electrify

US: /ɪˈɫɛktɹəˌfaɪ/
UK: /ɪlˈɛktɹɪfˌa‍ɪ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


electrify /i'lektrifai/ (electrise) /i'lektraiz/ (electrize) /i'lektraiz/
  • ngoại động từ
    • cho nhiễm điện
    • cho điện giật
    • điện khí hoá
    • (nghĩa bóng) làm giật nảy người, kích thích

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb (electrifies, electrifying, electrified, electrified) [VN]
1 [usually passive] to make sth work by using electricity; to pass an electrical current through sth: The railway line was electrified in the 1950s. + He had all the fences around his home electrified.
2 (written) to make sb feel very excited and enthusiastic about sth: Her performance electrified the audience.

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
1 startle, shock, stun, jolt, stagger, astound, jar, astonish, amaze:
We were electrified by the news of the disaster.
2 excite, galvanize, animate, move, rouse, stir, stimulate, vitalize, fire, thrill, arouse:
His fiery oratory electrified the audience.

Concise English dictionary


electrified|electrifies|electrifyingɪ'lektrɪfaɪ
verb
+excite suddenly and intensely
+charge (a conductor) with electricity
+equip for use with electricity