"the wires" , Inferiority / Complex, wire to wire

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1 Yani Tseng of Taiwan fired a five-under par 67 on Saturday to seize a five-stroke lead after the third round of the LPGA Championship as she bids for a fourth major title. Tseng, looking for a wire-to-wire victory in the second women's golf major ...


wire to wire or from wire to wire 一路領先

: from start to finish wire to wire;

I am not sure of the context of your question, but there is a term that started in horse racing where a horse started out in the lead and stayed in the lead for the entire race, winning it.

The term would then be he ran it "wire to wire" (sometimes also gate-to-wire) or was in the lead all the way. The term has since been applied to victory where the winner was in the lead all the way.

It indicates a clear victory!

complex[com・plex]

• レベル：最重要
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[形] 〔kmpléks, kmpleks | kmpleks〕 （時に〜・er, 〜・est）

1 （互いに関連した）いくつかの部分からなる, 複合［合成, 混成］の.

2 （配列・構成などの）複雑な, 入り組んだ（⇔simple）；（理解・処置しにくいほど）錯綜(さくそう)した, もつれた

a complex device
複雑な装置

a complex system of transportation
複雑な交通システム.

3 《文法》〈語・文が〉複合［合成］の.

4 《数学》複素数の

a complex plane
複素平面.

5 《化学》〈物質が〉錯体の

complex salt
錯塩.

━━[名] 〔kmpleks | km-〕

1 （関連のある事物などの）複雑な集まり；複合体（建物・立体道路など）；合成物；大型アパート；団地；総合ビル；コンビナート, 工場統合

the complex of wires inside a radio
ラジオ内部の複雑な配線

a leisure ［a sports］ complex
総合レジャー［スポーツ］センター

a massive concrete complex
巨大なコンクリートの総合建築物

a petrochemical complex
石油コンビナート.

2
(1) 《心理学》コンプレックス, 観念複合

an inferiority ［a superiority］ complex
劣等［優越］感.

(2) （…に対する）固定［強迫］観念, コンプレックス；理由のない偏見, 嫌悪((about ...))

a guilt complex
罪の意識.

3 《数学》複素数；複体.

4 《生化学》複合体.

━━[動] 〔kmpléks | km-〕 (他)

1 …を複雑にする.

2 《化学》錯体をつくる.

［ラテン語complexus （com-共に＋plectere織る＋-us名詞語尾＝共に織られること）］

wire

Line breaks: wire

Pronunciation: /wʌɪə

  

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NOUN

1[MASS NOUN] Metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod:a coil of copper wire[AS MODIFIER]: a wire coat hanger

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1.1[COUNT NOUN] A length or quantity of wire used to carry an electric current, for fencing, etc.

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1.2(usually the wire) North American Horse RacingA wire stretched across and above the start and finish of a racecourse.

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2An electronic listening device that can be concealed on a person:an undercover police informer who was wearing a wire

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3INFORMAL , chiefly North American A telegram or cablegram.

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VERB

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1Install electric circuits or wires in:wiring a plugelectricians wired up searchlights

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1.1Connect (someone or something) to a piece of electronic equipment:a microphone wired to a loudspeaker

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2Provide, fasten, or reinforce with wires:they wired his jaw

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3INFORMAL , chiefly North American Send a telegram or cablegram to:she wired her friend for advice

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3.1[WITH TWO OBJECTS] Send (money) to (someone) by means of a telegram or cablegram:he was expecting a friend in Australia to wire him $1,500

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4Snare (an animal) with wire.

5Croquet Obstruct (a ball, shot, or player) by a hoop.

Phrases

by wire

By telegraph:he conducted business by wire

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down to the wire

INFORMAL Used to denote a situation whose outcome is not decided until the very last minute:it was probable that the test of nerves would go down to the wire

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get one's wires crossed

see cross.

under the wire

North American INFORMAL At the last possible opportunity; just in time:the team got into the playoffs just under the wire

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wire-to-wire

North American INFORMAL From start to finish:he may not have what it takes to lead from wire-to-wire

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Derivatives

wirer

NOUN

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Origin

Old English wīr; of Germanic origin, probably from the base of Latin viere 'plait, weave'.