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a form of energy from charged elementary particles, usually supplied as electric current through cables, wires, etc. for lighting, heating, driving machines, etc. 電;電能 materials that conduct electricity 導電材料 to produce/supply electricity 發電/供電 The wind farm will generate enough electricity for some 30 000 homes. 風力發電場將爲大約30 000個家庭發電。 electricity from renewable sources 來自可再生能源的電力 They are looking to develop more efficient ways of converting the energy from sunlight into electricity. 他們正在尋找更有效的方法將太陽能轉化爲電能。 No progress was made towards harnessing electricity as an energy source. 在將電力作爲能源方面沒有取得任何進展。 electricity supply/generation 電力供應/發電 an electricity bill 電費單 a waste of electricity 浪費電 The electricity is off (= there is no electric power supply). 停電了。
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmenta2, Physics and chemistrya2, Engineeringa2A high-voltage fault sparked an electricity blackout. 一起高壓故障導致斷電。 All the houses now have electricity. 所有的房子現在都已通電。 Crews did their best to restore electricity after the storm. 船員們在暴風雨後盡最大努力恢複供電。 Electricity flows through the wires in the circuit. 電流通過電線線路流動。 Her electricity was cut off when she didn't pay her bill. 她沒有交電費,因而被停電了。 I switched the light off to save electricity. 我關了燈以節約用電。 Insulating your house could cut your electricity bill by half. 給房子加上隔熱裝置可減少一半的電費。 Metals conduct electricity well. 金屬有良好的導電性。 More than a million customers lost electricity following the flooding. 一百多萬用戶在洪水之後得不到電力供應。 The hydroelectric plant provides electricity for half the island's population. 水力發電廠向島上的半數居民供電。 The town will soon be connected to the national electricity grid. 這個鎮子將很快與國家電網連通。 We run the washing machine at night because off-peak electricity is much cheaper. 我們在夜間用洗衣機,因爲非高峰時間用電要便宜得多。 a 10% drop in electricity prices 電價降低 10% the company's role in California's electricity crisis 這家公司在加利福尼亞州供電危機中的責任 services such as gas, water, and electricity 煤氣、水和電等服務 The government are improving the electricity grid and building new pipelines. 政府正在改善電網,修建新管道。 Whole villages were left without electricity. 整個村莊都停電了。 The solar panels produce more electricity than the building consumes. 太陽能電池板産生的電能比建築物消耗的多。 mains electricity 由幹線供應的電 cars powered by electricity 電動汽車
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high-voltage
- low-voltage
- mains
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- create
- generate
- make
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- flow
- run
- surge through something
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- bill
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a feeling of great emotion, excitement, etc. 強烈的感情;激動;興奮