| 单词 | electricity-carrying |
| 释义 | > as lemmaselectricity-carrying C2. Objective, as electricity-carrying, electricity-generating, electricity-laden, adjectives, etc.; instrumental, as electricity-powered adj., etc. ΚΠ 1884 Cent. Mag. 27 922 The electricity-laden raindrops. 1899 Daily News 26 June 10/7 There is a good volume of work, especially as regards structural work, railway rolling stock, electricity-generating apparatus, [etc.]. 1948 J. Jewkes Ordeal by Planning vi. 123 The public hullabaloo which precedes the location of a large electricity generating plant or a new town. 1985 L. Y. Weiner From Working Girl to Working Mother iv. 92 The electricity‐powered washing machine and refrigerator have been linked to a reduction in the time needed for household tasks. 1992 Nat. Hist. Jan. 89/2 (advt.) Nuclear power is a proven electricity-generating technology that emits no sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, or greenhouse gases. 1996 J. Updike In Beauty of Lilies 169 The oval of her face turned right away to his, as if by some electricity-carrying ether in the air she had sensed his gaze. < as lemmas |
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