| 英语单词 | electrify |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [ɪ'lektrɪfaɪ] 美 [ɪ'lektrɪfaɪ] |
| 中文释义 | v.通电;使触电;使激动;使震惊 |
| 英语例句 | (1) They are electrifying the battery. (2) The athlete has an electrifying burst of speed. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他们正给电池充电。 (2) 这名运动员具有惊人的爆发速度。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Electrify means to make something electric — either literally or figuratively. You can electrify a house by wiring it so the occupants will have lights, or you can electrify a boring party by getting everyone laughing. |
| vocabulary扩展 | A captivating person might electrify every room she enters. Maybe it’s her laugh, maybe it’s the way she talks with her hands, maybe it’s the zany scarves she wears. Something about her gets everyone going. In a related sense, electrify can also describe what the electrician does to a house — she wires it so that the lights, computers, and television can all be plugged in and operate properly. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]使极为兴奋;使激动不已;使震惊 If people are electrified by an event or experience, it makes them feel very excited and surprised. [ [usu passive]
electrifying
2 [VERB 动词]使电气化;使通电 When a railway system or railway line is electrified, electric cables are put over the tracks, or electric rails are put beside them, so that the trains can be powered by electricity. [ [V-ed] [usu passive]
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