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power plant

电厂,电站,发电厂,发电站

Related Words

power station电站,电力站,发电站,发电厂station站,站台,站内,站长powerhouse动力室,动力源,动力舱,动力机

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
    • : the machinery for supplying power for a particular mechanical process or operation.
    • : the engine, motor, or other power source along with related ignition, transmission, etc., components of a vehicle, aircraft, machine, etc.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounenergy-producing station
Synonyms
power station电站,电力站,发电站,发电厂station站,站台,站内,站长atomic power plant原子能发电站,原子能发电厂,原子能电厂,原子能发电厂generating station发电站,发电厂,发电机站,发电站hydroelectric plant水力发电站,水力发电厂,水电站,水力发电场hydroelectric scheme水力发电计划,水电计划,水力发电方案,水电方案nuclear power plant核电站,核电厂,核动力装置,核电power source动力源,电源,动力来源,能源powerhouse动力室,动力源,动力舱,动力机

Examples

  • In 2019, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged $500 million toward a campaign to close coal-fired power plants.

  • Once complete, the island will host a power plant to gather electricity from 200 towering offshore wind turbines—each of which will stand near the height of the Eiffel Tower, from the sea’s surface to blade tips.

  • A lot of that energy comes from dirty sources like natural gas-fired power plants or worse.

  • The NYISO expects power plants to produce energy when the system operator calls on them, and we expect juice from the socket whenever we want it.

  • When it comes to the cost of energy from new power plants, onshore wind and solar are now the cheapest sources—costing less than gas, geothermal, coal, or nuclear.

  • From this attitude he draws a singular comic and literary power.

  • And the fact that satire unnerves the intolerant is evidence of its positive power.

  • Would the Democrats rescind those rights if they were to return to power?

  • Employees strap a device to their heads and power a helicopter drone with their minds.

  • What it endangers is a narrow conception of Russian power, understood through the eyes of its dictatorial leader.

  • As there are still many varieties of the plant grown in America, so there doubtless was when cultivated by the Indians.

  • The plant as a whole remains green until late in the autumn.

  • The Smooth Naked Horsetail is a common plant, specially by the sides of streams and pools.

  • For this use of the voice in the special service of will-power, or propelling force, it is necessary first to test its freedom.

  • The relation existing between the balmy plant and the commerce of the world is of the strongest kind.

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