wire
Từ điển Collocation
wire noun
1 metal as thin thread
ADJ. taut, tight | loose, slack | fine, thin | thick | flexible, soft | stiff | rusty | barbed, chicken (= wire mesh used to make fences), razor | piano | perimeter | trip (also tripwire) The bomb was attached to a tripwire laid across the road. | high (= in a circus) One man rode a bicycle along the high wire as the climax to the act.
QUANT. length, piece, strand
VERB + WIRE cut They cut the perimeter wire and escaped. | stretch The wire was stretched between two poles.
WIRE + NOUN grill, mesh, netting | basket, brush, cage, coat hanger, fence, fencing, frame, rack Cool the cakes on a wire rack. | cutters (also wire-cutters)
PREP. behind a/the ~ Behind the wire, the prisoners were exercising. | under a/the ~ We got in under the wire.
2 for electricity
ADJ. electric, electrical, electricity Don't place carpets over electrical wires. overhead electricity wires | earth, live, neutral Don't touch that wire. It's live. | overhead | telegraph, telephone | fuse | bare, exposed Watch out for bare wires. | insulated, plastic-coated, plastic-covered | frayed
VERB + WIRE attach, connect The wire was attached to a pin in the plug. | disconnect He disconnected the wire from the clock. | run The electrician ran a wire from the kitchen to the bedroom.
WIRE + VERB go, lead, run, trail Where does this wire go? There were wires trailing everywhere. | show Surely the wires shouldn't show like that?
PREP. along a/the ~ the flow of electrical currents along a wire | down a/the ~ A dry laugh echoed down the telephone wire.
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
- a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance; conducting wire
- the finishing line on a racetrack
- a message transmitted by telegraph; telegram
File Extension Dictionary
Wavefront Studio Wireframe (Alias)
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
wires|wired|wiring
syn.: bind cable electrify fasten telegraph tie
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