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1.[u][c]金属丝；金属线；一段金属丝（或线）metal in the form of thin thread; a piece of this

2.[c][u]电线；导线a piece of wire that is used to carry an electric current or signal

3.[sing]金属丝编制的栅栏；铁丝网a wire fence

get your wires crossed

误会（别人的意思）to become confused about what sb has said to you so that you think they meant sth else

go, come, etc. (right) down to the wire

直到最后才见分晓if you say that a situation goesdown to the wire , you mean that the result will not be decided or known until the very end

1.~ sth (up)用导线给（建筑物、设备等）接通电源to connect a building, piece of equipment, etc. to an electricity supply using wires

2.~ sb/sth up (to sth).~ sb/sth to sth将…连接到（磁带录音机、计算机等设备）to connect sb/sth to a piece of equipment, especially a tape recorder or computer system

3.~ sth (for sth)给…安装窃听器to put a special device somewhere in order to listen secretly to other people's conversations

4.给（某人）打电报to send sb a message by telegram

5.给（某人）电汇to send money from one bank to another using an electronic system

1.金属线,铜丝,铁丝,钢丝;【电】导线;线路;金属丝网;【纸】抄网

2.电信;〈口〉电报

3.(木偶的)牵线,操纵绳;背后操纵的势力;秘密引线;秘密策略

4.〈美俚〉对囚犯好的看守

5.终点线

1.电送;〈口〉(给...)打电报

2.用金属丝卷[绑住]

3.(在...)安电线;用金属线穿(珠子)

4.用铁丝网捉(鸟)

5.把...联入(电脑网络)

1.a long thin piece of metal like a thread; made from wire

2.a long thin piece of metal that carries electricity or telephone signals

3.a piece of electronic equipment that someone wears under their clothes to allow other people to hear their conversations secretly

4.a telegram

1.to connect a piece of electrical equipment to something, or to connect the wires inside a piece of equipment

2.to join things together using wire

3.to send money directly from one bank to another using an electronic system; to send a telegram to someone

4.to hide a piece of equipment somewhere that allows conversations to be heard secretly