英语词汇“wire”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

wirewire1 /waɪɚ/ ●●● S2 W3 noun

ETYMOLOGYwire¹

Origin: Old English wir

COLLOCATIONS► over the wire

This story just came over the wire.

1THIN METAL [uncountable] metal in the form of a long thin thread: The cable is made of many twisted strands of copper wire.2ELECTRICITY/PHONES a)[countable] a long thin piece of metal that carries electrical currents or telephone signals: a telephone wire b)by wire using wires that are connected together: The signals are sent by wire.3under the wire if something is done under the wire, it is done just before it must be finished: They got the proposal in just under the wire.4get your wires crossed to become confused about what someone is saying because you think he or she is talking about something else: We got our wires crossed and I waited for an hour in the wrong place.5RECORDING EQUIPMENT [countable] a piece of electronic recording equipment, usually worn secretly on someone’s clothes6MESSAGE [countable] a telegram7NEWS [uncountable] an electronic system, used by some news organizations, for sending news stories to many different places at once: wire reports This story just came over the wire.[Origin: Old English wir] → see also chicken wire, go/come/be down to the wire at down1 (18), live wire, wire service, wiry

noun | verb

wirewire2 ●○○ S3 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

wire

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	wire
	he, she, it	wires
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	wired
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have wired
	he, she, it	has wired
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had wired
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will wire
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have wired

Continuous Form
Present	I	am wiring
	he, she, it	is wiring
	you, we, they	are wiring
Past	I, he, she, it	was wiring
	you, we, they	were wiring
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been wiring
	he, she, it	has been wiring
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been wiring
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be wiring
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been wiring

1ELECTRICITY (also wire up) to connect the wires inside a building or a piece of equipment so that electricity can pass through: The electrician is coming to wire the house tomorrow. Check that the plug has been wired correctly.2ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (also wire up) to connect electrical equipment to the electrical system using wires: The microphone is wired to a loudspeaker.3MONEY to send money electronically: Could you wire me $50?4FASTEN to fasten two or more things together using wire: Tracy had to have her jaw wired shut.5RECORDING EQUIPMENT to attach a secret piece of recording equipment to a person or a room6MESSAGE to send a telegram to someone → see also wiring