Definition
The wire refers to the wire fence surrounding a prison or other type of detention facility.
指監獄或戰俘營周圍的鐵絲網。
They were kept behind the wire, unable to contact the outside world.
他們被關在鐵絲網後面,無法與外界聯繫。
During the war, many prisoners of war were held in camps behind the wire.
戰爭期間,許多戰俘被關在鐵絲網後面的營地裡。
After years of imprisonment, he was finally released from behind the wire.
經過多年的監禁,他終於從鐵絲網後面被釋放出來。