wires

n. 金属丝, 金属线；电线
n. 网格线
名词wire的复数形式

例句与用法：

The wires connect (up) under the floor.

电线是在地板下接通的。

The two wires were touching.

那两条金属线搭在一起了。（《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》）

We seem to have got our wires crossed. I thought you were coming yesterday.

我们大概误会了. 我还以为你昨天来呢。

The lights short-circuited when I joined up the wires.

我一接上电线，电灯就短路了。

The bird perched on the electric wires.

鸟栖息在电线上。

It's a conduit enclosing insulated electric wires.

这是包电线的导管。

You'd better put some insulating tape on electric wires.

你最好给电线裹上绝缘胶布。

You should have had enough sense to turn off the electricity supply before disconnecting the wires.

你本来应该有足够的常识，在拆开电线之前先把电源切断。