wire 1 S2 W3 / waɪə $ waɪr / 名词

1 [可数和不可数名词] thin metal in the form of a thread, or a piece of this :

copper wire

a wire fence → barbed wire , high wire , tripwire

2 [可数名词] a piece of metal like this, used for carrying electrical currents or signals :

a telephone wire

3 get your wires crossed to become confused about what someone is saying because you think they are talking about something else

4 go/come/be down to the wire informal especially American English to be finished or achieved with very little time left :

The game was very close and went right down to the wire.

5 [可数名词] American English a piece of electronic recording equipment, usually worn secretly on someone’s clothes

6 [可数名词] American English a telegram

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + wire

fine/thin Use a piece of fine wire to clear the obstruction.

thick Curtains hung from a thick wire.

copper/steel wire Electrical impulses are sent down the copper wire.

barbed wire (= wire with a lot of sharp points on it, used for making fences ) The prison was surrounded by barbed wire.

wire + NOUN

a wire fence We drew up outside a compound surrounded by a wire fence.

a wire rack Bake the biscuits for 10 minutes until golden. Cool on a wire rack.

短语

a piece/length/strand of wire The pieces of wire he’d cut were too short.

a coil of wire The coil of barbed wire will be used for a fence.

a loop of wire There is no latch or knob – just a loop of wire that goes over a nail.