[, ]a piece of wire that is used to carry an electric current or signal 电线;导线◆telephone wires 电话线
() [] () the system of sending messages by telegram ; a telegraph 电报
●go, come, etc. (right) down to the ˈwire () if you say that a situation goes down to the wire, you mean that the result will not be decided or known until the very end 直到最後关头◆The pay negotiations went down to the wire, and a strike was narrowly avoided. 薪资谈判进行到最後关头总算有了结果,差点爆发罢工。➡ idiom at pull verb