincere affection for her big brother. Jonathan W. Gray, The New Republic, 22 July 2022 But banning shifts is a live wire with good arguments for and against it. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2022 However, the Guardian XT has the ability to cut through a live wire without electrocuting someone, for example. Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

live wire

noun

: an alert active person

live wire

noun

1
as in pistol
a very energetic person the babysitter will have her hands full with those two little live wires

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • pistol
  • dynamo
  • powerhouse
  • fireball
  • achiever
  • comer
  • bootstrapper
  • highflier
  • enterpriser
  • hustler
  • hummer
  • doer
  • highflyer
  • go-getter
  • go-ahead
  • dasher
  • self-starter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • loafer
  • trifler
  • idler
  • dawdler
  • couch potato
  • shirker
  • lounger
  • goldbrick
  • slouch
  • drone
  • slacker
  • slug
  • deadbeat
  • sluggard
  • dallier
  • slugabed
  • layabout
  • laggard
  • clock-watcher
  • lingerer
  • lazybones
  • loiterer
  • slowpoke
  • do-nothing
  • stick-in-the-mud
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2
as in powerhouse
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired that new reporter on the police beat is a real live wire

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • powerhouse
  • eager beaver
  • bootstrapper
  • highflier
  • hustler
  • hummer
  • achiever
  • highflyer
  • go-getter
  • enterpriser
  • go-ahead
  • comer
  • doer
  • self-starter
  • individualist
  • he-man

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • putterer
  • loafer
  • trifler
  • idler
  • dawdler
  • shirker
  • drone
  • goldbrick
  • procrastinator
  • dallier
  • lounger
  • slacker
  • sluggard
  • laggard
  • neglecter
  • lingerer
  • malingerer
  • loiterer
  • lazybones
  • slowpoke
  • dreamer
  • ignorer
  • dropout
  • daydreamer
  • quitter
  • stick-in-the-mud
  • ne'er-do-well
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