elect-oral /i'lektaral/
adj. [only before noun]
connected with elections : electoral
systems/reforms
►
elect-or-al-ly /-rali/ adv.: an electorally
effective campaign
e lectoral college noun *1 the
Electoral College (in
the
m&mJ£, Att*l ffl Att ) 2(Br£)
a group of people who are
chosen to represent the members of a political party, etc. in the election of a
leader
^A )
e
lectoral register (also electoral
roll) noun (in Britain) the official list of people
who have the right to vote in a particular area ( Hg )
elect or ate
/I'lektarat/
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 ( — SI — Jft K ) £&&&: Only
70% of the electorate voted in the last election. h
70% 2 {AustralE,
NZE) = constituency(I)
Elec-tra
com plex /i'lektra
knmpleks; NAmE ka:m-/ noun [sing.] {psychology A') a young girl’s
unconscious sexual attraction to her father & 5H 'If — compare Oedipus complex elec-tric 0-pi /Tlektrik/ adj., noun madj. 1 [usually before noun]
connected with electricity; using, produced by or producing electricity ffe (Hj; X (ft; 4 zft (ft; 4 (ft: tin electric motor & #1 o an
electric light/guitar, etc. o an electric
current/charge ffeM, / 0 an electric generator A XlJl
o an electric
plug/socket/switch (= that carries electricity) / Ji® / ff A — see also electric shock,
electrical storm 2 full of excitement;
making people excited ^ ASfc^lJ W electrifying :
The atmosphere was electric.
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noun [U] (informal) used to refer to the
supply of electricity to a building {* % : The electric will be
off tomorrow. Bf] o
I’ve
paid the electric (= the bill
for the supply of
electricity).
SYNONYMS
electric♦electrical
These
adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns.
electric ~ electrical ~
light equipment
guitar wiring
drill signal
chair engineer
shock shock
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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 Mt^fS^XfeAlfto electrical Mitt
equipment ( ) fP wiring
(«%«), an
electrical fault However, the distinction
is
not always so clear now.
XMl!llXM#(ftE$,JXX&
J§ #0
Jit ^ &: an
electric/electrical company 4ij£W o an
electric/electrical current o an electric/ electrical shock
electrical Or* /ilektrikl/ adj. connected with
electricity; using or producing electricity E& (ft; H ffe (ft; ffe (ft: an electrical fault in
the engine ^3&#l(ftffej&#t|ii 0 electrical equipment/
appliances ffe H %; ffetl o electrical
power/energy % A/fls ► elec-tric-al-ly /-kli/ adv.: a car with
electrically operated windows ^4 AX® (ft'AX o electrically charged
particles
electrical engi neering noun [u] the design and building
of machines and systems that use or produce electricity; the study of this
subject X#lX|i; 4fillX® ^ ► e.lectrical engi neer noun e.lectrical storm (BrE also e lectric storm) noun a violent storm in which
electricity is produced in the atmosphere XU; HH
e.lectric
'blanket noun a blanket
for
a bed that is heated by electricity passing through the wires inside it
(usually used under the bottom sheet of the bed) X/&H e.lectric 'blue noun [U] a bright or metallic
blue
colour
e.lectric chair (usually the electric chair) (also informal the chair) noun [sing.] (especially in the
chair. o They face death
by the elec
tric chair. M Wife
e.lectric
'eel noun a large fish that lives
in rivers in
e.lectric
'fence noun a wire fence through
which an electric current can be passed XMM; Xj&Mp«] elec tri cian /i.lek'trijn/ noun a person whose job is to
connect, repair, etc. electrical equipment X X; X ff
elec-tri-city
0-w /i.lek'trisatiI noun 1 [U] a form of energy
from charged elementary particles, usually supplied as
electric current through cables, wires, etc. for lighting, heating, driving
machines, etc. X; Xtb: a waste of electricity A^X 0 The electricity is off (= there is no electric
power supply). ^ % T o 2 [U, sing.] a feeling of great
emotion, excitement, etc. Wt$J; A®
e.lectric
‘razor noun =
shaver elec-trics /ilektriks/ noun [pi.] {BrE, informal) the system of electrical
wires in a house, car or machine ( feM,
)
XAiyjfc, Xfth There’s a problem with the electrics. XINfftSSo
e.lectric
'shock (also
shock)
noun a sudden painful feeling
that you get when electricity passes through your body xlt^; Mfe; XX elec-tri-fi-ca-tion /i.lektrifi'keijn/ noun [U] the process of
changing sth so that it works by electricity X electrify /ilektrifai/ 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 X H it; 11X; X X: The
railway line was electrified in the
1950s. 20
50 XAft o o He had all the
fences
around his home electrified.
T
% o 2 to make sb feel very excited and enthusiastic about sth {jgXiaf: Her performance
electrified
the audience.
elec-tri-fy-ing
/Tlektrifaur)/
adj. very exciting X (ft ; f At(S W : The dancers gave an
electrifying performance. AA*,
elec-tro-
/i'lektrau;
NAmE -trou/ combining form (in nouns, adjectives,
verbs and adverbs J$; £ is], f § i^], if) is] gij 15]) connected
with electricity X (tfj : electromagnetism
electrocardiogram /i.lektrau'kaidiaugraem; NAmE i.lektrou'kairdiou-/ noun = ECG electroconvulsive therapy /i.lektraukan'VAlsiv
Gerapi; NAmE -trou-/ (also e'lec-tro-shock
ther-apy) noun [U] a medical treatment
of mental illness that passes electricity through the patient’s brain X fp
elec-tro-cute /Tlektrakjuit/
verb [VN] [usually passive] to injure or kill sb by
passing electricity through their bodyf£M%^f£ ( ittt: ) ; The boy was
electrocuted when he wandered onto
a railway track.