battery
noun
uk/ˈbæt.ər.i/us/ˈbæt̬.ɚ.i/batterynoun(ELECTRICAL DEVICE)
A2[C]
adevicethatproduceselectricitytoprovidepowerforradios,cars, etc.:
电池arechargeablebattery充电电池
a battery-operatedhairdryer电池式吹风机
Thisalarmclocktakestwo medium-sized batteries.这个闹钟需要装两节中号电池。
Ithinkthe battery isdead/flat(= haslostitspower).我认为电池用完了。
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- You'llrunthe battery down if youleaveyourcarlightson.
- It's notworking- I don'tthinkthe battery ischarging.
- Is it allrighttoleave/put the battery onchargeovernight?
- Ileftmycarlightson allnightand now the battery isflat.
- The battery shouldpreventthecomputersystemfrom going down in theeventof apowercut.
Electrical components & circuitry
- armature
- baseband chip
- cathode
- cathode ray
- charging point
- circuit breaker
- circuit diagram
- coil
- electromotive
- filament
- LED display
- neutral
- potentiometer
- recharger
- rectifier
- relay
- short circuit
- storage battery
- supercapacitor
- transformer
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The engine & engine parts
batterynoun(LARGE NUMBER)
a battery ofsomething
anumberof things of asimilartype:
一组，一套，一连串（同类事物）In thekitchenanimpressivebattery ofstainlesssteelutensilshangson thewall.厨房的墙面上挂着一套不锈钢炊具，非常显眼。
batterynoun(GUNS)
[C]
anumberoflargegunsandsimilarweaponsoperatingtogether in the sameplace:
炮组，排炮Theshorebatteryopenedfire.岸边的炮阵开火了。
Arms & munitions in general
- air-to-air
- air-to-ground
- ammo
- ammunition
- anti-aircraft
- catapult
- CBRN
- chain mail
- chemical weapon
- conventional
- denuclearize
- mustard gas
- offensively
- ordnance
- poison gas
- sarin
- stab vest
- weapons of mass destruction
- weapons-grade
- WMDs
batterynoun(ATTACK)
[U]
→assaultand batteryspecialized
暴力行为，殴打Hitting and beating
- at-risk
- bangsomeoneup
- basher
- bashing
- battered
- brain
- bunch
- butt
- head-butt
- hell
- kick
- knock
- knocksomeone'sblock offidiom
- mess
- swing
- tansomeone'shideidiom
- tar
- wallop
- whop
- whup
batterynoun(IN BASEBALL)
[C]
In abaseballteam, thepitcher(= theplayerwhothrowstheball)and thecatcher(= theplayerwhocatchesballsthat are nothit)are sometimes referred to as the battery:
Paige and Gibsoncombinedtoformthegreatestbattery inbaseballhistory.
Acatcherneedstodevelopa goodrapportwith his batterymate.
Baseball & rounders
- at batidiom
- ballgame
- ballplayer
- base hit
- bases
- beat
- doctor
- fish
- flare
- foul
- frame
- peg
- pitcher
- second base
- shag
- shortstop
- slugger
- sock
- stickball
- strike
battery
adjective[before noun]
UKuk/ˈbæt.ər.i/us/ˈbæt̬.ɚ.i/using asystemofproducingalargenumberofeggscheaplybykeepinga lot ofchickensinrowsofsmallcages(=boxesmade ofwire):
层架式养鸡的batteryfarming层架式家禽饲养法
batteryhens/eggs在层架式鸡笼里饲养的母鸡/产出的鸡蛋
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Animal farming - general words
- animal husbandry
- aquaculture
- aquaponics
- bedding
- beekeeping
- dip
- draft
- drove
- grazing
- hand-rear
- hand-reared
- heeler
- herd
- pen
- shearing
- sheep shearing
- sheepdog
- shepherd
- stable
- subtherapeutic