0 a piece of thin metal thread that can be bent, used for fastening things and for making particular types of objects that are strong but can bend:
1 a telegram
2 to fasten two things together using wire:
3 to send money using an electrical communication system:
4 thin metal that can be bent, used in a stiff form in fences and in a form more easily shaped for fastening things or for carrying electric currents:
[ U ] There was a six-foot high wire fence around the playground.
5 a telegram
6 to send a message or money by telegraph:
My father wired me $300.
8 a piece of long thin metal that can be bent or used to hold things together:
Thin strands of copper wire are wrapped around the connection and soldered.
9 a piece of long thin metal that can carry signals or electricity:
10 an electronic system for sending money from one bank account to another:
by wire Amounts over $1,000 can be transferred to your bank account by wire or by check.
11 a piece of electronic equipment that someone wears so that other people can secretly listen to their conversation, especially when trying to trick someone:
12 if something is down to the wire, it is not clear or decided until the last possible moment:
go/come down to the wire It was likely the leadership contest would go down to the wire.
Contract negotiations with two unions that represent more than 100,000 employees are expected to go right down to the wire.
13 if people get their wires crossed, they have a different understanding of the same situation:
14 to send money from one bank account to another using an electronic system:
15 in the past, to send someone a telegram (= message sent over electrical wires and printed out)
A wire has come loose at the back.
The cable has a copper wire surrounded by a plastic sheath.
Drill a hole through the back of the cupboard and pass the wires through.
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金屬線, 金屬絲, 電線…
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alambre, cable, alambre [masculine…
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fil [masculine] de fer, fil [masculine] électrique, fil (métallique/électrique)…
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