| 单词 | wire-heel |
| 释义 | wire /wīr/noun
To send a telegram ORIGIN: OE wīr; ON vīrr (combining form) wired adjective
wireˈless adjective
To communicate by radio wīˈrer noun Someone who wires, or who uses wire, eg to snare animals wīˈrily adverb wīˈriness noun wīˈring noun
wīˈry adjective
wire bar noun (metallurgy) Copper of a high purity cast into a tapered ingot and used to produce copper wire wire bird noun The St Helena plover, named from the wire grass that is its habitat wire bridge noun A suspension bridge wire brush noun
wire cloth noun Closely-woven wire mesh wireˈ-dancer noun A performer on a tight wire wireˈ-dancing noun wired glass noun Glass in which a wire mesh has been incorporated during rolling as a resistance against fire and explosion blast wireˈdraw transitive verb
wireˈdrawer noun wireˈdrawing noun wireˈdrawn adjective Spun out into needless fine distinctions wired wireless noun The transmission of signals by means of electromagnetic waves guided by conductors, the frequencies being of the same order as those used for radio communication wire fraud noun (US law) Fraud committed by means of electronic communications wire gauge noun
wire gauze noun A kind of stiff close fabric made of fine wire wire glass noun Glass reinforced with an embedded sheet or wire mesh wire grass noun
wire guard noun A guard made of wire netting for placing in front of a fire wireˈ-guided adjective (of a missile) controlled by signals transmitted through fine wires which are connected to the control box and uncoiled during flight wireˈ-hair noun A wire-haired terrier wireˈ-haired adjective (of an animal) having a coat of rather rough, hard hair wire-haired terrier noun A fox terrier with this kind of coat wireˈ-heel noun In horses and cattle, a defect or disease of the foot wire line noun One of the close-set lines in laid paper, perpendicular to the waterlines or chain lines, visible by transmitted light wireˈman noun
wire nail noun A common type of nail, round or elliptical in cross-section, cut from steel wire wire netting noun A texture of galvanized wire woven in the form of a net wireˈphoto noun A photograph sent over a wire circuit by electrical means wireˈpuller noun
wireˈpulling noun wire rope noun A rope made of twisted wire wire service noun (chiefly N American) An agency that supplies news to radio or TV stations, newspapers, etc wireˈ-sewn or wireˈ-stitched adjective (of booklets, etc) stapled with wire rather than sewn with thread wireˈ-stringed adjective wireˈstripper noun A tool for stripping the protective insulation from electrical wires wireˈtap transitive verb To tap (a telephone) or the telephone of wireˈtapper noun wireˈtapping noun wireˈ-walker noun A wire-dancer wireˈway noun
wire wheel noun A wheel, esp on a sports car, etc, in which the rim is connected to the hub by wire spokes wire wool noun A mass of very fine wire for scouring wireˈwork noun
wireˈworker noun wireˈworking noun wireˈworm noun A hard-bodied wormlike larva of the click beetle, destructive to plant roots wireˈwove adjective Denoting a fine quality of writing paper (see wove) down to the wire (informal) As far as the finishing post, up to the very last moment get one's wires crossed (informal) To misunderstand or be confused about something give (someone) the wire (chiefly military) To give advance information pull the wires To pull strings, exert an unseen influence under the wire (chiefly N American informal) At the last minute wire away or in (old informal) To act or work with vigour wire into (old informal) To eat vigorously and assiduously |
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