hot-wire

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ˈhot-wire verb [transitive]  informalTTCSTEAL to start the engine of a vehicle using the wires of the ignition system instead of a key 热线发动〔汽车引擎〕，使〔汽车引擎〕短路点火→ See Verb table

ˈhot-wire verbChineseSyllable  

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hot-wire
ˈhot-wire verb [transitive]
informal to start the engine of a vehicle using the wires of the ignition system instead of a key

hot-wireBrE /ˈhɒt waɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɑːt waɪər/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they hot-wire BrE /ˈhɒt waɪə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhɑːt waɪər/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it hot-wires BrE /ˈhɒt waɪəz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhɑːt waɪərz/ 🔊past simple hot-wired BrE /ˈhɒt waɪəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhɑːt waɪərd/ 🔊past participle hot-wired BrE /ˈhɒt waɪəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhɑːt waɪərd/ 🔊 -ing form hot-wiring BrE /ˈhɒt waɪərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhɑːt waɪərɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (informal) to start the engine of a vehicle by using a piece of wire instead of a key 热线发动，短路点火（不用钥匙而用电线短路方法发动汽车）