| 单词 | electric |
| 释义 | electric /i lek"trik/, adj. 1. pertaining to, derived from, produced by, or involving electricity: an electric shock. 2. producing, transmitting, or operated by electric currents: an electric bell; electric cord. 3. electrifying; thrilling; exciting; stirring: The atmosphere was electric with excitement. 4. (of a musical instrument) a. producing sound by electrical or electronic means: an electric piano. b. equipped with connections to an amplifier-loudspeaker system: an electric violin. n. 5. Railroads. a. an electric locomotive. b. Informal. a railroad operated by electricity. 6. electricity: residential users of gas and electric. 7. something, as an appliance, vehicle, or toy, operated by electricity. 8. Archaic. a substance that is a nonconductor of electricity, as glass or amber, used to store or to excite an electric charge. [1640-50; < NL electricus, equiv. to L electr(um) amber (see ELECTRUM) + -icus -IC] Syn. 3. spirited, rousing, dynamic. Ant. 3. dull, uninspired, prosaic. |
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