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wire
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- Conjugation :
past
wired
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ing
wiring
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Derivatives :
adj
wirelike
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- wire
['waɪər]
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1.
noun
[c/u]
(metal) 金属丝
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2.
noun
[c]
[电子]
(uninsulated) 电线
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3.
noun
(insulated) 电缆
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4.
noun
[c]
[esp US]
(telegram) 电报
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5.
vt.
[US]
(with telegram) 发电报给
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6.
vt.
[电子]
[+building]
(also： wire up) 给…布线
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7.
vt.
[+appliance]
[ plug]
(put cables in) 给…接线
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8.
vt.
(connect) 给…连线
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- wire
[ˈwaɪər]
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1.
n.[c/u]
金属丝，金属线
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2.
noun
[Person Name]
怀尔
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3.
n.[c/u]
电线，电缆，电话线
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4.
n.[c]
终点线
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5.
n.[c]
[Spoken]
电报
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6.
n.[u]
电报系统
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7.
n.[u]
金属丝制成的栅栏或障碍物
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8.
n.[c]
[Slang]
精力充沛的、活跃的人
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9.
n.[c]
[Slang]
偷偷潜到某地的侦探
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10.
vt.
给……安装电线，用导线接通
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11.
vt.
发电报给，用电报发（消息）给
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12.
vt.
用金属丝固定，用金属丝捆绑
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The columns were wired to the beams for support.
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这些立柱被焊到大梁上提供支撑。
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13.
vt.
用金属丝串起
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14.
vt.
给……通电
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15.
vt.
[Slang]
安装电子偷听设备，安装窃听器
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16.
adjective
金属丝制的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- wire
[waɪə]
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1.
n
a slender flexible strand or rod of metal
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2.
n
a cable consisting of several metal strands twisted together
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3.
n
a flexible metallic conductor, esp one made of copper, usually insulated, and used to carry electric current in a circuit
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4.
n
[modifier]
of, relating to, or made of wire
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a wire fence
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a wire stripper
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5.
n
anything made of wire, such as wire netting, a barbed wire fence, etc
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6.
n
a long continuous wire or cable connecting points in a telephone or telegraph system
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7.
n
an informal name for telegram
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8.
n
an informal name for telephone
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9.
n
[old-fashioned]
a metallic string on a guitar, piano, etc
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10.
n
[horse racing]
[chiefly US and Canadian]
the finishing line on a racecourse
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11.
n
a wire-gauze screen upon which pulp is spread to form paper during the manufacturing process
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12.
n
anything resembling a wire, such as a hair
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13.
n
a snare made of wire for rabbits and similar animals
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14.
vb
[mainly tr]
[also intr]
to send a telegram to (a person or place)
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15.
vb
to send (news, a message, etc) by telegraph
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16.
vb
to equip (an electrical system, circuit, or component) with wires
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17.
vb
to fasten or furnish with wire
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18.
vb
[often foll by up]
to provide (an area) with fibre optic cabling to receive cable television
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19.
vb
to string (beads, etc) on wire
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20.
vb
[croquet]
to leave (a player's ball) so that a hoop or peg lies between it and the other balls
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21.
vb
to snare with wire
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22.
vb
[Etymology]
Old English wir; related to Old High German wiara, Old Norse vira, Latin viriae bracelet
Examples
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an electric wire
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电线
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to introduce an electric wire into a conduit
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把电线插入导线管
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loop the wire around the post
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把导线绕在柱子上
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reply by wire
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用电报回答
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All I could see around was just a wire fence.
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四周我能看到的只有钢丝网。
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