electrify
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++e·lec·tri·fy /ɪˈlektrɪfaɪ/ verb (electrified, electrifying, electrifies) [transitive] 1 EXCITEDif a performance or a speech electrifies people, it makes them feel very interested or excited 〔表演或演讲〕使激动；使兴奋 She would sit at the piano and sing, electrifying us all. 她会边弹钢琴边唱歌，使我们大家兴奋不已。2 TTTTPEto change a railway so that it uses electrical power, or to supply a building or area with electricity 使〔铁路〕电气化；向〔某建筑或地区〕供电 The west coast main line has been electrified. 西海岸铁路干线已经电气化了。 —electrifying adjective —electrified adjective electrified fences 通电的围栏 —electrification /ɪˌlektrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
electrify• He had never witnessed anything so electrifying.• It was as if they were electrified.• The effect of the seizure was electrifying.• The single-track line is not electrified.• They would operate northern routes currently being electrified, and replace 1957-built EMUs on Lisboa suburban services.• Then he can play like a dream, electrifying Anfield with that direct, no-nonsense running style which strikes fear into defenders.• When I did come to know Koestler I found him electrifying but not at all intimidating.• Hillside Trains and Bayside Trains each have half the electrified Melbourne suburban services.• Standing on stage, Los Lobos electrified the audience.• Mackenzie had electrified the Toronto streetcar system.• the electrified third rail in the subwaye·lec·tri·fy verbChineseSyllable
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electrify
e‧lec‧tri‧fy /ɪˈlektrəfaɪ, ɪˈlektrɪfaɪ/
verb (past tense and past participle electrified, present participle electrifying, third person singular electrifies) [transitive]
She would sit at the piano and sing, electrifying us all.
2. to change a railway so that it uses electrical power, or to supply a building or area with electricity:
The west coast main line has been electrified.
—electrifying adjective
—electrified adjective:
electrified fences
—electrification /ɪˌlektrəfəˈkeɪʃən, ɪˌlektrɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
e‧lec‧tri‧fy /ɪˈlektrəfaɪ, ɪˈlektrɪfaɪ/
verb (past tense and past participle electrified, present participle electrifying, third person singular electrifies) [transitive] Word Family: noun: electrician, electricity, electrics, electrification; adjective: electric, electrical, electrified, electrifying; verb: electrify; adverb: electrically
1. if a performance or a speech electrifies people, it makes them feel very interested or excited: 2. to change a railway so that it uses electrical power, or to supply a building or area with electricity:
—electrifying adjective
—electrified adjective:
—electrification /ɪˌlektrəfəˈkeɪʃən, ɪˌlektrɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]