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IELTS BNC: 2296 COCA: 2719

electricity

electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti/ noun
electricity
/ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti/
noun
Learner's definition of ELECTRICITY
[noncount]
: a form of energy that is carried through wires and is used to operate machines, lights, etc.电;电能
see also static electricity
: electric current or power电流;电力
: a feeling of excitement or tension兴奋感;紧张感
IELTS BNC: 2296 COCA: 2719

electricity

noun

elec·​tric·​i·​ty i-ˌlek-ˈtri-sə-tē How to pronounce electricity (audio)
ē-,
-ˈtri-stē
plural electricities
1
a
: a fundamental form of energy observable in positive and negative forms that occurs naturally (as in lightning) or is produced (as in a generator) and that is expressed in terms of the movement and interaction of electrons
b
: electric current or power
2
: a science that deals with the phenomena and laws of electricity
3
: keen contagious excitement
could feel the electricity in the room

Example Sentences

The electricity went off during the storm. an old building with no plumbing or electricity You could feel the electricity in the room.
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Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of electricity was in 1646
IELTS BNC: 2296 COCA: 2719
electricity

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ELECTRICITY | ELECTRICITY + VERB | ELECTRICITY + NOUN ADJECTIVEhigh-voltage, low-voltage高壓電;低壓電mains (BrE) 主幹電力static靜電cheap, low-cost廉價電;低成本電free免費用電wholesale批量電clean, green, renewable (especially BrE) 清潔/綠色/可再生電力solar, wind-generated太陽能/風力發電VERB + ELECTRICITYcreate, generate, make, produce發電;產生電力deliver, provide, supply送電;供電The hydroelectric plant provides electricity for half the island's population.水力發電廠向島上的半數居民供電。have有電All the houses now have electricity.所有的房子現在都已通電。conduct導電Metals conduct electricity well.金屬有良好的導電性。be powered by, consume, use用電力驅動;耗電;用電cut off, disconnect切斷電源Her electricity was cut off when she didn't pay her bill.她沒有交電費,因而被停電了。lose斷電More than a million customers lost electricity following the flooding.一百多萬用戶在洪水之後得不到電力供應。restore恢復供電Crews did their best to restore electricity after the storm.船員們在暴風雨後盡最大努力恢復供電。save節約用電I switched the light off to save electricity.我關了燈以節約用電。sell售電buy, purchase買電;購電ELECTRICITY + VERBflow, run電流流動Electricity flows through the wires in the circuit.電流通過電線線路流動。surge through sth電流通過⋯ELECTRICITY + NOUNbill電費Insulating your house could cut your electricity bill by half.給房子加上隔熱裝置可減少一半的電費。charges, costs, prices, rates (especially NAmE) 電價a 10% drop in electricity prices電價降低 10%meter (especially BrE) 電表board, company, industry, sector, supplier電力局;電力公司;電力工業;電力部門;電力供應商supply電力供給grid, network, system輸電網;電網;電力系統The town will soon be connected to the national electricity grid.這個鎮子將很快與國家電網連通。market電力市場consumption, demand, usage, use電力消耗;電力需求;電力使用shortage電力短缺crisis供電危機the company's role in California's electricity crisis這家公司在加利福尼亞州供電危機中的責任blackout斷電A high-voltage fault sparked an electricity blackout.一起高壓故障導致斷電。generation, production發電deregulation放開電力行業管制generator, plant, substation (especially BrE) 發電機;發電廠;變電站pylon (especially BrE) 電纜塔cable, line, wire電纜;電線

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