English @ the Movies: 'Not Everyone Is Wired'
source: VOA Learning English 2016年11月25日
Our English @ the Movies saying for today is "not everyone is wired." It is from the movie "Arrival." The film is about Unidentified Flying Objects-- UFOs-- and communicating with beings from outer space. Originally published at - http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/...
# wired: (source: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/wired)
1. [mainly US, informal] If someone is wired, they are tense, nervous, and unable to relax.
Tonight he is manic, wired and uptight.
2. [informal] A computer, organization, or person that is wired has the equipment that is necessary to use the Internet.
Once more people are wired, the potential to change the mainstream media will be huge.
3. Wired is used to describe material or clothing that has wires sewn into it in order to keep it stiff.
