elect.or.al /i.tektaral/ fl'd).
[only before noun] connected with elections 有关选举 : electoral
systems/reforms 选举制度 / 改革► elect.or.aMy /-rali/ fldv.: an etectoraHy elective
campaign富有成效的i选运动 electoral 'college noun 1 the Electoral College (in the US) a group of
people who come together to elect the President and Vice-President, based on
the votes of people in each state总统选举团（在美国由各州选民投票
推选组成，集中在一起选举总统和副总统）2 (8r£) a group of people who are chosen to
represent the members of a political party, etc. in the election of a leader领袖选举团（经推选组成，代表政党党员选举领
导人）
electoral
register (also
electoral roll) noun (in Britain) the
official list of people who have the right to vote in a particular area (英_)选民登记册 elect-or-ate /ilektarat/ noun [C+sing./pl. v.] 1 the people in a country
or an area who have the right to vote, thought of as a group (—国或一地区的）全体选民：
Onfy
70% 〇/ the
electorate voted the Z〇5t decrion•在上 次选举中，只有70%的选民参加了投票。2(/\wstra/f， A/Z£) = constituency(I)
Elec-tra
com-plex /I'lektra kDmpleks; NAmE ka:m-/
[sing.] (psycho/ogy 心）a young girl’s .unconscious sexual attraction to her father 恋父情■结一compare Oedipus complex electric Oit/ilektrik/nown m adj. 1 [usually before noun] connected with electricity; using，produced by or producing
electricity 电的；用电
的；动的；发黾的：cm etectric motor电动桃◊ an eiectric etc.电灯、电吉他等◊ an etectric
current/charge /
# 0 an electric
generator
〇 an electric plug/socket/switch (= that carries
electri- city)电源插头 / 插座 / 开矣 t— see also electric shock, electrical storm 2 full
of excitement; making people excited充满刺激的；令人激动的H771 electrifying ：
TTie
atmosphere, was dectric.气氛很热烈。
r noun [U] (informal) used to refer to the
supply of electri- city to a building 併电：TTie etectric wiH be oj〇F tomorrow•明天停电。◊ JVe paid the eZectric (= the biil for the
supply of electricity).食 B 经付电费了。
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
electric»electrical
These
adjectives are frequently used with the following
nouns.这两个形容词常与下列名词连用：
electric ~ electrical
〜
light equipment
guitar wiring
drill signal
chair engineer
shock shock
■
Electric is usually used to
describe something that uses or produces electricity. You use electrical with more general nouns such as equipment and wiring and things that are
concerned with electricity.
*
electric通常指使用或产生电力的。electrical与更 概括的名词如equipment (电器设备）和wiring (供电线路X,以及与电有i的事物搭配：训
e/ertr/o;//flw/f
电路故障 However，the
distinction is not always so clear now.不M现★两者的区别并不总
是如此明显：fl/i
e/ecfr/c/e/ertr/cfl/ company ‘土 公司
々 an electric/electrical
current ■电流々 an electric/ e/ecfr/cfl/ shod:触电
electrical
tHf /I'lektrikl/ adj. connected
with electricity; using or producing electri- city电的；用电的;.发电的：an dectricdm the engine 爰动机的电路故鹼◊ etectrical
equipmeni/ appliances 电气设备；电器◊ etectricai
power?energy 电力/能► elec.tric.aMy /-kli/ ac/v.: a car with eZectricaHy
operated windows 带电动窗的汽车◊ dectricaHy
charged parrides带电棱子
e.lectrical engineering noun [U] the design and
building of machines and systems that use or produce electricity; the study of
this subject 电机工程；机工程
^ ►e.lectrical engi neer noun e.lectrical storm {BrE also e.lectric storm) noun a violent storm in
which electricity is produced in the atmosphere电暴；雷暴
e.lectric
'blanket noun a blanket for a bed that is heated by
electricity passing through the wires inside it ■(usually
used under tiie bottom sheet of the bed)电热毯 e.lectric 'blue noun [U] a bright or metallic blue colour钢青色；铁蓝色
e.lectric chair (usually the electric
chair) (also
informal the chair) noun [sing.] (especially in the
e.lectric 'fence noun a wire fence through
which an electric current, can be passed 电篱色；电铁丝网 elec-tri-cian /i.lek'trijn/ noun a person whose job is
to connect, repair，etc. electrical
equipment 电.工；■电器
技师 ■
elec.tfi.city，/i,lektrisati/.now/7 1 [U] a form of energy
from charged elementary particles, usually supplied as
electric current through cables, wires, etc. for lighting, heating, driving
machines, etc.电；电能：a waste 〇/electricity 浪费电◊ The electricity is off
{=
there is no electric power supply). 停电了。2 [U, sing.] a feeling of
great emotion，excitement, etc. 强烈的 感情； 激动； 兴奋
e.lectric
'razor/7〇wa7 = shaver elec.trics /i’tektriks/ now/? [pi.] (8r£，/’n/o/mfl/) the system of electrical wires in a house,
car or machine ( ■屋、
汽车或机器的）电力系统，电“：rh€r^saproWemwith the dectrics.电路有问题。
e.lectric
'shock (also
shock) noun a sudden painful
feeling that you get when electricity passes through your body电知克；触电；电击
elec-tri-fi-ca-tion
/i.lektrrfi'keijn/
noun [U] the process of
changing sth so that it works by electricity 电气化 electrify /I'lektrifai/ verb (elec.tri.fies，elec.tri.fy.ing， elec.tri.fied，elec.tri.fied) [VN] 1 [usually passive]
to make sth work by using electricity; to pass an electrical current through
sth使电气化；使通电；使带电：The miZway 〖irze was
eiectr诉ed fn the J 950s.这条铁路线在 20 世纪50年代就实现了电气化。◊ He had aH the fences around his Ziome dectr诉ed他把房子周围的铁丝向都通
了电。2 to make sb feel very
excited and enthusiastic about sth 使激动；使兴奋：Her performance electrified the audience. 表演使观众兴奋不已。
elec.tri.fy.ing
/i_lektrifaim/
ac/y. very exciting 令人激动
的；使X兴备的：rhe dancers gave an eZectn办ing pe/formcmce.舞蹈演员们的表演激动人心。
electro- /ilektrau;
NAmE -trou/ combining form (in nouns, adjectives,
verbs and adverbs.构成名词、形容
词、岛词和副福）connected with electricity 电的： dectromagnerism 4磁学
elec-tro-cardio-gram /i.lektrau'kaidiaugraem;
NAmE
i.lektrou'kairdiou-/
noun = ECG electroconvulsive therapy /i.lektraukan'vaIsiv Gerapi; NAmE -trou-/ (also e'lec-tro-shock therapy) noun [U] a medical treatment
of mental illness that passes electricity through the patient’s brain 电休克治 疗；电抽搐治疗；电痉挛治疗
elec-tro-cute /ilektrakjuit/
verb [VN] [usually passive]
to injure or kill sb by passing electricity through their body使触电受伤（邊死亡）；用电刑处死：The boy was eZectrocuted
when he wandered onto a raihvay trncfc.男