wire
gb/wˈaɪɚ/ us/wˈaɪɚ/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 3000
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A2
entity
1
Thin flexible strand of metal
A long, thin piece of metal that bends easily and can carry electricity.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] made of wire
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'wire' with 'cord' or 'rope', but 'wire' is always metal.
คำพ้องความหมาย
cable (Thicker and usually made of multiple wires twisted together.)
คำตรงข้าม
cordless (Describes devices that do not require wires for operation.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
electric wire
|barbed wire
|copper wire
|steel wire
|wire fence
หัวข้อ
technology
|construction
|daily life
|science
ตัวอย่าง
- The electrician replaced the old copper wire.
- Barbed wire was stretched across the top of the fence.
- She twisted the ends of the wire together to secure the frame.
- The sculpture was made entirely from thin steel wire.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The lamp has a long wire.
- I cut the wire with scissors.
- The bird sat on a wire.
- We need more wire for the project.
คำกริยา
B1
action
2
Send money or info electronically
To send money or information using electronic systems.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to wire [money/information] to [someone/somewhere]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Some learners think 'wire' always means physical wires; in this meaning it is about electronic transfer.
คำพ้องความหมาย
transfer (General term for moving money or data; 'wire' implies electronic systems.)
คำตรงข้าม
withdraw (To take money out rather than sending it.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
wire money
|wire funds
|wire payment
หัวข้อ
business
|technology
|finance
|communication
ตัวอย่าง
- She wired the payment to his bank account.
- The company wired the funds immediately after signing the contract.
- He wired me the details of the meeting.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I will wire the money to you.
- They wired the news to us quickly.
- She wired $500 to her family.
คำนาม
B2
entity
3
Hidden listening device
A small device hidden on a person to secretly record what they say.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to wear a wire
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'wire' in this sense with normal electrical wire; here it means a secret recording device.
คำพ้องความหมาย
bug (Informal term for any hidden listening device; 'wire' often refers to one worn on a person.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
wear a wire
|plant a wire
หัวข้อ
law
|crime
|technology
ตัวอย่าง
- The undercover agent was wearing a wire during the meeting.
- They planted a wire in the suspect's office.
- He refused to wear a wire against his friend.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The police gave him a wire to wear.
- She wore a wire to catch the thief.
- He put on a wire before talking to them.
คำกริยา
technical
B1
action
4
Connect with electrical wiring
To connect something with wires so electricity can flow.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to wire [a building/device] for [purpose]
คำพ้องความหมาย
connect (General term; 'wire' refers specifically to using wires for connection.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
wire a house
|wire up a circuit
หัวข้อ
technology
|construction
|work
ตัวอย่าง
- They wired the house for internet access.
- The technician wired the alarm system into the main power supply.
- We need to wire the new light fixture.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The man wired the new lamp.
- He wired the computer to the network.
- They wired the room for sound.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
wire
IPA
GB/wˈaɪɚ/
US/wˈaɪɚ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
wire (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (wire)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: wire
- Plural: wire, wires
Verb
- Base: wire
- 3rd Person Singular: wires
- Present Participle: wiring
- Past: wired
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
wires
noun
wiring
verb
wired
verb
Negative and opposite forms
wireless
adjective A2
วลีและสำนวน
down to the wire
1/dˈaʊn tə ðə wˈaɪɚ/
idiom
informal
Until the very last moment
When something continues until the last possible moment before it ends or is decided.
ตัวอย่าง
- The game went down to the wire, ending in overtime.
- Negotiations went down to the wire before an agreement was reached.
hard-wired
1/hˈɑɹd wˈaɪɚd/
fixed phrase
Built-in and fixed physically
Something that is built into a system or machine and cannot be changed without changing the hardware.
ตัวอย่าง
- The smoke detector is hard-wired into the house's power supply.
- Some behaviors are hard-wired into our brains.
tripwire
1/tɹˈɪpwˌɚ/
fixed phrase
Wire that triggers action when touched
A thin wire that causes something to happen when someone touches or moves it, often used in traps or alarms.
ตัวอย่าง
- The soldier spotted a tripwire across the path.
- A tripwire set off the alarm as soon as he entered.
wear a wire
1/wˈɛɹ ə wˈaɪɚ/
fixed phrase
Secretly record with hidden mic on body
To secretly record what people say by hiding a small microphone on your body.
ตัวอย่าง
- The agent agreed to wear a wire to gather evidence.
- He was caught because his friend was wearing a wire.