孩闲逛踩到铁轨上时触电死亡◊ James Roach mw electrocuted in South Carolina in 1986 (?= punished by being killed in the electric chair).詹姆&i 罗奇于 1986 年在南卡罗来纳州被电刑处死b ► electrcvcu’tion ,/i,lektr0'kjuXn/ noun [U]: Six people were drowned; five diedom electrocution•六人$死,五人触电身亡◊ He was sentenced to death by etectrocution•他被判电刑 处死。

elec-trode /I'lektraud; NAmE -troud/ noun either of two points (or terminals) by which an electric current enters or leaves a battery or other electrical device 电极 —see also anode, cathode

elec-tro-dynam-ics /i.lektraudai'naBmiks; NAmE -trou-/ noun [U] {physics #J) the study of the way that electric currents and magnetic fields affect each other 电动

力学

elec.tro.enceph.alo.gram /ijektraum'sefalagraem;

-'kefala-; NAmE -troum'sef-/ noun = EEG elec-troly-sis /i.lek'trolasis; NAmE -'trail-/ noun [U] 1 the destruction of the roots of hairs by means of an electric currentas a beauty treatment 电私(除毛美容方 法)2 {chemistry \t) the separation of a liquid (or elec­trolyte) into its chemical parts by passing an electric current through it 电解

elec.ti*o.lyte /i.lektralait/ (d?em/sfry a liquid that an electric current can pass through, especially in an electric cell or battery 电解液;电解质>66<:.打〇.1- tic /i.lektra'litik/ adj.

electro-mag-net /I'lektraumasgnst; NAmE -trou-/ noun {physics #/) a piece of metal which becomes magnetic when electricity is passed through it 电磁体 elec-tro-mag-net-ic /i.lektraumaeg'netik; NAmE -trou-/ (phys/cs having both electrical and magnetic characteristics ir properties)电磁的an electromag- neric wave/fieid 电磁波 /

elec-tro-mag-net-ism /i.lektrau'maegnatizam; NAmE -trou-/ noun [U] {physics the production of a magnetic field by means of an electric current, or of an electric current by means of a magnetic field 电磁 eleotrom*eter /.ilek'trDmita^); NAmE -'traim-/ noun {physics )an instrument for measuring electrical POTENTIAL静电计

electron /I'lektrDn; NAmE -train/ noun {physics ^]) a very small piece of matter (= a substance) with a nega­tive electric charge found in all atoms 电子 see also

NEUTRON,PROTON

electron gun now/?  .a device that

produces a stream of electrons 电子枪 electrn-ic Otw /i.lek'trDnik; NAmE -'trarnik/ adj. [usually before noun]

1 (of a device 装置)having or using many small parts, such as microchips, that control and direct a small electric current .子的;电子器件的an eZectronic caZcuZator 电子计算器◊ dectronic music 电子音乐◊ TTiis dictionary is available in electronic form.

版。2 concerned with electronic equipment 电手设备 W;电子器件的an eZectronic engineer ■电子工程晞 elec-tron-ical-ly /i.lek'trmiikli/ adv. in an electronic way, or using a device that works in an electronic way 4子方法;用电子装置to process data eZectronfcaHy j= using a computer)进行电子数据处理 .electronic 'mail noun [u] (formal) = email n.(l) .electronic 'organizer noun a very small computer which can be carried around, used for storing informa­tion such as addresses and important dates 电子记事簿 .electronic publishing noun [u] the business of publishing books in a form that can be read on a computerfor example as CD-ROMs 电子出版 elec-tron-ics /i.lek'trDinks; NAmE -'tram-/ noun 1 [U] the branch of science and technology that studies electric currents in electronic equipment 电子学 2 [U] the use of electronic technology, especially in developing new equipment 电子学的运用the dectronics. industry 电子 工业 3 electronics [pi.] the electronic circuits and components .(= parts) used in electronic equipment

电子电路;电子器件:a/autintheeiectronics电子电路 故障

electronic 'tagging noun [u] the system of attaching an electronic device to a person so that the police, etc. know where the person is电子标识跟踪系纟i (附于人

体,以便瞀方等知道其行踪)

e_lectron 'microscope r?ow/7 a very powerful micro­scope that uses electrons instead of light 电子显微镜 efec-tro-plate /I'lektrapleit/ verb [VN] [usually passive] to cover sth with a thin layer of metal using electrolysis

电镀

eleotro-shock therapy /I'lektraujDk Gerapi; NAmE -troujaik/ noun = electroconvulsive therapy electro-static /i.lektrau'staetik; NAmE -trou-/ adj. (physics %) used to talk about electric charges that are not moving, rather than electric currents 静电的 ele-gant tHw /'eligant/ adj.

1 (of people or their Gehaviour 人或其举止V attractive and showing a good sense of style 的;文雅的 Hn stylish She was taii and degant.她身材修长, 优雅大方2 (of clothes, places and things 表菔、%方 及物品attractive and designed well漂亮雅致恥;陈设 讲灸的;精美的 Cn71 stylish an eZegant dress 高雅 的连衣裙◊ an degant room/restaurant雅致的房间/ _ 3 (of a plan or an idea 计划或想法clever but simpie 命练知简洁的;简明的cm degcmt solution to the proWem解决这个问题的简要方法►ele.gance/_eligans/ noun [U] She dresses with casud eZegance•她的穿着 _ 意而不矣雅致◊ His writing combines eZegance and wit. A ♦ A 森而又凤趣。ele.gant._y cjc/v. : eZeganrty dressed 穿着考究◊ dega;it/y_/iumi5/ied 布置精美 ele-giac /.eli'dsaiak/ adj. (formal or literary) expressing sadness, especially about the past or people who have died挽歌的;哀悼的;伤感的

,elegiac ’couplet ziowr?   术语)a pair of lines,

one with six strong or long syllables and one with five, found especially in Latin and Greek poetry 挽歌对句 (由六音步句和五音步句组成,尤见于拉丁和希腊诗歌) elegy /'elad3i/ noun [pi. -ies) a poem or song that expresses sadness, especially for sb who has died 挽 诗;挽歌;哀歌

elem-ent /'elimant/ noun

                PART/AMOUNT 分;数# 1 [C]in/of sth) a necessary

or typical part of sth ; i本铀分;典M部分:Cost was a fcey dement in our decision.价钱是我们决策时考 虑的主要因素The story has aH the elements / a soap opera,        个故事是非常典型的肥皂剧题材◊ Customer

reZations is an important dement / the job•与客户的 关系是这个工作的重要部分。2 [C, usually sing.] ~ of surprise, risk, truth, etc. a small amount of a quality or feeiing 少量;有点;有些:We need to preserve the eZement / surprise.我们得保留一些使人感到意外的 东西There appears to be an eZement / truth in his sto/y.他的说法似乎有点道理。

                GROUP OF PEOPLE 集团 3 [Cusually pi.] a group of people who form a part of a larger group or society (.大团体 或社会中的)一组,一群,一伙moderate/radical eZements within the party.党内的温和派/激进派◊ unruZy dements fn the schooZ学也里难管教知人

                CHEMISTRY 化.学 4 [C] a simple chemical substance that consists of atoms of only one type and cannot be split by chemical means into a simpler substance. Gold, oxygen and carbon are all elements.元素如金、 氧、碳)compare compound n.{2)

                EARTH/AIR/FIRE/WATER 土;空气:火;水 5 [C] one of the four substances earth, air, fire «and water, which people used to believe everything else was made of 要素(旧时认为土、空气、火和水是构成一切物质的四大 要素)

                WEATHER 天气 6 the eements [pi.] the weather, espe­cially bad weather (尤指恶劣的 天气: Are we goi‘ng to brave the dements and go/or a waWc?我们要冒着风雨 去散歩吗? ◊ to be ejqjosed to the eZements 备受风吹雨 j

BASIC PRINCIPLES 基本原理 7 elements [pithe basic principles of a subject that you have to learn first (学 科的)基本原理,基础,纲要Ena BASICS: He taught me the elements / map-reading.他教我看地图的基本 方法。