Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #765
Fully loadedenergy
能量
energy
物理学意义,指做功的能力。
- 1.
The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
所有运动和活动背后的动力
- 2.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
系统做功的能力,单位为焦耳或尔格
- 3.
The capacity to do work.
做功的能力
- 4.
forceful exertion
有力的运用
- 5.
A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance2/time2 (ML2/T2) or the equivalent.
表示做功能力的量,单位为质量×距离2/时间2(ML2/T2)或等效单位
- 6.
enterprising or ambitious drive
进取心或干劲
- 7.
An intangible, modifiable force (usually characterized as either 'positive' or 'negative') believed in some New Age religions to emanate from a person, place or thing and which is (or can be) preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit.
一种无形且可变的力量(通常被描述为“正面”或“负面”),在某些新时代宗教中被认为从人、地点或事物中发出,并且可以在人类互动中保存和转移;共享的情绪或群体习惯。
- 8.
The external actions and influences resulting from an entity’s internal nature (ousia) and by which it is made manifest, as opposed to that internal nature itself; the aspect of an entity that can affect the wider world and be apprehended by other beings.
由实体的内在本质(ousia)产生的外部行为和影响,并通过这些行为和影响表现出来,与内在本质本身相对;实体能够影响更广泛世界并被其他存在感知的方面。
- 9.
A measure of how many actions a player or unit can take; in the fantasy genre often called magic points or mana.
衡量玩家或单位可以采取多少行动的指标;在幻想题材中通常称为魔法点或法力。
所有运动和活动背后的动力;系统做功的能力,单位为焦耳或尔格;做功的能力;有力的运用;表示做功能力的量,单位为质量×距离2/时间2(ML2/T2)或等效单位
In use
Energy is needed to lift a heavy box.
The battery gives the toy car energy to move.
The kettle changes electrical energy into heat.
energy can take a wide variety of forms
he plays tennis with great energy
Europeans often laugh at American energy
have [determiner] energy to do sth
energy在此为不可数名词,意为“精力”。
She has enough energy to run a marathon.
她有足够的精力跑马拉松。
be full of energy
Connections
Collocations
- renewable energy
- 可再生能源
- Many countries are investing heavily in renewable energy.许多国家正在大力投资可再生能源。
- solar energy
- 太阳能
- Solar energy is a clean and abundant source of power.太阳能是一种清洁且丰富的能源。
- save energy
- 节约能源
- We should turn off lights to save energy.我们应该关灯以节约能源。
- full of energy
- 精力充沛
- After a good night's sleep, she felt full of energy.睡了一晚好觉后,她感到精力充沛。
- energy crisis
- 能源危机
- The country faced a severe energy crisis last winter.该国去年冬天面临严重的能源危机。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
energy 拆分 en+ergy,en像“恩”,ergy想成“工作”,联想“恩赐的工作能量”。
Context & Register
通常用于日常生活表示精力或活力,也可用于科学或技术领域表示能量,属中性偏正式语体。
Grammar Note
作'精力'解时不可数;作'能源'解时常用复数energies
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-gy' (/d͡ʒi/) are spelling lookalikes, but none share the exact stressed vowel and following sounds with 'energy' (/ˈɛnəd͡ʒi/). 'Synergy', 'allergy', and 'lethargy' have the same '-ergy' spelling but different stressed vowels; 'strategy' and 'apology' have different stress patterns.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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