Electric Electrical Electricity ɪˈlektrɪk Adj 形容词 N People
The word "electric" refers to anything that works by means of electricity, is produced by electricity, or is designed to carry electricity. It can also describe an atmosphere of great excitement or tension.
The word "electric" refers to anything that works by means of electricity, is produced by electricity, or is designed to carry electricity. It can also describe an atmosphere of great excitement or tension.
[ADJ 形容词]用电的;电动的 An electric device or machine works by means of electricity, rather than using some other source of power.
[usu ADJ n]
...her electric guitar.
她的电吉他
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[ADJ 形容词]电的;由电产生的 An electric current, voltage, or charge is one that is produced by electricity.
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[ADJ 形容词]通电的;导电的Electric plugs, sockets, or power lines are designed to carry electricity.
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[ADJ 形容词]电的;供电的Electric is used to refer to the supply of electricity.
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[INFORMAL 非正式]
An average electric bill might go up $2 or $3 per month...
每月电费可能会平均增加两三美元。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]扣人心弦的;紧张刺激的 If you describe the atmosphere of a place or event as electric, you mean that people are in a state of great excitement.
The mood in the hall was electric.
大厅里的气氛非常紧张。
Oxford
elec·tric★/ɪˈlektrɪk; NAmEɪˈlektrɪk/
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electricelectricsadjective★1★[usually before noun ]connected with electricity; using, produced by or producing electricity 电的;用电的;电动的;发电的◆an electric motor电动机◆an electric light/guitar, etc.电灯、电吉他等◆an electric current/charge电流╱荷◆an electric generator发电机◆an electric plug/socket/switch(= that carries electricity)电源插头╱插座╱开关☞see also
electric shock
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electrical storm
2full of excitement; making people excited 充满刺激的;令人激动的SYN
electrifying
◆The atmosphere was electric.气氛很热烈。noun[uncountable ]( informal) used to refer to the supply of electricity to a building 供电◆The electric will be off tomorrow.明天停电。◆I've paid the electric (= the bill for the supply of electricity).我已经付电费了。SYNONYMS 同义词辨析electric / electricalThese adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns. 这两个形容词常与下列名词连用:electric ~electrical ~lightequipmentguitarwiringdrillsignalchairengineershockshock■Electricis usually used to describe something that uses or produces electricity. You use electricalwith more general nouns such as equipmentand wiringand things that are concerned with electricity. *electric 通常指使用或产生电力的。electrical 与更笼统的名词如 equipment (电气设备)和 wiring (供电线路),以及与电有关的事物搭配: ◆an electrical fault电故障However, the distinction is not always so clear now. 不过现在两者的区别并不总是如此明显:◆an electric/electrical company电力公司◆an electric/electrical current电流◆an electric/electrical shock触电elec·tric/ɪˈlektrɪk; NAmEɪˈlektrɪk/
LDC
electrice‧lec‧tric /ɪˈlektrɪk/ ●●●S2W3 adjective
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1electric (1)needing electricity to work, produced by electricity, or used for carrying electricityelectric light/kettle/cooker etc the heat from a small electric fireelectric current/power/charge (=a flow of electricity) an electric blanket (=one with electric wires in it, used for making a bed warm)2making people feel very excited: The atmosphere in the courtroom was electric.THESAURUSelectric used about something that works using electricity: · an electric kettle· Is your cooker electric or gas?electrical used about things in general that use electricity, or people whose job is to make or repair these things: · a company manufacturing electrical goods· an electrical engineerelectronic used about equipment such as computers and televisions that work by using extremely small electrical parts, or about systems that work using computers: · Most kids love electronic games.· Email is the short word for electronic mail.
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electric
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electrics[336]
电的(51%),电动的(27%),带电的(10%),电动产品(8%),刺激的(4%)
n.电;电气车辆;带电体
adj.电的;电动的;发电的;导电的;令人震惊的
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