wireKK [ˋwaɪɚ] /ˈwaɪɚ/名詞1電線、電纜Don't touch that wire; it may still be live.不要碰那條電線，可能還有電。2金屬線、鐵絲She twisted a piece of wire around the broken handle.她用一段鐵絲把斷掉的把手綁緊。3竊聽器口語The informant was wearing a wire during the meeting.那名線民在會面時身上藏著竊聽器。4電報舊式He sent his family a wire as soon as he arrived.他一到就給家人發了封電報。動詞1裝設電線、接線An electrician came to wire the new kitchen yesterday.昨天有電工來替新廚房配線。顯示全部 11 個義項動詞2匯款、電匯Please wire the deposit to our account by Friday.請在星期五前把訂金匯到我們的帳戶。3用金屬線綁、捆紮The gate was wired shut to keep the dogs in.大門被用鐵絲綁住，以免狗跑出去。4發電報舊式She wired her editor the story from the harbor.她從港口把那則報導用電報發給編輯。片語動詞1接上線路、裝上They wired up the speakers before the guests arrived.他們在客人到之前把喇叭接上線。片語1直到最後一刻、勝負難分口語The election went right down to the wire.這場選舉一路拚到最後一刻才見高下。2溝通有誤、搞錯彼此的意思口語We must have got our wires crossed about the time.我們對時間一定是溝通出了誤會。