alternating current

英 [ˌɔːltəneɪtɪŋ ˈkʌrənt]

美 [ˌɔːltərneɪtɪŋ ˈkɜːrənt]

n.  交流电

化学

牛津词典

noun

• 交流电
  an electric current that changes its direction at regular intervals many times a second

柯林斯词典

• 交流电（缩略形式为AC）
  Analternating currentis an electric current that continually changes direction as it flows. The abbreviationACis also used.

英英释义

noun

• an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally
  1. In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second
  Synonym:ACalternating electric current

双语例句

• This iron can only be used with alternating current.
  这种熨斗只能使用交流电。
• The method includes the following steps: exerting alternating current on the coil to generate an alternating magnetic field;
  该方法包括对线圈施加交流电以产生交变磁场；
• Transient and surge are the instant aberrance of the voltage and electric current on the simple alternating current wave circuit.
  瞬变和浪涌是正弦交流波电路上电压与电流的一种瞬时态的畸变。
• Converter stations transform alternating current to direct current for transmission and back to AC again for distribution to consumers.
  换流站将交流电转换成直流电传输，然后又转换回交流电用于分配到用户。
• After the advent of transformers, much of the load was served by alternating current instead of direct current.
  变压器出现后，许多负荷由交流供电而不用直流供电。
• This simple device is the prototype of the commercial alternating current generator, or alternator.
  这个简单装置就是商用交流发电机的原型。
• The tendency of high-frequency alternating current to distribute near the surface of a conductor.
  高频率改变电流使其在导体表面附近流动的趋向。
• The difference between a direct and an alternating current is that a direct current always flows in one direction.
  直流电和交流电的区别在于直流电总是向一个方向流动。
• Alternating current is different from direct current in that it constantly changes its direct of flow.
  交流电与直流电的不同之处在于交流电不断地改变其电流流动方向。
• Perhaps most importantly, Nikola Tesla designed the first practical system for generating and transmitting alternating current for electric power.
  也许最重要的发明是，尼古拉特斯拉（NikolaTesla）设计了第一个实用的交流发电和输电系统。