n.(名词)

1. 精力，活力，干劲
2. 能量，力量
3. 能源
4. 能力，潜力，内在力
5. 【物】能
6. 生动
7. 表达力
8. 物质，物体

n.(名词)

1. [U]活力,干劲,能力 the quality of being full of life and action; power and ability to do a lot of work or be physically active
2. [P]精力 the power which one can use in working
3. [U]能,能量,能源 the power which can do work, such as drive machines or provide

Noun:

1. (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs;

   "energy can take a wide variety of forms"
   

2. forceful exertion;

   "he plays tennis with great energy"
   "he's full of zip"
   

3. enterprising or ambitious drive;

   "Europeans often laugh at American energy"
   

4. an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing);

   "his writing conveys great energy"
   "a remarkable muscularity of style"
   

5. a healthy capacity for vigorous activity;

   "jogging works off my excess energy"
   "he seemed full of vim and vigor"
   

6. any source of usable power;

   "the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy"
   

7. the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

1.力气;力量
energy is the ability and strength to do active physical things and the feeling that you are full of physical power and life.

e.g. He was saving hisenergy for next week's race in Belgium...
他正为下周在比利时的比赛养精蓄锐。
e.g. We try to boost ourenergy by eating.
我们试图通过吃东西来增强体力。

2.毅力；活力
energy is determination and enthusiasm about doing things.

e.g. At 54 years old herenergy and looks are magnificent...
她54岁了，精力和气色都非常好。
e.g. You have drive andenergy for those things you are interested in.
你对那些感兴趣的事情干劲十足。

3.努力;精力
Yourenergies are your efforts and attention, which you can direct towards a particular aim.

e.g. She had started to devote her energies to teaching rather than performing...
她已经开始将精力从表演转移到教学中。
e.g. We must concentrate our energies on treating addiction first.
我们必须首先集中精力治疗毒瘾。

4.能量;能源
energy is the power from sources such as electricity and coal that makes machines work or provides heat.

e.g. ...those who favour nuclearenergy...
那些支持利用核能的人
e.g. Oil shortages have brought on anenergy crisis...
石油短缺已经造成了能源危机。

Young people usually have more energy than the old.

青年人通常比老年人精力充沛。

Don't waste your time and energy on trifles.

别把你的时间和精力浪费在琐事上。

Auckland is a city full of energy.

奥克兰是个充满活力的城市。

The industry felt the effects of the energy crisis.

该工业受到能源危机的影响。

He gave a lecture on the use of solar energy.

他就太阳能的利用作了一场讲演。

nervous energy (= energy produced by feeling nervous)

精神紧张而产生的精力

She put all her energies into her work.

她把全部精力都投入到工作中去了。

creative'/destructive energies

创造 / 毁灭力

solar'/nuclear energy

太阳能；核能

It is important to conserve energy.

节能十分重要。

an energy crisis (= for example when fuel is not freely available)

能源危机

kinetic'/potential, etc. energy

动能、势能等

She's always full of energy .

她总是充满活力。

It's a waste of time and energy.

那是浪费时间和精力。

Oil shortages have brought on an energy crisis...

石油短缺已经造成了能源危机。

He was saving his energy for next week's race in Belgium...

他正为下周在比利时的比赛养精蓄锐。

We try to boost our energy by eating.

我们试图通过吃东西来增强体力。

At 54 years old her energy and looks are magnificent...

她54岁了，精力和气色都非常好。

You have drive and energy for those things you are interested in.

你对那些感兴趣的事情干劲十足。

She had started to devote her energies to teaching rather than performing...

她已经开始将精力从表演转移到教学中。

We must concentrate our energies on treating addiction first.

我们必须首先集中精力治疗毒瘾。

...those who favour nuclear energy...

那些支持利用核能的人

They won the battle because of their superiority in numbers.

他们在数量上占了优势,所以取得了战争的胜利.

The bears feed voraciously in summer and store energy as fat.

熊在夏季吃很多东西,以脂肪形式储存能量.

energy transmutes into matter.

能量变成物质.

Atomic energy has been discovered for many years, but so far it has not been widely used in industry or in our daily life.

原子能已发现多年, 但至今仍未广泛用于工业或日常生活方面.

Facts have proved time and again the truth that energy can be changed from one form into another.

事实一再证明能量可从一种形式转变为另一种形式.

We are energised by love if we put our energy into loving.

如果我们付出能量去表现爱意,爱就会使我们充满活力.

He had an excess of energy.

他精力过剩.

His arrival infused new life and energy into the team.

他的到来为这支队伍注入了新的生命力和活力.

1. The manager listened carefully to Edison's plan and admired him for his energy and enthusiasm.
   经理仔细听取了爱迪生的计划,称赞他有干劲,有热情。
2. She is blessed with immense talent and boundless energy.
   她才智非凡,精力无限。
3. He didn't know how to blow off his superfluous energy.
   他不知如何发泄过剩的精力。
4. Since you are going to fight a hard battle, now you should conserve your strength and store up your energy.
   你们将要打一场硬仗,因此现在必须养精蓄锐。
5. They invested time and energy in the election campaign.
   他们把时间和精力投入选举活动。
6. He was always overflowing with energy.
   他精神总是很饱满。
7. The lads' energy pleased him but their recklessness worried him.
   小伙子们的劲头使他高兴,他们的冒失又使他担心。
8. They poured their energies into religious reform.
   他们致力于宗教改革。
9. It was found necessary to retire several generals who lacked energy and enterprise.
   使几位缺乏精力和上进心的将军解职是必要的。
10. She flung all her energy〔energies〕 into her work.
    她把全部精力都投到工作上。
11. Plants absorb energy from the sun.
    植物吸收太阳的能量。
12. The energy released by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.
    连锁反应释放出来的能被转换成热。
13. We'll bend to translating a book on atomic energy.
    我们将专心翻译一本有关原子能的书。
14. The fuel shortage awoke the country to the need for developing atomic energy.
    燃料匮乏使这个国家认识到开发原子能的必要性。
15. Einstein's theory links energy with mass and velocity of light.
    爱因斯坦的理论把能量同质量和光速联系起来。
16. Scientists realized that it was possible to obtain energy by splitting the atom.
    科学家们认识到通过原子裂变有可能获得能量。
17. New machines were introduced into the factory. As a result, not only were time and energy saved but production was greatly increased.
    工厂引进了新的机器,因而不仅节省了时间和能源,还极大地提高了生产量。
18. World energy demand is increasing at a rate of about 3％ per year.
    世界能源的需求量正以每年百分之三的速度递增。

～+to- v

1. I didn't have the energy to disagree with her.
   我没有能力不同意她。

动词+～

• energy">produce energy产生能量
• energy%20for">provide energy for为…提供能量
• energy">reduce energy减少能量
• energy">store up energy贮存能量
• energy">use the energy利用能量
• energy%20to">devote one's energy to致力于
• energy%20to">direct one's energy to致力于
• energy">have much energy精力充沛
• energy%20into">pour energy into把精力倾注于
• energy">work with energy努力工作

形容词+～

• energy">youthful energy年轻人的活力

名词+～

• energy">heat energy热能
• energy">light energy光能
• energy">solar energy太阳能
• energy">sound energy声能

～+名词

• energy%20sources">energy sources能源

介词+～

• energy">a burst of energy一股劲
• energy">quantity of energy能量
• energy">sources of energy能源

• Institutions which could bear and breed such men as Lincoln and Emerson had surely some energy for good.

  出自：J. R. Lowell

• A sparse, dark wiry figure, charged with nervous energy.

  出自：A. Koestler

n.(名词)

1. energy的基本意思是“活力”“干劲”“能力”,多用作不可数名词,在指人的“精力”时多用复数形式。引申可表示“能”“能量”“能源”。
2. energy作“能力”解时,其后面可用动词不定式作定语,但不可用 v -ing形式。

n.(名词)

energy, force, might, power, strength, vigour

这组词的共同意思是“能”“能量”“精力”。其区别在于:

1.energy在物理学定义中为“能”“能量”,用于生理学上指“精力”。

2.power系一般用语,可指动力、思维能力等各种力量或能力。例如:

A car needs a lot of power to go fast.汽车高速行驶需要很大动力。

Every normal, healthy person has power to think.每一个正常、健康的人都有思维能力。

3.strength指某人或某物所具有的内在力量,可指体力、力气或抽象的力量。例如:

He hasn't got enough strength to get out of bed.他没有足够的力气下床。

At last his strength gave out.他的体力终于不支了。

He has strength of character.他性格坚强。

Union is strength.团结就是力量。

4.force指的是物质或精神力量,多指为做成某事而使用的力量,也常指武力。例如:

We had to use force to get into the house.我们不得不强行进屋。

Some of them forced their way into our office.他们中有些人强行进入我们的办公室。

His arguments forced them to admit he was right.他的论据迫使他们承认他是对的。

The thief forced her to hand over the money.贼强迫她把钱交出来。

5.might指“力量”“威力”“强权”“权势”等,既可指人体的力量,也可指政治、军事等的强大而产生的威力,其程度要比其他几个词强。例如:

The army fought bravely, but it was crushed by the might of its powerful enemy.军队勇敢地战斗,但最终还是被敌人强大的势力所摧垮。

They would have little chance to survive against our might.在我们的强大力量面前,他们几乎无法继续生存下去。

The work was so difficult that it was beyond my might.这项工作太难了,它超出了我的能力。

The competition is strong and we must study with all our might.竞争是强有力的,我们须尽全力地学习。

6.vigour指生命产生的力量,常译为“活力”。例如:

He is full of vigour.他充满了活力。

• ☆ 16世纪90年代进入英语，直接源自中古法语的energie；最初源自古希腊语的energeia，意为行为，举措。