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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. 电;电能 materials that conduct electricity 导电材料 to produce/supply electricity 发电/供电 The wind farm will generate enough electricity for some 30 000 homes. 风力发电场将为大约30 000个家庭发电。 electricity from renewable sources 来自可再生能源的电力 They are looking to develop more efficient ways of converting the energy from sunlight into electricity. 他们正在寻找更有效的方法将太阳能转化为电能。 No progress was made towards harnessing electricity as an energy source. 在将电力作为能源方面没有取得任何进展。 electricity supply/generation 电力供应/发电 an electricity bill 电费单 a waste of electricity 浪费电 The electricity is off (= there is no electric power supply). 停电了。
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmenta2, Physics and chemistrya2, Engineeringa2A high-voltage fault sparked an electricity blackout. 一起高压故障导致断电。 All the houses now have electricity. 所有的房子现在都已通电。 Crews did their best to restore electricity after the storm. 船员们在暴风雨后尽最大努力恢复供电。 Electricity flows through the wires in the circuit. 电流通过电线线路流动。 Her electricity was cut off when she didn't pay her bill. 她没有交电费,因而被停电了。 I switched the light off to save electricity. 我关了灯以节约用电。 Insulating your house could cut your electricity bill by half. 给房子加上隔热装置可减少一半的电费。 Metals conduct electricity well. 金属有良好的导电性。 More than a million customers lost electricity following the flooding. 一百多万用户在洪水之后得不到电力供应。 The hydroelectric plant provides electricity for half the island's population. 水力发电厂向岛上的半数居民供电。 The town will soon be connected to the national electricity grid. 这个镇子将很快与国家电网连通。 We run the washing machine at night because off-peak electricity is much cheaper. 我们在夜间用洗衣机,因为非高峰时间用电要便宜得多。 a 10% drop in electricity prices 电价降低 10% the company's role in California's electricity crisis 这家公司在加利福尼亚州供电危机中的责任 services such as gas, water, and electricity 煤气、水和电等服务 The government are improving the electricity grid and building new pipelines. 政府正在改善电网,修建新管道。 Whole villages were left without electricity. 整个村庄都停电了。 The solar panels produce more electricity than the building consumes. 太阳能电池板产生的电能比建筑物消耗的多。 mains electricity 由干线供应的电 cars powered by electricity 电动汽车
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
- charges
- costs
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a feeling of great emotion, excitement, etc. 强烈的感情;激动;兴奋