wire

英 ['waɪə(r)] 美 ['waɪər]

• n. 金属丝；电线；电报
• vt. 发电报；装电线；(通过电线)接通；用金属丝把...连一起；电汇

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U] [C] 金属丝,金属线

   metal that has been formed into a thin flexible threadlike rod

2. [C] [U] 电线,导线

   wire used to carry electric current or signals

3. [U] 金属丝制成的障碍物或框架等

   barrier, framework, fence, etc. made from wire

4. [C] 电报

   telegram

v. (动词)

1. vt. 给…装金属线

   connect up wires in (sth, especially an electrical system)

2. vt. & vi. 拍电报

   send a telegram to

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 金属线，金属丝，金属弦线，铜丝，铁丝，钢丝
2. 金属丝网，铁丝网
3. 电线，电话线
4. 金属丝制品
5. <口>电报
6. 电信
7. 终点线
8. 【电】导线
9. 电缆
10. 线路
11. 【造纸】抄网

v. 动词

1. 用金属丝缚，用金属丝卷
2. 安电线，给...装电线
3. 用金属线穿（珠子）
4. 用铁丝网捉（鸟）
5. 电送，用电报发送
6. 打电报，拍电报给
7. 把...联入（电脑网络）
8. 用导线给接通电源
9. 将…连接到（磁带录音机、计算机等设备）
10. 给…安装窃听器，安装电子偷听设备
11. 给（某人）电汇
12. 用金属丝把…连在一起
13. 给…装金属线
14. 诱捕

英英释义

Noun:

1. ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

2. a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance

3. the finishing line on a racetrack

4. a message transmitted by telegraph

Verb:

1. provide with electrical circuits;

   "wire the addition to the house"
   

2. send cables, wires, or telegrams

3. fasten with wire;

   "The columns were wired to the beams for support"
   

4. string on a wire;

   "wire beads"
   

5. equip for use with electricity;

   "electrify an appliance"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The fabric was displayed on a wired stand.
   那种织物陈列在金属制的架子上。
2. The rope was not strong enough, so we used wire.
   这根绳子不够结实，所以我们用金属线。
3. The hot wire is caused by overload.
   电线发热是由于过载造成的。
4. I sent a wire to my mother this morning.
   今天上午我给母亲打了电话。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. Yon can wire the details to my brother in New York.
   你可以将细节电告我在纽约的兄弟。
2. The kids are taught how to wire a plug.
   孩子被教导如何在把电线装进塞子。
3. As soon as the equipment is wired up, you can use it.
   这个设备一接通电源你就能用了。
4. The two pieces of wood were wired together.
   这两块木头已用金属丝捆在一起了。
5. I'd like to wire some money to my son in Seattle.
   我想给我在西雅图的儿子电汇一些钱。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The string wasn't strong enough, so we used wire.
   线不够结实,所以我们用金属线。
2. Wind the wire around the post.
   把铁丝绕在那根柱子上。
3. The box was tied with a wire.
   这箱子是用铁丝绑的。
4. One of the connecting wires came loose.
   这些金属线中有一根松掉了。
5. The electrician wound the wires off.
   电工把电线卷起解下来。
6. Usually wires are covered with plastic.
   电线外面通常包有一层塑料外壳。
7. Make sure that the wires are not touching each other.
   确保电线不互相接触。
8. The gale tore down telephone wires.
   大风把电话线刮断了。
9. Why was his wire busy?
   为什么他的电话线老占线?
10. There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.
    我的收音机肯定什么地方有条线松了。
11. We'll have to connect these wires to make the radio work.
    要使这台收音机工作,我们得把这些电线连接起来。
12. The hamster had got through the wire at the front of its cage.
    仓鼠从其笼子前部的栅栏处钻出去了。
13. We received a wire saying they arrived safely.
    我们收到一封电报说他们已经安全到达。
14. I decided to send a wire ordering a room with twin beds.
    我决定拍电报预定一个有两张单人床的房间。
15. He is all wire — and every wire strung tight.
    他浑身肌肉发达,全身肌肉都是紧绷的。

～+to- v

1. He got a wire to go home.
   他接到一封让他回家的电报。
2. His wire to pay immediately received no answer.
   他要求立即付款的电报没有得到答复。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. She wired home for money.
   她拍电报给家里要钱。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. The workmen are busy wiring the new school.
   工人们正忙着给那所新建的学校装电线。
2. Wire me if anything important happens.
   如果发生什么重大的事情就打电报给我。
3. Please wire me when you arrive.
   你到达后请打电报给我。
4. I wired him because there was no time to send a letter.
   由于没时间寄信,我给他打了电报。
5. He wired one end of the chain to the hook.
   他用金属丝把链条的一头缚在钩上。
6. Wire one end of the cable to the plug.
   把电缆的一端接在插头上。

S+～+that-clause

1. He wired that he would be delayed.
   他打来电报说他得晚到。
2. He wired that he had quite recovered.
   他打来电报说他已基本康复。

用作双宾动词

S+～+ pron./n. + n./pron.

1. We wired him a message of congratulation.
   我们给他发去了贺电。
2. He wired me the time of his arrival.
   他电告我他到达的时间。
3. He wired me the results of the examination.
   他通过电报把考试结果告诉了我。
4. He wired them his flight number and arrival time.
   他通过电报通知他们自己所乘的航班和到达时间。
5. She wired him the money to get home.
   她把回家的钱电汇给他。
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6. They were wired the instructions.
   指示已电告他们。

S+～+ n./pron. +to pron./n.

1. You can wire the details to my brother in New York.
   你可以将细节电告我在纽约的弟弟。
2. They wired a message of congratulation to the workers on their success.
   他们给工作人员发去了贺电,对他们的成功表示祝贺。
3. I wired $ 600 to a friend of mine in Japan to buy a video recorder.
   我把600美元电汇给我在日本的一个朋友,让他买一台录像机。
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4. The money is being wired to the bank in New York City.
   这笔钱正电汇给纽约市的那家银行。

S+～+ pron./n. +wh-to- v

1. We will wire you where to meet.
   我们将用电报通知你在哪儿见面。

S+～+ pron./n. +that-clause

1. He wired me that the work was going on smoothly.
   他打电报给我说工作正在顺利进行着。
2. He wired me that he had passed the examination.
   他打电报告诉我说他已通过考试。

用作宾补动词

S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

1. Her parents wired her to come home.
   她父母打电报让她回家。
2. He wired his brother to buy oil shares.
   他电告他兄弟购买石油股票。
3. He wired his brother to send some money.
   他给他哥哥打了个电报要求寄些钱来。

其他

v -ed as Attrib.

1. The fabric was displayed on a wired stand.
   那种织物陈列在金属制的架子上。

经典引文

• Opens a complicated lock with a crude piece of bent wire.

  出自： A. Koestler

• A temptation to wire..the stem of a recalcitrant tulip.

  出自： C. Spry

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

get one's wires crossed

误解或弄不清某人的话 be mistaken or confused about what sb is saying or has said

pull (the) wires

在幕后操纵; 走后门 use influential friends, indirect pressure, etc. in order to obtain an advantage

under the wire

在最后期限前,刚好来得及 in time

用作动词 (v.)

wire back (v.+adv.)

回电 send back a telegram
wire back
She has wired back.

她已经回电了。

wire for (v.+prep.)

给…装置线路 provide (a building or room) with wires to provide sth (such as electricity)
wire for sb
He wired for his son immediately.

他立即发电报要儿子回来。
I have been wired for from home.

家中来电要我回去。 wire sth for sth
An electrician started wiring the office for lights.

一名电工开始给办公室接电灯照明线。
The studio is being wired for sound.

这个播音室正在安装音响设备用的电线。

wire in (v.+adv.)

开始积极地工作 begin to work actively
wire sth ⇔ in
The cooker is not yet wired in to the main supply.

炊具尚未接通电源。
The goats were wired in.

用铁丝网把山羊圈起来。
A large area of land was wired in.

一大片土地用铁丝网围了起来。 wire in
Wire in, everybody, don't stand watching!

加油干,诸位,别站在那儿看着!
All the family wired in and soon the job was finished.

全家一起拼命干,一会儿就把活干完了。

wire into (v.+prep.)

开始积极地工作 begin to work actively
wire into sth
If we wire into this job, we shall finish by half past ten.

如果我们抓紧干,我们能在十点半完成这项工作。

wire off (v.+adv.)

用电报发送信息; 电汇; 打电报 send (a message or money) by telegraph; send a telegraph message
wire sth ⇔ off
I wired the money off at once as soon as I got your request.

我一收到你的请求立即把钱电汇过去。

wire together (v.+adv.)

把…绑在一起 join sth together
wire sth together
He wired the two pieces together.

他用金属丝把两件东西绑在一起。
He wired a broken chair together.

他用金属丝把破椅子绑好。
The two pieces of wood were wired together.

这两块木头已用金属丝捆在一起了。

wire up (v.+adv.)

(为…)接通电源 provide (a building) with an electrical supply
wire sth ⇔ up
As soon as the equipment is wired up, you can use it.

这个设备一接通电你就能用了。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• bend the wire 把铁丝弄弯
• cut out wire 剪下铁丝
• draw wires 抽制金属线
• jump wires 跳线跨接
• lay a telephone wire 架设电话线
• send (off) a wire 发电报

形容词+～

• electric wire 电线
• enameled wire 漆包线
• fine wire 细金属线
• hot wire 带电电线
• insulated wire 绝缘线
• live wire 载电线
• private wire 私人专用线

名词+～

• copper wire 铜线
• fuse wire 保险丝
• ground wire 地线
• iron wire 铁线
• piano wire 钢琴丝
• safety wire 保险丝
• telephone wire 电话线
• trip wire 绊脚线,地雷拉发线

介词+～

• along wire 沿着电线
• by wire 用电报
• a section of wire 一段导线或铁丝
• the length of the wire 导线的长度
• rediffusion on wire 有线转播

～+介词

• wire from home 从家来的电报

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• wire a house 为一座房子装电线
• wire pearls 用金属线穿珍珠
• wire the new school 给新学校装电线

～+副词

• wire home 拍电报回家
• wire immediately 立即发电报
• wire back 回电
• wire in 用铁丝网围住,接通电源
• wire off 用电报发送,拍电报
• wire together 用铁丝把…绑在一起

～+介词

• wire for sb 拍电报要某人来
• wire to sb 向某人打电报

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. wire的基本意思是“金属丝,金属线”,也可指连接电器用的“电线,导线”或用金属丝制成的“障碍物或框架等”。wire还可指“电报”。
2. wires表示“多根或多段金属线”。
3. wire用于比喻可指“生龙活虎的人”。

v. (动词)

1. wire用作名词的意思是“电线”,转化为动词意思是“接上电线,给…装上电线”。在美国口语中, wire还可作“拍电报”“电汇”解。
2. wire可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时可接名词、代词或that从句作宾语,也可接双宾语,直接宾语可以由that从句或带有疑问词的动词不定式充当,其间接宾语可转化为介词to的宾语。wire还可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。
3. wire用作不及物动词时,常和back, in连用。
4. wire的过去分词wired可用作形容词,在句中作表语或定语。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

wire, cord, line, rope, string, thread

• 这组词的共同意思是“绳”“索”。line可以代替其他五个词,也可用来指抽象或借喻性的线; cord指中等粗细的绳子; rope指较粗、较结实的绳子; thread指用棉花、丝料制成用来做衣服的细线; string指细绳; wire指金属丝、铁丝,也可指电线。

wire, telegram, telegraph

• 这组词都有“电报”的意思。其区别在于：
• 1.telegram是具体名词,可与不定冠词a连用,表示“一封电报”。
• 2.telegraph是抽象名词,指一种向远方快速传送信息的方法,多与by连用,常用于书面语。例如:
• The information may be carried over wires by telephone or by telegraph.信息可以通过电线由电话或电报传送。
• 3.wire多用作具体名词,意为telegram,偶尔也可用作抽象名词,意为telegraph,通常只用于口语。例如:
• Let me know by wire.拍电报告诉我吧。
• We received a wire saying they arrived safely.我们收到了告知他们已安全抵达的电报。
• I got a wire from home this morning.今天上午我接到家里拍来的电报。

string，rope，line，cord，thread，wire

• 这些名词均含“线”之意。
• string普通用词，指捆绑小件物品的细绳或细带子。
• rope指用于捆绑大物件的粗壮而坚固的绳子，一般用绵、毛、麻、金属或其它材料制成。
• line普通用词，含义广泛，指任何一种线，常作引申用。
• cord指比string粗，比rope细，较牢固，通常用于捆扎较小物品的线或绳。用作引申当约束讲。
• thread普通用词，指用棉、毛、丝或纤维等纹成的很细的线，通常用于缝纫、纺织等。
• wire专指用金属制成的线。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 消息是用电报发来的。

   误 The message came in wire.

   正 The message came by wire.

   析 表示“通过打电报”,应该用介词by。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的wir，意为金属丝。

近反义词

【近义词】

• line
• rope
• string
• thread