e‧lec‧tric S2 W3 / ɪlektrɪk / 形容词

1 needing electricity to work, produced by electricity, or used for carrying electricity

electric light/kettle/cooker etc

the heat from a small electric fire

electric current/power/charge (= a flow of electricity )

an electric blanket (= one with electric wires in it, used for making a bed warm )

2 making people feel very excited :

The atmosphere in the courtroom was electric .

THESAURUS

electric used about something that works using electricity : an electric kettle | Is your cooker electric or gas?

electrical used about things in general that use electricity, or people whose job is to make or repair these things : a company manufacturing electrical goods | an electrical engineer

electronic used about equipment such as computers and televisions that work by using extremely small electrical parts, or about systems that work using computers : Most kids love electronic games. | Email is the short word for electronic mail.