| 词汇 | wire |
| 释义 | wire Theme: EAVESDROPPING tr. to install electronic eavesdropping equipment.Somebody wired the mayor 's office.They say the mayor wired his own office to make himself look like a victim. Theme: SPYING 1. n. a bug; a device—usually worn by someone—for listening to someone's conversation remotely. Lefty wore a wire when he chatted with Bruno.Max spotted the wire under Lefty's shirt. 2. n. a spy smuggled into a place. Bruno thought Lefty was a wire.How do we know Lefty isn't a wire? wire 1. noun 1 a telegraph message; a telegram UK, 1876. 2 a report; information. A vestigial term from the era of telegraphy UK, 1925. 3 news transmitted privately TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1938. 4 a bookmaking operation US, 1981. 5 a small microphone and transmitting device worn on the person as part of law enforcement interception of oral communications US, 1973. 6 the penis IRELAND, 1991. 7 the buttocks TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1968. 8 in a pickpocketing team, the thief who actually picks the victim's pocket UK, 1851. 9 in horse racing, the finish line US, 1974. 10 amphetamines UK, 2003. 11 in pool, the score string US, 1993.► have your wires crossed; get your wires crossedto be at cross purposes; to be affected by a mutual misunderstanding UK, 2001.► on the wirein pool, having scored or having been awarded a score as part of the handicapping of a game US, 1993 2. verb 1 to send a telegraph message UK, 1859. 2 to use a small microphone or transmitting device to intercept oral communications US, 1973. 3 in skateboarding, to analyse and plan a difficult manoeuvre or trick US, 1976 be wired in/into be wired in sth/be wired into sth AmE informal to be very involved in a particular subject, job etc, so that you know a lot about it or have a lot of contact with it: Albers was wired into the art world both at home and in the United States. Few organizations are better wired in to City Hall than the labour unions. wire up wire sth/sb up • wire up sth/sb to connect something or someone to a piece of electrical equipment by using wires+ to The house is wired up to a very expensive alarm system. I spent the whole day in hospital, wired up to various machines for tests. wireverbSee live wire wire1. n. a spy smuggled into a place. Marlon thought Lefty was a wire. 2. tv. to install electronic eavesdropping equipment. Somebody wired the mayor’s office. 3. Go to (live) wire.
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