AmE) to send sb a message by telegram tn ( ® A ) ?T(Aik : [VN, VNN]
He wired the news to us.
TAMIL 0 He wired us the
news. {iLTRitll jE&A'MS^TAcCL 5 ~ sth (to sb)
| ~ sb sth to send
money from one bank to another using an electronic system ( AA ) ftivTI : [VN,
VNN] The bank wired the money to her. Ig. A' #
i7 LiT tn 7 M 0 O The bank wired
her the money. A, Of 7 6 [VN]
to join things together using wire —35
’wire-cutters noun [pi.] a tool for cutting wire
:
a pair o/ wire-cutters — — picture o
SCISSORS
wired /’waiad;
/V/\mf 'waiard/ adj. 1 connected to a system of computers
W : Many colleges
now have wired dormitories. Mfttfr £ 2 (of glass, material,
etc.
3$ if!}, 14
A) containing wires that make it strong
or stiff ( AMW
3 (informal) excited or nervous; not relaxed
A If (ft ;
W 4 (informal, especially NAmE) under the influence of alcohol or an
illegal drug (
) &&W
'wire fraud noun [u, C] fraud (=. dishonest ways of getting money) using
computers and telephones ( fij
w) mmm (m)
wire-less /'waialas;
NAmE 'waiarlas/ noun, adj. m noun 1 [c] (old-fashioned, especially BrE) a radio A ££ Hi # A AL / heard
it on the wireless. Ac jiJA AH ^S H/rliJ^o 2 [U] a system
of sending and receiving signals A£IM: a message sent by wireless AAA££ftM:HKW#Lt ■ ad/, not using
wires A ^5 W: wireless communications AMfs
.wire
'netting noun [u] wire that is twisted into a net, used
especially for fences (
AiAfMIA)'
wire-pull-er /'waiapula(r);
NAmE 'waiar-/ noun {NAmE) a person who is able to control
or influence events without people realizing it
'wire service noun (especially NAmE) an organization that supplies news to
newspapers and to radio and television stations §rl4lif ijl4±; tfeifltt 'wire strippers noun [pi.] a tool for removing the plastic
covering from electric wires ( )
f-iJAcAt
wire-tap-ping /'waiataepir); NAmE ‘waiart-/ noun [u] the act of secretly listening to other
people’s telephone conversations by attaching a device to the telephone line ( ) fPAfeif ►wire-tap verb (-pp-)
[VN] wire-tap noun: the use of illegal wiretaps Of — see also tap n.{4)
.wire
'wool noun [U] (BrE) = steel wool wir-ing /'waiarir)/
noun [U] the system of
wires that is used for supplying electricity to a building or machine ( to check the wiring
0 a wiring diagram ^j&ff]
wiry /'waiari/ adj. 1 (of
a person A) thin but strong 'M M ‘Eu %
strong; like
wire 5fM£n3£W; ft All it
BJj: a woman of great wisdom A A ❖ words of wisdom MI^‘f 2 ~ of sth/of doing sth how sensible sth is Hjj IV: I
question the wisdom of giving a child so much money. AcOf&T&i^BAI?ff
«lO 3 the
knowledge that a society or culture has gained over a long period of time ( fllW ) ftHA, A
fnj: the collective wisdom of the Native
American people H A S W H W W It M conventional/received wisdom the view or belief that most
people hold A^ $tAW#l&; jfjitfif Conventional
wisdom has it that riots only ever happen in cities. AfHif ifitiA A,
—
more at
wisdom tooth noun any of
the four large teeth at the back of the mouth that do not grow until you are an
adult § A;
Wise Our /waiz/ adj., verb
■ adj. (wiser,
wis-est) 1 (of
people A) able to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the
experience and knowledge that you have AfitlTltW ; TOW; 3PAW; a wise old man HM o
Tm older
and wiser after ten years in the business. |E 7l o
2 (of
actions and behaviour A A) sensible;
based on good judge
ment 0f § W; BA W; W
AJ ®r A
BA : Eve read
the instructions, but Em still none the wiser. 7ffl&i#BA, A0#^#ABAfio
2 to not
know or find out about sth bad that sb has done A it, (MA7'( KAMWA# ) : If
you put the money back, no one will be any the wiser. ititlSAz^'HL be
.wise after the e'vent (often disapproving) to
understand sth, or realize what you should have done, only after sth has
happened ^/S^BA; Kj/S be/get
'wise to sb/sth (informal) to become aware
that sb is being dishonest BA g , ^AWA$lff
A ) : He
thought he could fool me but I got wise to him.
\mMmnjn, a0 putsb
'wise (to sth) (informal) to inform sb about
sth
• verb lilihlTJ .wise 'up (to sth) (informal) to become aware of
the unpleasant truth about a situation M iR
m, (
^AA'lt'l*W^1f )
-wise
suffix (in adjectives and adverbs fn®jA])
1 in the manner or direction of lIk ••• |l] ••• AW:
likewise |WJ jf- o clockwise M H It A W 2 (informal) concerning ^ A ; A
• • ■ A ffi : Things aren’t too good businesswise. ik#AffiW1f
ifrAAifc
wise-acre /‘waizeik8(r)/ noun {old-fashioned, informal, especially
NAmE) a
person who is annoying because they are very confident and think they know a
lot [=jAl A A JjffA&WA; UmAiiWA
wise-crack /‘waizkraek/ noun {informal) a clever remark or
joke A At if; M Aif ►
wise-crack verb: [V] He plays a wisecracking
detective. WM$L
[also V speech]
‘wise guy noun 1 {informal, disapproving,
especially NAmE) a person who speaks or behaves as if they know more
than other people glUAA#fA£BWA; A ♦ i1 ECC3 know-all 2 {US, slang) a member of the
Mafia H
'wise woman noun {old use) a woman with knowledge of traditional medicines and
magic (
aw ) nm, mm
wish o-w /wij/
verb, noun
a verb 1 (not
usually used in the present progressive tense jIlH'Afl A31 A®if W) to want sth
to happen or to be true even though it is unlikely or impossible
(.A*«rt&W¥ ) At ( AAt^ijeW ) MM:
[V (that)] I wish I were taller. To
0 {BrE also) I
wish I was taller. Ac lc J1A 7 —‘ S M
To 0 I
wish I hadn’t eaten so much. Acf?!]#MAc'S;Ab^ 'a % o ‘Where
is he now?’ ‘I only wish I knew!’ “ fife
SflAMJL? ”, \ ” 0 1 wish you
wouldn’t leave
your clothes all over the floor. AcA#!!^ A IE A M A %
il U M o ‘That’
is nearly always
left out, especially
in speech. P if A that 7l 3JK&
o O
[VN-ADJ] He’s dead and it’s no use wishing him alive again. HjA7, #M#AMfi)^^A^7¥Wo
o [VN +adv./prep.] She wished herself a million miles
away. tttSA#ia®4WA^it^0 2 {especially BrE,