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wiring

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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wir·ing /ˈwaɪərɪŋ $ ˈwaɪr-/ noun [uncountable]  TEEthe network of wires that form the electrical system in a building, vehicle, or piece of equipment 〔建筑物、车辆或设备中的〕电线线路,线路系统 The wiring needs to be replaced. 线路系统需要更换。
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wiringAnixter distributes 90,000+ wiring systems for voice, data and video communications; supplies customers worldwide, usually within 24 hours.That may mean doing some assembly work, such as wiring instruments into a dashboard.copper wiringThe house in the making, showing the electric wiring and plumbing system.The crash in south London was caused by faulty wiring undertaken by the 11 signal engineers and managers during the signal modernisation.The brief of the Project will be to study only the feasibility of wiring up Chung Kuo's population.They need no special wiring and may be thermostatically controlled to come on at 3°C.I've also had the wiring checked numerous times and told it was fine.Some electricity companies do free visual wiring checks for elderly or disabled people.
wir·ing nounChineseSyllable
electrical a the the wires form in Corpus system that of network


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wiring
wiring /ˈwaɪərɪŋ $ ˈwaɪr-/ noun [uncountable]
 Word Family: noun: wire, wireless, wiring; adjective: wiry, wired, wireless; verb: wire
the network of wires that form the electrical system in a building, vehicle, or piece of equipment:
    The wiring needs to be replaced.


wir·ingBrE /ˈwaɪərɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwaɪərɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the system of wires that is used for supplying electricity to a building or machine (给建筑物或机器供电的)线路to check the wiring检查线路a wiring diagram线路图