[usually before noun]connectedwithelectricity; using, producedbyorproducingelectricity电的；用电的；电动的；发电的◆anelectricmotor电动机◆anelectriclight/guitar, etc.电灯、电吉他等◆anelectriccurrent/charge电流；电荷◆anelectricgenerator发电机◆anelectricplug/socket/switch(= thatcarrieselectricity)电源插头/插座/开关electric / electrical
These adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns.这两个形容词常与下列名词连用：
electric ~electrical ~lightequipmentguitarwiringdrillsignalchairengineershockshock
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 通常指使用或产生电力的。electrical 与更笼统的名词如 equipment（电气设备）和 wiring（供电线路），以及与电有关的事物搭配：◆an electrical fault电路故障However, the distinction is not always so clear now.不过现在两者的区别并不总是如此明显：◆an electric/electrical company电力公司◆an electric/electrical current电流◆an electric/electrical shock触电
➡ see alsoelectric shock, electrical stormfullofexcitement; makingpeopleexcited充满刺激的；令人激动的SYNelectrifying◆Theatmospherewaselectric. 气氛很热烈。
