electrocute
英 [?'lektr?kju?t]
美[?'l?ktr?kjut]
- vt. （美）以電椅處死；使觸電致死
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?electrocutes;過去式:?electrocuted;過去分詞:?electrocuted;現(xiàn)在分詞:?electrocuting;名詞:?electrocution;
助記提示
1、electronic + execute.
中文詞源
electrocute 電解
來自electric和execute的合成詞。
英文詞源
- electrocute (v.)
- "execute by electricity," 1889, American English, from electro- + back half of execute. The method first was used Aug. 6, 1890, in New York state, on William Kemmler, convicted of the murder of his common-law wife. In reference to accidental death by 1909. Electric chair is also first recorded 1889, the year the one used on Kemmler was introduced in New York as a humane alternative to hanging. Related: Electrocuted; electrocuting.
雙語例句
- 1. But The sea would electrocute us all.
- 她說她會(huì)用愛來拯救我.
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- 2. As it happens a razor that is safe in Europe is unlikely to electrocute Americans.
- 碰巧在歐州使用安全的剃須刀不大可能使美國人觸電身亡.
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