electricity

noun

1. 电；电能
   a form of energy from charged elementary particles , usually supplied as electric current through cables, wires, etc. for lighting, heating, driving machines, etc.
   1. a waste of electricity
      浪费电
   2. The electricity is off (= there is no electric power supply) .
      停电了。
2. 强烈的感情；激动；兴奋
   a feeling of great emotion, excitement, etc.

1. N-UNCOUNT 电;电力
   Electricity is a form of energy that can be carried by wires and is used for heating and lighting, and to provide power for machines.
   1. We moved into a cabin with electricity but no running water...
      我们搬进一栋通了电但没有自来水的小屋。
   2. The electricity had been cut off.
      停电了。

1. The cost of electricity from coal-fired stations is expected to fall
   用煤作燃料的火力发电站的成本有望降低。
2. Coils buried in tunnels below the ground might soon be used to store large amounts of electricity.
   埋在地下隧道里的线圈可能很快就会被用来储存大量的电。
3. Electricity provides us with warmth and light and all our modern home comforts
   电给我们带来了温暖和照明，以及一切现代家庭舒适品。
4. The rebels have cut off electricity from the capital
   叛军已经切断了来自首都的供电。
5. We moved into a cabin with electricity but no running water
   我们搬进一栋通了电但没有自来水的小屋。
6. The electricity had been cut off.
   停电了。
7. Electricity privatisation has exploded the myth of cheap nuclear power
   电力私有化打破了关于廉价核能的神话。
8. Electricity lines to 30,000 homes were gradually being restored yesterday
   昨天，3万户家庭逐渐恢复了供电。
9. Today we have radios, TVs, and a whole host of gadgets powered by electricity.
   今天我们有收音机、电视机和一大堆小型电器。
10. High electricity bills point to a poor heating system or bad insulation
    高额电费开支说明供暖系统不足或建筑隔热材料不良。
11. It should also look into the possibilities of wind-generated electricity.
    还会对风力发电的可能性进行研究。
12. He was there to read the electricity meter
    他到那里抄电表。
13. Some barbecues can be plugged into a household electricity supply.
    有一些烧烤炉能直接插到家用电源上。
14. The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks and an electricity substation.
    游击队突袭了银行，摧毁了一处警察驻地和一个变电站。
15. Customers are to benefit from a rebate on their electricity bills.
    顾客将从他们的电费退费中得到实惠。
16. He is using your mains electricity to recharge his car battery.
    他在用你家里的电源给他的车载蓄电池充电。
17. The vast majority live in tin shacks without electricity, clean water or sanitary facilities.
    大多数人生活在简陋的铁皮屋子里，没有电，没有干净的水，也没有卫生设施。
18. Sara also pays a share of the gas, electricity and phone bills
    萨拉也分摊燃气费、电费和电话费。
19. The electricity industry is not the only one to have been starved of investment
    投资严重缺乏的不光是电力工业。
20. There are clear winners when a dam is built. Farmers get irrigation water, businesses get electricity
    大坝若是建成，会有一些明显的受益者：农民将得到灌溉用水，企业将得到电力。
21. Most plastics do not readily conduct heat or electricity.
    大多数塑料不易传热或导电。
22. If we charge it with electricity, it will become magnetic.
    如果充上电，它就会带有磁性。
23. Wood is a poor conductor of heat and electricity.
    木头是热和电的不良导体。
24. How to use electricity safely has become general knowledge in our village.
    安全用电，在我们村已成了常识。
25. The machinery is driven by electricity.
    这机器是电动的。
26. The electricity is on.
    电来啦！
27. The power of the atom can be used to produce electricity.
    原子能可以用来发电。
28. An electric heater consumes too much electricity.
    电热器用电太费。

noun

1. keen and shared excitement
   1. the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it

2. a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons

3. energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
   1. they built a car that runs on electricity

   Synonym:    electrical energy