electric
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++e·lec·tric /ɪˈlektrɪk/ ●●● S2 W3 adjective 1 
TEEneeding electricity to work, produced by electricity, or used for carrying electricity 用电的；电动的；带电的electric light/kettle/cooker etc the heat from a small electric fire 小型电暖器产生的热量electric current/power/charge (=a flow of electricity) 电流/电力/电荷 an electric blanket (=one with electric wires in it, used for making a bed warm) 电热毯2 EXCITEDmaking people feel very excited 扣人心弦的，高度刺激的 The atmosphere in the courtroom was electric. 法庭上的气氛十分紧张。n THESAURUSelectric used about something that works using electricityan electric kettleIs your cooker electric or gas?electrical used about things in general that use electricity, or people whose job is to make or repair these thingsa company manufacturing electrical goodsan electrical engineerelectronic used about equipment such as computers and televisions that work by using extremely small electrical parts, or about systems that work using computersMost kids love electronic games.Email is the short word for electronic mail.Examples from the Corpus
electric• There was an almost electric atmosphere in the stadium.• an electric cable• Ah, yes: Maxwell showed that oscillating an electric charge is just the mechanism that causes light waves to be produced.• In 1996 the coalition surveyed 300 gas and electric company CEOs.• At the front of the church, Emerson Seabreeze electric fans on wheeled stands faced the congregation.• The cabin has an electric heater.• Noise level was about average for an electric machine, certainly quieter than petrol-driven models.• All are supplied in either gas or electric models.• Is the stove electric or gas?• an electric shockelectric light/kettle/cooker etc• He had charm, and he could turn it on and off like an electric light.• She was impressed to see they had electric light.• We decided to install a wooden floor and electric lights.• I've got electric light and hot water.• Travellers very often notice that electric light and trams are brought into streets which as yet have no houses.• There were electric lights burning at the entryway.• She had not noticed Amy filling and plugging in an electric kettle, but it was singing efficiently next to the cooker.• Yawning freely, he filled the electric kettle with water and switched it on.atmosphere ... electric• When we are together the atmosphere is electric.• The atmosphere is electric, alive with the hopes and emotions of an ancient, stateless people.• The atmosphere was electric with anticipation and unbreathable with cigar smoke.Origin electric (1600-1700) Modern Latin electricus, from Latin electrum “amber”; because electricity was first made by rubbing ambere·lec·tric adjective →n THESAURUS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
to electricity, by produced or work, Corpus electricity needing
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electric
e‧lec‧tric S2 W3 /ɪˈlektrɪk/
adjective
1. needing electricity to work, produced by electricity, or used for carrying electricity
electric light/kettle/cooker etc
the heat from a small electric fire
electric current/power/charge (=a flow of electricity)
an electric blanket (=one with electric wires in it, used for making a bed warm)
2. making people feel very excited:
The atmosphere in the courtroom was electric.
▪ electric used about something that works using electricity: an electric kettle | Is your cooker electric or gas?
▪electrical used about things in general that use electricity, or people whose job is to make or repair these things: a company manufacturing electrical goods | an electrical engineer
▪electronic used about equipment such as computers and televisions that work by using extremely small electrical parts, or about systems that work using computers: Most kids love electronic games. | Email is the short word for electronic mail.
e‧lec‧tric S2 W3 /ɪˈlektrɪk/
adjective Word Family: noun: electrician, electricity, electrics, electrification; adjective: electric, electrical, electrified, electrifying; verb: electrify; adverb: electrically
Date: 1600-1700
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: electricus, from Latin electrum 'amber'; because electricity was first made by rubbing amber
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: electricus, from Latin electrum 'amber'; because electricity was first made by rubbing amber
1. needing electricity to work, produced by electricity, or used for carrying electricity
electric light/kettle/cooker etc
electric current/power/charge (=a flow of electricity)
2. making people feel very excited:
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Electric is usually used to describe something that uses or produces electricity. You useelectrical with more general nouns such asequipment andwiring and things that are concerned with electricity.* electric 通常指使用或产生电力的。electrical 与更笼统的名词如 equipment（电气设备）和 wiring（供电线路），以及与电有关的事物搭配 ：◆ an electrical fault 电路故障 However, the distinction is not always so clear now. 不过现在两者的区别并不总是如此明显 ：◆ an electric/electrical company 电力公司 ◆ an electric/electrical current 电流 ◆ an electric/electrical shock 触电