send a wire
wire在此指电报。
I sent a wire to my mother.
我给母亲发了份电报。
电线；导线；铁丝网；铁丝网栅栏；电报；终点线；串珠记分器
thin metal thread
Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
用金属制成的韧带,用于固定物品或制作笼子、围栏等
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
传输电力的金属导体
a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
A metal conductor that carries electricity.
赛道的终点线
the finishing line on a racetrack
A fence made of usually barbed wire.
A finish line of a racetrack.
An electric telegraph; a telegram.
A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
A long, filamenteous, ornamental feather.
The wire behind the TV is tangled with the other cables.
电视机后面的电线和其他电缆缠在一起了。
用法提示：这里 wire 是可数名词，指定指某一条传输电流的电线。
She tied the tomato plants to the stakes with a thin wire.
她用一根细铁丝把番茄植株绑在木桩上。
用法提示：这里 wire 作可数名词，指一根细金属丝。
The farmer repaired the fence with new wire after the storm.
暴风雨过后，农夫用新铁丝修好了围栏。
用法提示：这里 wire 是不可数名词，指用作材料的金属丝。
wire在此指电报。
I sent a wire to my mother.
我给母亲发了份电报。
wire此处为可数名词，指电线。
Be careful when connecting the wires.
连接电线时要小心。
by wire为固定搭配，指通过电报方式。
The news was sent by wire.
这消息是通过电报发送的。
grammar · medium
易错句子The wire is busy.
正确表达The line is busy.
中国学生误将“电话线”中的“线”直译为wire，但wire指金属导体，而电话的连接应用line。
grammar · medium
易错句子I don't have wire TV.
正确表达I don't have cable TV.
中国学生受“电线”影响，将cable TV误说成wire TV，但wire泛指金属丝，cable才指电视信号电缆。
cable一般指较粗的、多股绞合的电缆，用于电力或信号传输；wire则指单根金属导线，常用于电路连接。
cord指带有绝缘层的软线，常用于连接电器；wire更常指裸线或硬线，用于固定布线。
电线
The electric wire was damaged in the storm.
电线在暴风雨中损坏了。
带刺铁丝网
The prison is surrounded by barbed wire.
监狱周围有带刺铁丝网。
铁丝网围栏
They built a wire fence to keep animals out.
他们建了铁丝网围栏以防动物进入。
电汇
I paid the deposit via wire transfer.
我通过电汇支付了定金。
带电电线
Never touch a live wire.
切勿触碰带电电线。
钢丝钳
He used a wire cutter to trim the fence.
他用钢丝钳修剪围栏。
直到最后一刻
The game was down to the wire, with both teams tied in the final seconds.
比赛直到最后一刻才分出胜负，双方在最后几秒仍战平。
误解；弄错
I think we got our wires crossed about the meeting time.
我想我们对会议时间理解有误。
幕后操纵；利用关系
He got the job because his uncle pulled wires for him.
他得到这份工作是因为他叔叔在幕后为他活动。
红线还是蓝线？
A classic bomb-defusing line from many movies, symbolizing a critical choice.
许多电影中拆弹的经典台词，象征着关键时刻的选择。
我是个带电的电线
Lyrics from AC/DC's song 'Live Wire', describing someone energetic and dangerous.
AC/DC歌曲《Live Wire》中的歌词，形容一个人充满活力且危险。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.