6recharge your batteriesinformalREST to rest or relax in order to get back your energy 休息[放松]以恢复精力
A week in the mountains should recharge my batteries.
在山里待一个星期,我的精力应该能恢复过来。
Examples from the Corpus
recharge your batteries• The letters are manna from heaven, filling my time and recharging my batteries.• They like to renew old acquaintances, make new friends, see an interesting place in good company, recharge their batteries.• Durrant was sent to Florida last month to recharge his batteries.
nCOLLOCATIONS
adjectives
flatBritish EnglishBrE, deadAmerican EnglishAmE (=with no more electricity in it)
I'd left the headlights on and the battery was completely flat.
low (=with little electricity in it)
He could see the battery was low on his laptop.
a car/torch/phone etc battery
Have you checked your mobile phone battery?
a rechargeable battery (=one that you can put more electricity in and use again)
The camera uses rechargeable batteries.
a spare battery (=an extra one, in case you need it)
Take a torch and spare batteries.
verbs
change/replace the battery (=put a new battery in something)
You may need to change the battery in the smoke alarm.
charge/recharge a battery (=put more electricity in it)
It takes eight hours to fully recharge the battery.
use batteries (also run on batteries)
The clock runs on two 9-volt batteries.
put a battery in
She had put new batteries in the radio.
take a battery out
I'll take the batteries out while I'm not using it.
nouns
a battery charger (=a piece of equipment for charging batteries)
Don't forget to pack your battery charger.
battery power
You can plug your laptop in or use it on battery power.
battery life (=how long a battery produces electricity)
change the batteries• The control box has to be unscrewed and its top removed to change the batteries.
assault and battery• He also was arrested Dec. 22 in Lowell on a charge of domesticassault and battery, which is pending.• What faultelement is required for assault and battery?• The guy could still walk, and we had filed a civilsuit, for assault and battery.• Since grievousbodilyharm can be committed by an omission it would be strange if assault and battery could not be.• Several assault and battery charges had brought him trouble with the police.• What happened back there was assault and battery.• The princess was charged with assault and battery and unlawfulinterference with the operation of an aircraft.
Originbattery
1. (1500-1600)Old Frenchbaterie, from batre“to hit”;
2. from the idea of hitting with gunfire;
3. from the idea of a group of electricity-producing cells joined together
1for electricity電池ADJECTIVE | VERB + BATTERY | BATTERY + VERB | BATTERY + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤dead, flat電量用完了的電池◇The car won't start-the battery's flat.車啟動不起來 - 電池沒電了。➤rechargeable充電電池➤disposable一次性電池➤removable可卸電池➤spare備用電池▸➤car, flashlight, laptop, phone, torch (BrE) 汽車蓄電池(電瓶);手電筒電池;手提電腦電池;手機電池▸➤alkaline, lithium鹼性電池;鋰電池➤AA, AAA, etc. * AA、AAA 等電池➤9-volt, 48-volt, etc. * 9 伏特、48 伏特等電池▸➤storage (NAmE) 蓄電池(組)VERB + BATTERY➤charge, recharge給電池充電;給電池再充電➤drain耗盡電池的電◇Don't leave the radio on-it'll drain the car battery.不要一直開着收音機不關 - 這樣會把汽車蓄電池的電耗光的。➤change, replace換電池➤remove取下電池▸➤connect, disconnect連上電池;斷開與電池的連接◇Is the battery connected correctly?電池的連接正確嗎?➤be powered by, run on, use, work on由電池供電;靠電池運轉;用電池◇The machine can also run on batteries.這台機器也可以用電池驅動。BATTERY + VERB➤die, give out, go dead, run down, run out電池的電量用光;電池沒電◇After about six hours, the battery will run down.約 6 個小時後電池的電量就會用完。BATTERY + NOUN➤power電池供的電▸➤life電池壽命◇With our product you get longer battery life.使用我們的產品,電池的壽命會更長。➤failure電池沒電➤compartment電池盒◇The battery compartment is at the back of the unit.電池盒在組件的背面。➤charger, recharger電池充電器➤pack電池組◇The lights have rechargeable battery packs.這些燈有可再充電電池組。➤acid蓄電池酸液PHRASES➤battery-operated, battery-powered電池驅動的/供電的◇a small battery-powered car電池驅動的小型汽車battery
noun²
2large group of similar things一組類似事物ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤full, whole整套PREPOSITION➤battery of一組◇I had to answer a whole battery of questions.我得回答一連串問題。PHRASES➤a battery of tests一系列測驗battery
noun³
3number of large guns排炮ADJECTIVE➤artillery, gun, howitzer (especially NAmE) 排炮;炮組;榴彈炮組➤anti-aircraft高射炮組