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- energy [ 'εnɚʤɪ] [ 'enəʤɪ]
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1.
noun
表达力；（语言、文笔等的）生动
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2.
noun
潜力；内在力；活力，劲
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3.
noun
[常用复数形态]精力；能力
- to apply all one's energies
- 全力以赴
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4.
noun
（有效地发挥的）力量，气力
- I was so sick that I have no energy to go to work.
- 我病得厉害，没有精力去上班。
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5.
noun
[physics]
能，能量；物质；物体；实体
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6.
noun
能源
- Nations should invest in better energy infrastructure.
- 各国都应该投资建设更好的能源基础设施。
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1.
noun
表达力；（语言、文笔等的）生动
Collins English-English Dictionary
- energy ['εnəʤɪ]
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n
intensity or vitality of action or expression; forcefulness
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2.
n
a measure of this capacity, expressed as the work that it does in changing to some specified reference state. It is measured in joules (SI units) E
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3.
n
capacity or tendency for intense activity; vigour
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4.
n
vigorous or intense action; exertion
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5.
n
[physics]
the capacity of a body or system to do work
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6.
n
a source of power - See also kinetic energy potential energy
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n
[Etymology]
C16: from Late Latin energ
i a, from Greek energeia activity, from energos effective, fromen- 2 + ergon work
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1.
n
intensity or vitality of action or expression; forcefulness
Examples
- Energize is formed from energy by analogy with apologize from aplogy.
- Energize由energy 演变构成，以此类推，apologize 则由apology演变构成。 → analogy
- to harness one's energy
- 利用某人的能力 → harness
- nuclear energy
- 核能 → nuclear
- projectile energy
- 推进能量 → projectile
- to use up one's energy
- 筋疲力尽 → use
- vital energy
- 生命力；活力 → vital
- waste energy
- 多余的能源 → waste
- She has been spending a lot of energy trying to improve her technique.
- 她已经花了很大力气来提高技术了。 → spend
- Plants produce sugars and starch to provide themselves with energy.
- 植物制造糖和淀粉来给自身提供能量。 → sugar
- Venezuela is a key player in the world's energy balance.
- 委内瑞拉在世界的能源平衡方面扮演着重要的角色。 → balance
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