单词 | electric |
释义 | electric (once / 103 pages) 1adjn 2adj Things that are electric are either powered by electricity — like a battery-operated flashlight — or produce or transmit electricity — like an electric generator. The word electric, indicating something charged with electricity, was used long before electricity was fully understood or harnessed as a form of power in the nineteenth century. In the seventeenth century, for example, materials like wool that produced sparks of static electricity when rubbed were termed electric by scientists, and the figurative meaning of the word was also used. Figuratively, electric can describe something exciting or brightly colored, as in "electric atmosphere" or "electric green." WORD FAMILYelectric: electrical, electrically, electrician, electricity, electrics+/electrician: electricians/electricity: electricities USAGE EXAMPLESElliott, pound for pound, is a more electric football player than Prescott. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) All kinds of companies, including century-old industrial stalwarts like General Motors and General Electric, are among the corporate giants acquiring tech start-ups of late. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The turntable, the Technics SL-1200, may not enjoy the name recognition of, say, Fender electric guitars or Steinway pianos. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1adj using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity electric current electric wiring Syn electrical 2n a car that is powered by electricity 2Syn|Hyper electric automobile, electric car auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine 1adj affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling gave an electric reading of the play Syn galvanic, galvanising, galvanizing exciting creating or arousing excitement 2adj (of a situation) exceptionally tense an atmosphere electric with suspicion Syn tense in or of a state of physical or nervous tension |
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