“电线”常见的英文表达是 electric wire 或 wire(在特定语境下,当上下文明确是电气相关时,“wire”单独使用也可指“电线” )。例如:
Be careful not to touch the live electric wire.(小心别碰到带电的电线。)
The birds were sitting on the wire.(鸟儿们落在电线上 。)