electricity

noun

/ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/

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[uncountable] a form of energy from charged elementary particles, usually supplied as electric current through cables, wires, etc. for lighting, heating, driving machines, etc.
- materials that conduct electricity
- to produce/supply electricity
- The wind farm will generate enough electricity for some 30 000 homes.
- electricity from renewable sources
- They are looking to develop more efficient ways of converting the energy from sunlight into electricity.
- No progress was made towards harnessing electricity as an energy source.
- electricity supply/generation
- an electricity bill
- a waste of electricity
- The electricity is off (= there is no electric power supply).
see also static electricity
Wordfinder
- battery
- charge
- conduct
- connect
- electricity
- generate
- insulate
- power
- switch
- wire
Extra Examples
- A high-voltage fault sparked an electricity blackout.
- All the houses now have electricity.
- Crews did their best to restore electricity after the storm.
- Electricity flows through the wires in the circuit.
- Her electricity was cut off when she didn't pay her bill.
- I switched the light off to save electricity.
- Insulating your house could cut your electricity bill by half.
- Metals conduct electricity well.
- More than a million customers lost electricity following the flooding.
- The hydroelectric plant provides electricity for half the island's population.
- The town will soon be connected to the national electricity grid.
- We run the washing machine at night because off-peak electricity is much cheaper.
- a 10% drop in electricity prices
- the company's role in California's electricity crisis
- services such as gas, water, and electricity
- The government are improving the electricity grid and building new pipelines.
- Whole villages were left without electricity.
- The solar panels produce more electricity than the building consumes.
- mains electricity
- cars powered by electricity
Topics The environmenta2, Physics and chemistrya2, Engineeringa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high-voltage
- low-voltage
- mains
- …
verb + electricity
- create
- generate
- make
- …
electricity + verb
- flow
- run
- surge through something
- …
electricity + noun
- bill
- charges
- costs
- …
See full entry
[uncountable, singular] a feeling of great emotion, excitement, etc.

单词	electricity
释义	electricity noun /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/ /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/ jump to other results [uncountable] a form of energy from charged elementary particles, usually supplied as electric current through cables, wires, etc. for lighting, heating, driving machines, etc. materials that conduct electricity to produce/supply electricity The wind farm will generate enough electricity for some 30 000 homes. electricity from renewable sources They are looking to develop more efficient ways of converting the energy from sunlight into electricity. No progress was made towards harnessing electricity as an energy source. electricity supply/generation an electricity bill a waste of electricity The electricity is off (= there is no electric power supply). see also static electricity Wordfinder battery charge conduct connect electricity generate insulate power switch wire Extra Examples A high-voltage fault sparked an electricity blackout. All the houses now have electricity. Crews did their best to restore electricity after the storm. Electricity flows through the wires in the circuit. Her electricity was cut off when she didn't pay her bill. I switched the light off to save electricity. Insulating your house could cut your electricity bill by half. Metals conduct electricity well. More than a million customers lost electricity following the flooding. The hydroelectric plant provides electricity for half the island's population. The town will soon be connected to the national electricity grid. We run the washing machine at night because off-peak electricity is much cheaper. a 10% drop in electricity prices the company's role in California's electricity crisis services such as gas, water, and electricity The government are improving the electricity grid and building new pipelines. Whole villages were left without electricity. The solar panels produce more electricity than the building consumes. mains electricity cars powered by electricity 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 … See full entry [uncountable, singular] a feeling of great emotion, excitement, etc.
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