Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
battery
battery UK [ˈbæt. ə r.i] US [ˈbæt ̬.ɚ.i] noun [ batteries ]
ELECTRICAL DEVICE
1. <E > countable a device that produces electricity to provide power for radios, cars, etc. • a rechargeable battery • a battery-operated hair dryer • This alarm clock takes two medium-sized batteries. • I think the battery is dead/gone(UK especially of a car battery) flat(= has lost its power). Thesaurus+: ↑Electrical components and circuitry↑The engine and engine parts↑Engines and motors
• You'll run the battery down if you leave your car lights on. • It's not working - I don't think the battery is charging. • Is it all right to leave/put the battery on charge overnight? • I left my car lights on all night and now the battery is flat (dead). • The battery should prevent the computer system from going down in the event of a power cut.
LARGE NUMBER 2. a battery of sth a number of things of a similar type • In the kitchen an impressive battery of stainless steel utensils hangs on the wall. Thesaurus+: ↑Masses and large amounts of things
GUNS 3. countable a number of large guns and similar weapons operating together in the same place • The shore battery opened fire. Thesaurus+: ↑Arms and munitions in general
adjective before noun using a system of producing a large number of eggs cheaply by keeping a lot of chickens in rows of small cages (= boxes made of wire) • battery farming • battery hens/eggs Thesaurus+: ↑Animal farming - general words
