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electricity

noun
 
🔊/ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/
🔊/ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/
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  1.  
     [uncountable] a form of energy from charged elementary particles, usually supplied as electric current through cables, wires, etc. for lighting, heating, driving machines, etc.电；电能
    • materials that conduct electricity导电材料
    • to produce/supply electricity生产/供电
    • The wind farm will generate enough electricity for some 30 000 homes.风电场将为约3万户家庭提供足够的电力。
    • electricity from renewable sources可再生能源发电
    • They are looking to develop more efficient ways of converting the energy from sunlight into electricity.他们正在寻求开发更有效的方法，将阳光中的能量转换为电能。
    • No progress was made towards harnessing electricity as an energy source.在利用电力作为能源方面没有取得任何进展。
    • electricity supply/generation电力供应/发电
    • an electricity bill电费单
    • a waste of electricity浪费电
    • The electricity is off (= there is no electric power supply).停电了。🔊🔊
    see also static electricity
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    • A high-voltage fault sparked an electricity blackout.一起高压故障导致断电。
    • All the houses now have electricity.所有的房子现在都已通电。
    • Crews did their best to restore electricity after the storm.船员们在暴风雨后尽最大努力恢复供电。
    • Electricity flows through the wires in the circuit.电流通过电线线路流动。
    • Her electricity was cut off when she didn't pay her bill.她没有交电费，因而被停电了。
    • I switched the light off to save electricity.我关了灯以节约用电。
    • Insulating your house could cut your electricity bill by half.给房子加上隔热装置可减少一半的电费。
    • Metals conduct electricity well.金属有良好的导电性。
    • More than a million customers lost electricity following the flooding.一百多万用户在洪水之后得不到电力供应。
    • The hydroelectric plant provides electricity for half the island's population.水力发电厂向岛上的半数居民供电。
    • The town will soon be connected to the national electricity grid.这个镇子将很快与国家电网连通。
    • We run the washing machine at night because off-peak electricity is much cheaper.我们在夜间用洗衣机，因为非高峰时间用电要便宜得多。
    • a 10% drop in electricity prices电价降低 10%
    • the company's role in California's electricity crisis这家公司在加利福尼亚州供电危机中的责任
    • services such as gas, water, and electricity天然气，水和电等服务
    • The government are improving the electricity grid and building new pipelines.政府正在改善电网并建设新的管道。
    • Whole villages were left without electricity.整个村庄都没电了。
    • The solar panels produce more electricity than the building consumes.太阳能电池板产生的电能超过建筑物消耗的电能。
    • mains electricity由干线供应的电
    • cars powered by electricity电动汽车
    Topics The environmenta2, Physics and chemistrya2, Engineeringa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • high-voltage
    • low-voltage
    • mains
    • …
    verb + electricity
    • create
    • generate
    • make
    • …
    electricity + verb
    • flow
    • run
    • surge through something
    • …
    electricity + noun
    • bill
    • charges
    • costs
    • …
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  2. [uncountable, singular] a feeling of great emotion, excitement, etc.强烈的感情；激动；兴奋