| 单词 | electrify |
| 释义 | electrify (once / 1748 pages) 1v 2v Electrify means to make something electric — either literally or figuratively. You can electrify a house by wiring it so the occupants will have lights, or you can electrify a boring party by getting everyone laughing. A captivating person might electrify every room she enters. Maybe it’s her laugh, maybe it’s the way she talks with her hands, maybe it’s the zany scarves she wears. Something about her gets everyone going. In a related sense, electrify can also describe what the electrician does to a house — she wires it so that the lights, computers, and television can all be plugged in and operate properly. WORD FAMILYelectrify: electrification, electrified, electrifies, electrifying+/electrifying: electrifyingly USAGE EXAMPLESEthiopia’s new electrified train, the first such train in sub-Saharan Africa, travels about 465 miles from the capital, Addis Ababa, to Djibouti. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) He electrified the 2004 Democratic National Convention with a speech seeking common cause over party differences. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) An electrician working in the 9200 block of Corporate Boulevard on Wednesday was knocked unconscious after accidentally touching an electrified line. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) 1 1v equip for use with electricity electrify an appliance Syn|Hyper wire accommodate, adapt make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose 2v charge (a conductor) with electricity 2Hyper fill, fill up, make full make full, also in a metaphorical sense v excite suddenly and intensely The news electrified us Hyper agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on cause to be agitated, excited, or roused |
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