battery

英 [ˈbætri]

美 [ˈbætəri]

n. 电池; 一系列; 一批; 一群; 排炮

复数：batteries　

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习惯用语

recharge your batteries

养精蓄锐；休整
to get back your strength and energy by resting for a while

牛津词典

noun

电池
a device that is placed inside a car engine, clock, radio, etc. and that produces the electricity that makes it work
1. to replace the batteries
  更换电池
2. a rechargeable battery
  充电电池
3. battery-powered/-operated
  用电池供电的 / 发动的
4. a car battery
  汽车蓄电池
5. The battery is flat (= it is no longer producing electricity) .
  电池没电了。
一系列；一批；一群
a large number of things or people of the same type
1. He faced a battery of questions.
  他面临一连串的问题。
2. a battery of reporters
  一大批记者
排炮
a number of large guns that are used together
层架式鸡笼；层架式饲养笼
a number of small cages that are joined together and are used for keeping chickens, etc. in on a farm
1. a battery hen
  层架式养鸡笼养的母鸡
2. battery eggs
  层架式养鸡场所产的蛋
殴打罪
the crime of attacking sb physically

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 电池
Batteriesare small devices that provide the power for electrical items such as radios and children's toys.
1. The shavers come complete with batteries.
  这些剃须刀都已经配好了电池。
2. ...a battery-operated cassette player.
  使用电池的磁带播放机
3. ...rechargeable batteries.
  充电电池
N-COUNT （汽车）电瓶，蓄电池
A carbatteryis a rectangular box containing acid that is found in a car engine. It provides the electricity needed to start the car.
1. ...a car with a flat battery.
  电瓶没电了的汽车
N-COUNT （设备的）一排，一套
Abattery ofequipment such as guns, lights, or computers is a large set of it kept together in one place.
1. They stopped beside a battery of abandoned guns.
  他们在一排废弃火炮旁停了下来。
2. ...batteries of spotlights set up on rooftops.
  装在房顶的一排排聚光灯
N-COUNT （物品的）一组，一系列；（人的）一群
Abattery ofpeople or things is a very large number of them.
1. ...a battery of journalists and television cameras...
  一大群记者和众多电视摄像机
2. Crack is part of a battery of drugs used by addicts.
  强效可卡因是瘾君子们吸食的众多毒品之一。
N-COUNT 一系列（测试、检查等）
Abattery oftests is a set of tests that is used to assess a number of different aspects of something, such as your health.
1. We give a battery of tests to each patient.
  我们给每个病人都做了一系列的检查。
ADJ （养鸡场）层架式的
Batteryfarming is a system of breeding chickens and hens in which large numbers of them are kept in small cages, and used for their meat and eggs.
1. ...battery hens being raised in dark, cramped conditions.
  在黑暗、拥挤的层架式鸡舍里饲养的母鸡
See also:assault and battery

英英释义

noun

an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
Synonym:assault and battery
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
1. they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
2. the shelling went on for hours without pausing
Synonym:barragebarrage firebombardmentshelling
a device that produces electricity
Synonym:electric battery
a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
Synonym:stamp battery
a collection of related things intended for use together
1. took a battery of achievement tests
a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

双语例句

Alex had forgotten to charge the battery.
亚力克斯忘了给电池充电。
His car alarm had been going off for two days and, as a result, the battery was flat.
他的汽车报警器连着响了两天，结果电池耗没电了。
This battery booster is a boon for photographers.
这种电池充电器是摄影工作者的好帮手。
They told me I needed a new battery.
他们告诉我需要换新电池。
The battery in my car gave up the ghost.
我的汽车电池报废了。
It is mains or battery powered.
它是由电源或者电池供电的。
They faced a battery of questions.
他们面临一连串的问题。
The implication is that this battery lasts twice as long as other batteries
言外之意是，这种电池的寿命是其他品牌电池的两倍。
The force comprised two battalions and a battery.
这个部队包括两营步兵及一连炮兵。
The battery has run down.
电池用完了。