electric 英 [ɪˈlektrɪk]   美 [ɪˈlɛktrɪk]

electric

electric  英 [ɪˈlektrɪk] 美 [ɪˈlɛktrɪk]

adj. 电的;电动的;发电的  n.  

名词复数:electrics 

an electric motor 电动机
an electric current, an electric charge 电流╱荷

  • Things that are electric are either powered by electricity — like a battery-operated flashlight — or produce or transmit electricity — like an electric generator.
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  • adj. 电的;电动的;发电的
  • n.
  • 1. an electric motor

    电动机

  • 2. an electric current, an electric charge

    电流╱荷

  • 3. an electric light, an electric guitar

    电灯、电吉他等

  • 4. an electric generator

    发电机

  • 5. an electric plug , an electric socket,

    电源插头╱插座

  • 6. The electric will be off tomorrow.

    明天停电。

  • 7. I've paid the electric .

    我已经付电费了。

  • electric (adj.) 1640s, first used in English by physician Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682), apparently coined as Modern Latin electricus (literally "resembling amber") by English physicist William Gilbert (1540-1603) in treatise "De Magnete" (1600), from Latin electrum "amber," from Greek elektron "amber" (Homer, Hesiod, Herodotus), also "pale gold" (a compound of 1 part silver to 4 of gold); which is of unknown origin.
elec·tric / ɪˈlektrɪk ; NAmE ɪˈlektrɪk / adjective , noun electric electrics adjective 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 , electrical storm 2 full 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 / electrical These adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns. 这两个形容词常与下列名词连用: electric ~ electrical ~ light equipment guitar wiring drill signal chair engineer shock shock 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 ; NAmE ɪˈlektrɪk /
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