wire

1. N-VAR A wire is a long thin piece of metal that is used to fasten things or to carry electric current. (用以绑东西或导电的) 金属丝

...fine copper wire. …细铜丝。

2. N-COUNT A wire is a cable that carries power or signals from one place to another. 电线; 电缆

I ripped out the telephone wire that ran through to his office. 我拔掉连接到他办公室的电话线。

3. V-T If you wire something such as a building or piece of equipment, you put wires inside it so that electricity or signals can pass into or through it. 在…里装设电线

...learning to wire and plumb the house herself. …她学会自己在房子里装设电线和水管。

Each of the homes has a security system and is wired for cable television. 每一家都有安全系统，并装设了有线电视线。

4. PHRASAL VERB Wire up means the same as . 在…里装设电线

Wire the thermometers up to trigger off an alarm bell if the temperature drops. 把温度计的电线连接上，当温度下降时，就会触发警报。

5. PHRASE If something goes to the wire, it continues until the last possible moment. 直至最后一刻[journalism]

Negotiators again worked right down to the wire to reach an agreement. 谈判者们再次一直工作到最后达成协议为止。

6. →see also barbed wire