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電線

物と物の間で電気を通す、細い金属の線。

やさしい英語で： A thin piece of metal that carries electricity between things.

• A wire connects the battery to the light.
• The electrician replaced two damaged wires.
• Could a loose wire cause this problem?

類義語： conductor

よく使う表現： electric wire, wire connection, loose wire

針金

曲げたり物を結びつけたりできる、長くて細い金属の線。

やさしい英語で： Metal made into a long, thin piece that can be bent or used to hold things together.

• The fence is made of wire.
• She bent the wire into a circle.
• We bought several rolls of steel wire.

類義語： cable, thread

よく使う表現： barbed wire, copper wire, wire fence

土壇場

物事を終えたり決めたりしなければならない、最後のぎりぎりの時。

やさしい英語で： The very last moment when something must be finished or decided.

• The race went to the wire.
• Negotiations came down to the wire again.
• We worked right up to the wire to finish.

使い方： go down to the wire (The election could go down to the wire.)

類義語： deadline

よく使う表現： to the wire, down to wire

配線する

電気を通す線を使って機器などをつなぐ。

やさしい英語で： To connect something using thin metal pieces that carry electricity.

• Can you wire this lamp?
• They wired the new kitchen yesterday.
• The technician wired the alarm to the power supply.

使い方： wire something to something (She wired the switch to the motor.); wire something up (They wired up the new lights.)

類義語： connect

よく使う表現： wire something up, wire a house, wire something to something

送金する、電報を打つ

電子的にお金を送ったり、電報でメッセージを伝えたりする。

やさしい英語で： To send money or a message over an electronic connection.

• Please wire me some money.
• She wired the payment to his bank account.
• They wired a message asking for help.

使い方： wire something to someone (He wired the money to his sister.); wire someone something (Please wire me the funds today.)

類義語： transfer, send

よく使う表現： wire money, wire someone something, wire funds

針金で固定する

物が動かないように針金で留める。

やさしい英語で： To hold something in place using thin pieces of metal.

• They wired the gate shut.
• The cork was wired firmly onto the bottle.
• We wired the broken fence sections together.

使い方： wire something to something (We wired the mesh to the fence posts.)

類義語： fasten, secure

よく使う表現： wire something shut, wire a cork, wire something together