
好词典

源自wire(电线)的过去分词形式,最早记录于15世纪表示'用金属线捆绑',19世纪出现电气相关含义,20世纪发展出神经紧张的比喻义。
❶ 指物体通过电线连接电源或网络,形容物理上的线路连接状态。
“The office computers are all wired to the same network.”
(办公室的电脑都通过线路连接到同一个网络。)
“Make sure the speakers are properly wired to the amplifier.”
(确保扬声器正确连接到放大器。)
❶ 形容人因咖啡因、药物或兴奋而极度紧张或警觉的非正式用法。
“After three cups of coffee, I feel completely wired.”
(喝了三杯咖啡后,我感到异常兴奋。)
“She was wired with adrenaline during the competition.”
(比赛中她的肾上腺素激增。)
hard-wired — 形容与生俱来或难以改变的特性,常用于生物学或行为学领域。
“Fear of loud noises seems to be hard-wired in human babies.”
(人类婴儿似乎天生就对巨大声响感到恐惧。)
wired up — 非正式表达,指为某个活动或事件感到特别兴奋或紧张的状态。
“The team was all wired up before the championship game.”
(冠军赛前整个团队都处于高度兴奋状态。)