battery

noun

1. 电池
   a device that is placed inside a car engine, clock, radio, etc. and that produces the electricity that makes it work
   1. to replace the batteries
      更换电池
   2. a rechargeable battery
      充电电池
   3. battery-powered/-operated
      用电池供电的 / 发动的
   4. a car battery
      汽车蓄电池
   5. The battery is flat (= it is no longer producing electricity) .
      电池没电了。
2. 一系列；一批；一群
   a large number of things or people of the same type
   1. He faced a battery of questions.
      他面临一连串的问题。
   2. a battery of reporters
      一大批记者
3. 排炮
   a number of large guns that are used together
4. 层架式鸡笼；层架式饲养笼
   a number of small cages that are joined together and are used for keeping chickens, etc. in on a farm
   1. a battery hen
      层架式养鸡笼养的母鸡
   2. battery eggs
      层架式养鸡场所产的蛋
5. 殴打罪
   the crime of attacking sb physically

1. N-COUNT 电池
   Batteries are small devices that provide the power for electrical items such as radios and children's toys.
   1. The shavers come complete with batteries.
      这些剃须刀都已经配好了电池。
   2. ...a battery-operated cassette player.
      使用电池的磁带播放机
   3. ...rechargeable batteries.
      充电电池
2. N-COUNT （汽车）电瓶，蓄电池
   A car battery is a rectangular box containing acid that is found in a car engine. It provides the electricity needed to start the car.
   1. ...a car with a flat battery.
      电瓶没电了的汽车
3. N-COUNT （设备的）一排，一套
   A battery of equipment such as guns, lights, or computers is a large set of it kept together in one place.
   1. They stopped beside a battery of abandoned guns.
      他们在一排废弃火炮旁停了下来。
   2. ...batteries of spotlights set up on rooftops.
      装在房顶的一排排聚光灯
4. N-COUNT （物品的）一组，一系列；（人的）一群
   A battery of people or things is a very large number of them.
   1. ...a battery of journalists and television cameras...
      一大群记者和众多电视摄像机
   2. Crack is part of a battery of drugs used by addicts.
      强效***是瘾君子们吸食的众多毒品之一。
5. N-COUNT 一系列（测试、检查等）
   A battery of tests is a set of tests that is used to assess a number of different aspects of something, such as your health.
   1. We give a battery of tests to each patient.
      我们给每个病人都做了一系列的检查。
6. ADJ （养鸡场）层架式的
   Battery farming is a system of breeding chickens and hens in which large numbers of them are kept in small cages, and used for their meat and eggs.
   1. ...battery hens being raised in dark, cramped conditions.
      在黑暗、拥挤的层架式鸡舍里饲养的母鸡
7. See also: assault and battery

1. Free range and battery eggs, boiled for four minutes, were hard to tell apart.
   柴鸡蛋和笼养鸡蛋在煮过4分钟之后很难区分。
2. Battery charging systems remain basically the same as those in use half a century ago.
   电池充电系统和半个世纪前基本上没什么区别。
3. The shavers come complete with batteries.
   这些剃须刀都已经配好了电池。
4. They stopped beside a battery of abandoned guns.
   他们在一排废弃火炮旁停了下来。
5. Crack is part of a battery of drugs used by addicts.
   强效***是瘾君子们吸食的众多毒品之一。
6. We give a battery of tests to each patient.
   我们给每个病人都做了一系列的检查。
7. This battery booster is a boon for photographers.
   这种电池充电器是摄影工作者的好帮手。
8. Alex had forgotten to charge the battery.
   亚力克斯忘了给电池充电。
9. His car alarm had been going off for two days and, as a result, the battery was flat.
   他的汽车报警器连着响了两天，结果电池耗没电了。
10. The battery in my car gave up the ghost.
    我的汽车电池报废了。
11. I thought it looked as though the battery was going.
    我看电池好像该换了。
12. The implication is that this battery lasts twice as long as other batteries
    言外之意是，这种电池的寿命是其他品牌电池的两倍。
13. It is mains or battery powered.
    它是由电源或者电池供电的。
14. They told me I needed a new battery.
    他们告诉我需要换新电池。
15. The 'flywheel' battery, it is said, could power an electric car for 600 miles on a single charge
    据说“飞轮”电池充电一次就能驱动电动汽车行驶600英里。
16. One gunner in each battery was an NCO and the rest were privates.
    每个炮兵连都有一个炮手是军士，其余都是二等兵。
17. He is using your mains electricity to recharge his car battery.
    他在用你家里的电源给他的车载蓄电池充电。
18. I have a battery tester in my garage.
    我的车库里有台电池测试仪。
19. He kept trying to start the car and the battery got flatter and flatter, until it wouldn't turn the engine at all
    他反复试着发动车子，但电池的电越来越少，最后根本就打不着火了。
20. He charged the battery of his car.
    他给汽车的电池充了电。
21. The battery has run down.
    电池用完了。
22. The force comprised two battalions and a battery.
    这个部队包括两营步兵及一连炮兵。
23. On charge, the counter-voltage or overvoltage of the battery could be so high as to restrict the charging characteristics at low temperatures.
    充电时，蓄电池的反电压或过电压太高，以致限制了低温充电性能。
24. Does your car battery charge easily?
    你那辆汽车的蓄电池容易充电吗？
25. A battery is usually commanded by a captain.
    一个炮兵连通常由一位上尉来指挥。
26. The man in the garage said he would charge up my car battery.
    汽车修理厂的人说要给我的汽车电瓶充电。
27. They faced a battery of questions.
    他们面临一连串的问题。
28. You will not get any current until you connect up the cells of the battery.
    你把电池组连接起来才能有电。
29. I need to recharge the battery.
    我的电池需要充电了。
30. We can't use the torch because the battery has run down.
    我们不能用电筒了，因为电池用完了。

n.

recharge your batteries

• 养精蓄锐；休整
  to get back your strength and energy by resting for a while

noun

1. an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact

   Synonym:    assault and battery

2. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
   1. they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
   2. the shelling went on for hours without pausing

   Synonym:    barragebarrage firebombardmentshelling

3. a device that produces electricity

   Synonym:    electric battery

4. a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores

   Synonym:    stamp battery

5. a collection of related things intended for use together
   1. took a battery of achievement tests

6. a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher

7. group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place