electric
e‧lec‧tric S2 W3 /ɪˈlektrɪk/ BrE AmE adjective
[Word Family: noun: ↑electrician, ↑electricity, ↑electrics, ↑electrification; adjective: ↑electric, ↑electrical, ↑electrified, ↑electrifying; verb: ↑electrify; adverb: ↑electrically]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: electricus, from Latin electrum 'amber'; because electricity was first made by rubbing amber]
1. needing electricity to work, produced by electricity, or used for carrying electricity
electric light/kettle/cooker etc
the heat from a small electric fire
electric current/power/charge (=a flow of electricity)
an electric blanket (=one with electric wires in it, used for making a bed warm)
2. making people feel very excited:
The atmosphere in the courtroom was electric.
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THESAURUS
▪ electric used about something that works using electricity: an electric kettle | Is your cooker electric or gas?
▪ electrical used about things in general that use electricity, or people whose job is to make or repair these things: a company manufacturing electrical goods | an electrical engineer
▪ electronic used about equipment such as computers and televisions that work by using extremely small electrical parts, or about systems that work using computers: Most kids love electronic games. | Email is the short word for electronic mail.
electrichu| ◎ | [i'lektrik] | | ※ | tính từ | | | ■ | tạo ra điện; do điện tạo ra; dùng để truyền điện; chạy bằng điện | | | ☆ | electric generator | | | máy phát điện | | | ☆ | an electric torch | | | đèn pin | | | ☆ | electric current | | | dòng điện | | | ☆ | electric plug | | | phích cắm điện | | | ☆ | quạt điện | | | electric fan | | | ■ | làm náo động, làm sôi nổi | | | ☆ | an electric atmosphere | | | một bầu không khí sôi động |
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