wired


adj. 接有电线的;以铁丝围起的;极其兴奋的

v. 以金属丝装;打电报给(wire的过去分词)

英文词源

wired (adj.)
Old English wired "made of wire," past participle adjective from wire (v.). From early 15c. as "stiffened by wires." Meaning "nervous, jittery" is by 1970s; earlier (1959, perhaps early 1950s) "using narcotic drugs, addicted to drugs."

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1. Investigators say nearly $100,000 was wired into the suspect's bank accounts.
调查人员说有近10万美元汇入了嫌疑人的银行账户。
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2. Lamps should be safely wired.
电灯布线要安全稳妥。
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3. He wired the chairman immediately.
他马上给主席发了电报.
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4. Tonight he is manic, wired and uptight.
今晚,他躁动不安,紧张兮兮的。
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5. They wired back a long list of books.
他们用电报发回了一长串书单.
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