e·lec·tri·fy
verb/ɪˈlektrɪfaɪ/
/ɪˈlektrɪfaɪ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they electrify | /ɪˈlektrɪfaɪ/ /ɪˈlektrɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it electrifies | /ɪˈlektrɪfaɪz/ /ɪˈlektrɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple electrified | /ɪˈlektrɪfaɪd/ /ɪˈlektrɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle electrified | /ɪˈlektrɪfaɪd/ /ɪˈlektrɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form electrifying | /ɪˈlektrɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ɪˈlektrɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- [usually passive] to make something work by using electricity; to pass an electrical current through something
使电气化；使通电；使带电 - be electrified The railway line was electrified in the 1950s.
这条铁路线在 20 世纪 50 年代实现了电气化。 - He had all the fences around his home electrified.
他把房子周围的铁丝网都通了电。
- be electrified The railway line was electrified in the 1950s.
- electrify somebody to make somebody feel very excited and enthusiastic about something
使激动；使兴奋 - Her performance electrified the audience.
她的表演使观众兴奋不已。
- Her performance electrified the audience.
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from electric + -fy.