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