noun🔗Share电线，金属丝。 Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die."The electrician used a spool of copper wire to connect the new lamp. "电工用了一卷铜电线来连接新的灯。materialtechnologyelectricmachineelectronicsindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share电线，金属丝。 A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable."The electrician used a thick copper wire to connect the new lamp to the outlet. "电工用了一根粗铜线将新灯连接到插座上。materialtechnologyelectronicselectriccommunicationsignalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share电线，导线 A metal conductor that carries electricity."The electrician used a thick copper wire to connect the lamp to the power outlet. "电工用了一根粗铜线把灯连接到电源插座上。materialelectronicstechnologyelectricessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share铁丝网，带刺铁丝网 A fence made of usually barbed wire."The farmer repaired the broken wire fence around his field. "农夫修理了他田地周围那段断了的带刺铁丝网。propertymaterialagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share终点线，跑道终点。 A finish line of a racetrack."The runners sprinted toward the wire, eager to cross the finish line. "赛跑者们朝着终点线奋力冲刺，渴望越过跑道终点。sportraceachievementgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share电线，缆线 A telecommunication wire or cable"The teacher used a wire to connect the projector to the computer. "老师用一根电线把投影仪连接到电脑上。communicationelectronicstechnologydeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share电报 (by extension) An electric telegraph; a telegram."My aunt sent a wire to let us know she was coming to visit for the weekend. "我姑妈发了电报通知我们，说她要来过周末。communicationtechnologymediaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share窃听器，身上带的录音设备. A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence."The detective wore a wire to record the suspect's conversation about the robbery. "那个侦探身上带着窃听器，录下嫌疑人关于抢劫的对话。policetechnologycommunicationdevicelawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share底线，最后期限。 A deadline or critical endpoint."This election is going to go right to the wire"这次选举将会非常胶着，直到最后关头才能见分晓。businesstimejobessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share算盘珠线 A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score."The wire strung with colorful beads was used to keep score during the family's board game tournament. "挂着彩色珠子的算盘珠线，在家庭桌游比赛中被用来记分。gamesportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share幕后操纵，暗中控制 (usually in the plural) Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings."to pull the wires for office"为了在办公室里幕后操纵.entertainmentorganizationsystemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share女扒手， 掏包贼。 (thieves' slang) A pickpocket who targets women."The thief, known as "The Whisperer" among the student body, was a notorious wire. "那个窃贼在学生中被称为“低语者”，是个臭名昭著的女扒手。personpolicejobsocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share暗号, 信号。 A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game."The students used a wire to signal each other during the test. "考试时，这些学生用暗号互相传递信号作弊。communicationgamesignalactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share毛衣针，编织针 A knitting needle."My grandmother used a thick wire for knitting her favorite scarves. "我奶奶用一根粗毛衣针编织她最喜欢的围巾。utensilitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share羽丝 The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds."The hummingbird's tiny wire of iridescent blue feathers gleamed in the sunlight. "蜂鸟那纤细的，泛着蓝绿色光芒的羽丝在阳光下闪闪发光。biologybirdanatomypartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用铁丝固定，用金属丝绑。 To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing."We need to wire that hole in the fence."我们需要用铁丝把篱笆上的那个洞绑起来。materialutilitytechnicalindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用电线连接，用电报发送 To string on a wire."wire beads"用电线串珠子utilitytechnologycommunicationelectronicselectricessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share接线，布线。 To equip with wires for use with electricity."Do you know how to wire a plug?"你知道怎么给插头接线吗？technologyelectronicselectricutilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share接线，布线，安装线路。 To add something into an electrical system by means of wiring; to incorporate or include something."The electrician wired the new light fixture into the house's electrical system. "电工把新的灯具接线到房屋的电力系统里了。technologyelectronicselectricessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share被设定，被安排 (usually passive) To fix or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour) in a particular way."The strict rules of the school were designed to wire students to be obedient and focused. "学校的严格规定旨在将学生们塑造成顺从和专注的人。mindcharacterhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share电汇，汇款。 To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph."The detective wired ahead, hoping that the fugitive would be caught at the railway station."侦探事先发了电报，希望在火车站抓住那个逃犯。(Zhēntàn shìxiān fāle diànbào, xīwàng zài huǒchēzhàn zhuāzhù nàge táofàn.)communicationtechnologyfinancebusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share绷紧, 感到紧张。 To make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired."Coffee late at night wires me good and proper."晚上很晚喝咖啡会让我精神高度紧张。mindsensationemotionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share安装窃听器, 装窃听器 To install eavesdropping equipment."The spy agency wired the school building to monitor student conversations. "情报机构在教学楼里装了窃听器，以监视学生的谈话。technologypolicecommunicationelectronicsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用金属丝捆住，用金属丝固定. To snare by means of a wire or wires."The hunter wired the bird with a thin, almost invisible wire, preventing it from escaping. "猎人用一根细得几乎看不见的金属丝捆住了那只鸟，使它无法逃脱。technicaltechnologyactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share绊球, 封球 To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot."The batter wired the ball, but the wire of the cricket wicket prevented a run. "击球手本想绊球, 但板球门柱上的金属丝挡住了球，阻止了跑垒。sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
