单词 | energy supplier |
释义 | > as lemmasenergy supplier energy supplier n. something which or someone who supplies energy; spec. (a) a substance (such as a food or fuel) which serves as a source of energy; (b) a country, organization, etc., which produces or distributes electricity or fuel, esp. a company supplying electricity or gas to customers. ΚΠ 1904 South Metrop. Gas Company Co-partnership Jrnl. Nov. 188 There may be..some scope for Radium as an energy-supplier; for..an ounce [of radium bromide]..would drive a 50-h.-p. motor-car round the world at 30 miles an hour. 1910 Times 22 June 17/2 ‘Energy + Cost of Maintenance by a Corporation Lighting Department’ was, or might be, considerably more expensive than ‘Energy + Maintenance by the Energy Supplier.’ 1968 Universitas 11 258 Protein, fat and carbohydrates as energy suppliers are to a certain degree exchangeable. 1991 Canberra Times 18 July 23/3 Australia may not be Japan's largest energy supplier for much longer. 2006 C. Delp Kickboxing ix. 226 Fruits, muesli bars, and also chocolate, are quick and effective energy suppliers. 2014 New Scientist 21 June 34/3 The UK government..has introduced obligations for energy suppliers to source a certain amount of their energy from renewable sources. < as lemmas |
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