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the strength, effort and enthusiasm required for physical or mental activity, work, etc. 精力；活力；干劲 It's a waste of time and energy. 那是浪费时间和精力。 She's always full of energy. 她总是充满活力。 I don't seem to have any energy these days. 这些日子我总觉得无精打采。 nervous energy (= energy produced by feeling nervous) 精神紧张而产生的精力 For five years, she devoted considerable energy to photography. 五年来，她把相当大的精力投入到摄影上。 He expends great energy trying to help them. 他花费巨大的精力试图帮助他们。
Extra ExamplesTopics Health and Fitnessa2Football gives them an outlet for their energy. 踢足球能让他们释放精力。 He never seems to lack energy. 他看起来总是精力旺盛。 I admire her boundless energy. 我佩服她那无穷的干劲。 I don't have the time or energy to argue with you. 我没有时间，也没有精力跟你争吵。 It was late and my energy was beginning to flag. 很晚了，我开始精力不济。 It's a waste of energy cutting this grass—nobody's going to see it. 割这些草纯粹是浪费精力 － 根本没有人会注意。 My energy levels are still low. 我依然精力不足。 Prisoners are encouraged to channel their energy into exercise. 鼓励囚犯把精力转到锻炼中去。 She always works with energy and enthusiasm. 她工作起来一直充满精力和热情。 She eventually summoned up the energy to cook dinner. 她终于打起精神去做饭了。 Sugar provides an energy boost. 糖分能够提高精力。 The children are always full of energy. 孩子们总是精力充沛。 The hills sapped his energy and he got off his bike for frequent rests. 骑车上山消耗体力，他不时下车休息一下。 The kids were running around crazily, working off their surplus energy. 孩子们到处疯跑消耗过剩的精力。 The volunteers' energy was dissipated by the enormous amounts of paperwork involved in the project. 志愿者的精力耗在了与项目相关的大量文书工作上了。 There is a lack of creative energy in the industry. 这个行业缺乏创造力。 We don't want to waste our energy trying to persuade people who are just not interested. 我们不想浪费精力去试图说服根本毫无兴趣的人。 We must invest our time and energy in the development of our craft. 要提高我们的技艺，必须投入时间和精力。 We're trying to deal with young offenders by channelling their energy into sport rather than crime. 我们正设法引导少年犯把精力用到体育运动而不是犯罪活动中去。 With a sudden burst of energy, he ran to the top of the hill. 他突然涌起一股劲，冲上山顶。 You can judge how healthy you are by the amount of energy you have. 可以通过精力的充沛程度来判断健康状况。 You could feel the energy coming back to you from the audience. 你可以感受到活力从观众回到自己身上来。 She brings passion and energy to the part. 她给这个角色带来了激情和能量。 Lang has an inner glow that radiates positive energy. 郎有一种散发正能量的内在光芒。 She releases pent up energy on the dance floor. 她在舞池里释放被压抑的能量。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- boundless
- endless
- inexhaustible
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- amount
- level
- great deal
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- be bursting with
- be full of
- have
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- flag
- dissipate
- drain away
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- level
- reserves
- bar
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- energy and enthusiasm
- an outlet for your energy
- time or energy
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- energies[plural]
the physical and mental effort that you use to do something 精力；力量 She put all her energies into her work. 她把全部精力都投入到工作中去了。 He focused his energies on preparing the lectures. 他集中精力准备讲座。 Provide a means of channelling your child's creative energies. 找个方法来引导您的孩子发挥创造力。 I will put all my energies into improving the situation. 我会拿出所有的精力来改善状况。
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a source of power, such as fuel, used for driving machines, providing heat, etc. 能源 solar/wind/renewable energy 太阳能/风能/可再生能源 to save/conserve energy 节约能源 to generate/produce energy 产生能量 The £500 million programme is centred around energy efficiency and renewable power sources. 这个5亿英镑的项目围绕能源效率和可再生能源展开。 the country's total energy consumption 该国的总能耗 an energy crisis (= for example when fuel is not freely available) 能源危机 energy conservation 能源的节约
Collocations The environmentThe environment 环境 Environmental damage 环境破坏 - cause/contribute to climate change/global warming
引起气候变化／全球变暖 - produce pollution/CO2/greenhouse (gas) emissions
产生污染／二氧化碳／温室气体排放 - damage/destroy the environment/a marine ecosystem/the ozone layer/coral reefs
破坏环境／海洋生态系统／臭氧层／珊瑚礁 - degrade ecosystems/habitats/the environment
使生态系统／栖息地／环境退化 - harm the environment/wildlife/marine life
危害环境／野生动物／海洋生物 - threaten natural habitats/coastal ecosystems/a species with extinction
构成对自然栖息地／沿海生态系统／物种灭绝的威胁 - deplete natural resources/the ozone layer
大量损耗自然资源／臭氧层 - pollute rivers and lakes/waterways/the air/the atmosphere/the environment/oceans
污染河流湖泊／航道／空气／大气层／环境／海洋 - contaminate groundwater/the soil/food/crops
污染地下水／土壤／食物／庄稼 - log forests/rainforests/trees
采伐森林／热带雨林／树木
Protecting the environment 保护环境 - address/combat/tackle the threat/effects/impact of climate change
设法解决／防止／应对气候变化带来的威胁／影响／冲击 - fight/take action on/reduce/stop global warming
对抗／采取行动应对／减缓／阻止全球变暖 - limit/curb/control air/water/atmospheric/environmental pollution
控制空气／水／大气／环境污染 - cut/reduce pollution/greenhouse gas emissions
减少污染／温室气体排放 - offset carbon/CO2 emissions
抵消碳／二氧化碳的排放 - reduce (the size of) your carbon footprint
减少碳足迹（量） - achieve/promote sustainable development
实现／促进可持续发展 - preserve/conserve biodiversity/natural resources
保持生物多样性；保护自然资源 - protect endangered species/a coastal ecosystem
保护濒危物种／沿海生态系统 - prevent/stop soil erosion/overfishing/massive deforestation/damage to ecosystems
防止／阻止水土流失／过度捕捞／大面积森林砍伐／对生态系统的破坏 - raise awareness of environmental issues
增强环境意识 - save the planet/the rainforests/an endangered species
拯救地球／热带雨林／濒危物种
Energy and resources 能源和资源 - conserve/save/consume/waste energy
保护／节约／消耗／浪费能源 - manage/exploit/be rich in natural resources
管理／开发／有丰富的自然资源 - dump/dispose of hazardous/toxic/nuclear waste
倾倒／处理有害／有毒／核废料 - dispose of/throw away litter/(especially British English) rubbish/(especially North American English) garbage/(North American English) trash/sewage
处理／扔掉垃圾／废物；排放污水 - use/be made from recycled/recyclable/biodegradable material
使用回收／可回收／可生物降解材料；由回收／可回收／可生物降解材料制成 - recycle bottles/packaging/paper/plastic/waste
回收瓶子／包装材料／纸／塑料／废品 - promote/encourage recycling/sustainable development/the use of renewable energy
促进／鼓励回收利用／可持续发展／使用可再生能源 - develop/invest in/promote renewable energy
研发／投资／推动可再生能源 - reduce your dependence/reliance on fossil fuels
减少对化石燃料的依赖 - get/obtain/generate/produce electricity from wind, solar and wave power/renewable sources
利用风、太阳能、潮汐／可再生能源发电 - build/develop a (50-megawatt/offshore) wind farm
修建一座（50 兆瓦／海上）风力发电站 - install/be fitted with/be powered by solar panels
安装太阳能板；由太阳能板提供动力
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmenta2the use of photovoltaic panels to generate energy 使用光电板产生能量 total energy requirements for the coming year 来年的能源总需求 the change from fossil fuels to renewable energy 由矿物燃料到可再生能源的转变 state control of the energy industries 国家对能源工业的控制 equipment that offers long-term energy savings 能持久节能的设备 energy-saving features that can reduce energy bills by 50% 可使能源成本下降50% 的节能措施 attempts to harness solar energy 尝试利用太阳能 a government-sponsored renewable energy project 政府资助的可再生能源项目 The nuclear plant provides a fifth of the nation's energy supplies. 这家核电站生产的能量占全国能源供应总量的两成。 The new power station produces vast amounts of energy. 新电站发电量巨大。 The demand for energy and fuel is expected to increase dramatically. 能源和燃料的需求预计将会急速增长。 The country could face an energy crisis if demand continues to rise. 如果能源需求继续增加，这个国家可能会面临能源危机。 The cost of solar power needs to fall before it makes an impact on the energy market. 太阳能要降低成本才能对现有的能源市场有所影响。 No battery could store enough energy to turn over a car's engine. 任何电池都无法贮存足以启动汽车引擎的能量。 Reusing existing buildings is less wasteful in terms of energy and resources than new construction. 就能源和资源而言，再利用现有建筑比新建建筑更少浪费。 low water and energy usage 低用水和能源消耗 green methods of harnessing free, clean energy 利用免费清洁能源的绿色方法 low energy light bulbs 低能灯泡 Locally produced food would reduce energy costs. 本地生产的食品将降低能源成本。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- alternative
- clean
- green
- …
- amount
- generate
- produce
- harness
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- production
- consumption
- use
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- a demand for energy
- a form of energy
- a source of energy
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physics 物理 the ability of matter or radiation to work because of its mass, movement, electric charge, etc. 能；能量 potential/kinetic/electrical energy 势能/动能/电能
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting force or vigour of expression): from French énergie, or via late Latin from Greek energeia, from en- ‘in, within’ + ergon ‘work’.
Idioms
a ball of energy/fire
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a person who is full of energy and enthusiasm 充满活力和热情的人；生龙活虎的人；朝气蓬勃的人