| 单词 | power board |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspower board power board n. (a) a board or panel containing switches or meters for an electricity supply; a block of sockets on an extension cable; (b) chiefly New Zealand, the controlling authority for the supply of electricity in an area; an electricity board. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > [noun] > controlling authority power board1904 C.E.G.B.1957 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > distribution system > [noun] > board for switches or meters power board1904 1904 Electr. Rev. (U.S.) 45 444 The power-board is a handsome marble panel equipped with Weston ammeter and voltmeter arranged for taking readings. 1918 Statutes Dominion of N.Z. 38 For every electric-power district there shall be an Electric-power Board.] 1938 R. Finlayson in D. M. Davin N.Z. Short Stories (1953) 242 The Power Board was brought to the pass at last of having to build a special concrete foundation for the poles. 1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Aug. 183/1 In New Zealand in the present [electricity] shortages there is an increasing tendency among power boards to adopt rationing. 1973 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Starry Bird ii. 30 The power board is on the wall of the darkroom. 1977 Daily Tel. 26 May 19/1 (heading) Power board fined over fitter's death. 1988 J. Frame Carpathians ix. 54 He could hardly wait to plug the extension lead into the ‘Power board’ (four outlets individually switched). < as lemmas |
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