electricity

英 [ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti]

美 [ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti]

n.  电; 电能; 强烈的感情; 激动; 兴奋

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牛津词典

noun

• 电；电能
  a form of energy from charged elementary particles , usually supplied as electric current through cables, wires, etc. for lighting, heating, driving machines, etc.
  1. a waste of electricity
     浪费电
  2. The electricity is off (= there is no electric power supply) .
     停电了。
• 强烈的感情；激动；兴奋
  a feeling of great emotion, excitement, etc.

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 电;电力
  Electricityis a form of energy that can be carried by wires and is used for heating and lighting, and to provide power for machines.
  1. We moved into a cabin with electricity but no running water...
     我们搬进一栋通了电但没有自来水的小屋。
  2. The electricity had been cut off.
     停电了。

英英释义

noun

• keen and shared excitement
  1. the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it
• a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
• energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
  1. they built a car that runs on electricity
  Synonym:electrical energy

双语例句

• The electricity is on.
  电来啦！
• The rebels have cut off electricity from the capital
  叛军已经切断了来自首都的供电。
• How to use electricity safely has become general knowledge in our village.
  安全用电，在我们村已成了常识。
• He is using your mains electricity to recharge his car battery.
  他在用你家里的电源给他的车载蓄电池充电。
• Today we have radios, TVs, and a whole host of gadgets powered by electricity.
  今天我们有收音机、电视机和一大堆小型电器。
• Coils buried in tunnels below the ground might soon be used to store large amounts of electricity.
  埋在地下隧道里的线圈可能很快就会被用来储存大量的电。
• If we charge it with electricity, it will become magnetic.
  如果充上电，它就会带有磁性。
• The machinery is driven by electricity.
  这机器是电动的。
• The electricity had been cut off.
  停电了。
• The electricity industry is not the only one to have been starved of investment
  投资严重缺乏的不光是电力工业。