/ˈwaɪə(r) ||; waɪr/verb[T] 1 wire sth (up) (to sth) to connect sth to a supply of electricity or to a piece of electrical equipment by using wires 用电线接通电源或电器: to wire a plug 给插头安上电线The microphone was wired up to a loudspeaker. 用电线把麦克风接到一个扬声器上。
2 wire sth (to sb);wire sb sth to send money to sb's bank account using an electronic system 给某人电汇: The bank's going to wire me the money. 银行将把这笔钱电汇给我。
3 to join two things together using wire 用金属丝连结在一起