electrify

electrify — 動詞

1. to add electrical wiring and equipment to a building, railway line, or machine s

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

供電；電氣化

將線路或設備改為用電力驅動

to add electrical wiring and equipment to a building, railway line, or machine so that it can be powered by electricity instead of other energy sources

例句

The government plans to electrify the main railway line by 2030.

政府計畫在 2030 年前將主要鐵路幹線電氣化。

passive: be electrified (of transport infrastructure)

After years of using gas lamps, the village was finally electrified last summer.

在使用煤氣燈多年後，這個村子終於在去年夏天通了電。

passive with time reference

同義詞
  • wire

    more specific: refers only to installing cables, not the full system conversion

  • power

    broader: can mean 'supply energy to' without the sense of converting from a different source

文法句型

electrify + object

be electrified (passive)

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive (be/become/get electrified) when describing infrastructure projects or regions that receive electricity for the first time. Subject is typically a railway, building, region, factory, or a set of machines.

常見錯誤

❌The train line was electrical last year.
✅The train line was electrified last year.
💡'electrical' is an adjective meaning 'relating to electricity', not a past participle of 'electrify'.

2. When a speaker, performer, or event electrifies a group of people, it produces a

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

使振奮；震撼

用言語或行動讓人極度激動

When a speaker, performer, or event electrifies a group of people, it produces a sudden, powerful feeling of excitement and energy that spreads through everyone present

例句

When the activist finished her speech, she had electrified everyone in the hall.

那位社運人士結束演說時，她已讓大廳裡的每個人都為之振奮。

electrify + group (crowd / audience / room)

The auditorium was electrified by Defne's final song, with people rising to applaud.

整座禮堂被 Defne 的最後一首歌曲所震撼，人們紛紛起身鼓掌。

同義詞
  • thrill

    less intense; suggests pleasurable excitement, often from entertainment, without the implication of suddenness

  • excite

    more general and less dramatic; covers any heightened emotion, not necessarily sudden or intense

  • galvanize

    stronger in that it implies the excitement motivates people to take action

  • stir

    gentler; suggests gradual emotional awakening rather than a sudden jolt

反義詞
  • bore

    opposite effect: leaves people uninterested instead of excited

  • dull

    suggests reducing energy and excitement

文法句型

electrify + group / audience / crowd

用法筆記

Object is typically a collective noun referring to a group of people (crowd, audience, nation, room, stadium), not an individual. Common in journalism, speechwriting, and reviews of performances.

常見錯誤

❌The joke electrified him personally.
✅The joke electrified the entire room.
💡'electrify' in this figurative sense works with groups, not single individuals.
❌The concert was very electrifying.
✅The concert electrified the audience.
💡using 'electrifying' as a standalone adjective with 'very' can sound odd; the verb form with a specific object is more natural.