[uncountable, countable] metal in the form of a thin thread金属线 [uncountable, countable] a piece of wire that is used to carry an electric current or signal电线；导线◆telephone wires电话线 (informal) [uncountable] (NAmE) the system of sending messages by telegram ; a telegraph 电报 ●go, come, etc. (right) down to the ˈwire (informal) if you say that a situation goes down to the wire, you mean that the result will not be decided or known until the very end直到最后关头◆The pay negotiations went down to the wire, and a strike was narrowly avoided.薪资谈判进行到最后关头总算有了结果，差点爆发罢工。  ➡  idiom at pull verb