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electric

adjective
 
🔊/ɪˈlektrɪk/
🔊/ɪˈlektrɪk/
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  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 car/vehicle电动汽车/车辆
    • an electric guitar电吉他
    • an electric light/motor电灯/电动机
    • an electric current/charge电流；电荷
    • The wind turbine supplies the farm with electric power.风力涡轮机为农场提供电力。
    • Electrically charged particles have electric fields around them as a result of their charge.带电粒子由于其电荷而在其周围具有电场。
    • 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, electrical stormTopics Physics and chemistrya2, Engineeringa2
  2. full of excitement; making people excited充满刺激的；令人激动的 synonym electrifying
    • The atmosphere was electric.气氛很热烈。🔊🔊
    • The news had an electric effect on the waiting crowd.这个消息对等待的人群产生了影响。
    Topics Feelingsc2
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin electricus, from Latin electrum ‘amber’, from Greek ēlektron (because rubbing amber causes electrostatic phenomena).

electric

noun
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  1. electrics
     [plural] (British English, informal) the system of electrical wires in a house, car or machine
    • There's a problem with the electrics.电路有问题。
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc1
  2. [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。
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin electricus, from Latin electrum ‘amber’, from Greek ēlektron (because rubbing amber causes electrostatic phenomena).