word-vault/dist/data/cards/en/energy.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "energy",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the strength, effort and enthusiasm required for physical or mental activity, work, etc.",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's a waste of time and energy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's always **full of energy**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't seem to have any energy these days."
                },
                {
                    "text": "nervous energy *(= energy produced by feeling nervous)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "For five years, she devoted considerable energy to photography."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He expends great energy trying to help them."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Football gives them an outlet for their energy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He never seems to lack energy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You have to admire her boundless energy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't have the time or energy to argue with you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was late and my energy was beginning to flag."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a waste of energy cutting this grass—nobody's going to see it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My energy levels are still low."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Prisoners are encouraged to channel their energy into exercise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She always works with energy and enthusiasm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He eventually summoned up the energy to cook dinner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sugar provides an energy boost."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children are always full of energy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hills sapped his energy and he got off his bike for frequent rests."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The kids were running around crazily, working off their surplus energy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The volunteers' energy was dissipated by the enormous amounts of paperwork involved in the project."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a lack of creative energy in the industry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We don't want to waste our energy trying to persuade people who are just not interested."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You must invest your time and energy in the development of your craft."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're trying to deal with young offenders by channelling their energy into sport rather than crime."
                },
                {
                    "text": "With a sudden burst of energy, he ran to the top of the hill."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can judge how healthy you are by the amount of energy you have."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He could feel the energy coming back to him from the audience."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She brings passion and energy to the part."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lang has an inner glow that radiates positive energy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She releases pent up energy on the dance floor."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Health and Fitness"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["boundless", "endless", "inexhaustible"],
                "… of energy": ["amount", "level", "great deal"],
                "verb + energy": ["be bursting with", "be full of", "have"],
                "energy + verb": ["flag", "dissipate", "drain away"],
                "energy + noun": ["level", "reserves", "bar"],
                "phrases": [
                    "energy and enthusiasm",
                    "an outlet for your energy",
                    "time or energy"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the physical and mental effort that you use to do something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She put all her energies into her work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **focused his energies** on preparing the lectures."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Provide a means of channelling your child's **creative energies**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I will put all my energies into improving the situation."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a source of power, such as fuel, used for driving machines, providing heat, etc.",
            "labels": "(especially British English)(especially North American English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**solar/wind/renewable energy**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **save/conserve energy**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **generate/produce energy**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The £500 million programme is centred around **energy efficiency** and renewable power sources."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the country's total energy consumption"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an energy crisis *(= for example when fuel is not freely available)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "energy conservation"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the use of photovoltaic panels to generate energy"
                },
                {
                    "text": "total energy requirements for the coming year"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the change from fossil fuels to renewable energy"
                },
                {
                    "text": "state control of the energy industries"
                },
                {
                    "text": "equipment that offers long-term energy savings"
                },
                {
                    "text": "attempts to harness solar energy"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a government-sponsored renewable energy project"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The nuclear plant provides a fifth of the nation's energy supplies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new power station produces vast amounts of energy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The demand for energy and fuel is expected to increase dramatically."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country could face an energy crisis if demand continues to rise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cost of solar power needs to fall before it makes an impact on the energy market."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Reusing existing buildings is less wasteful in terms of energy and resources than new construction."
                },
                {
                    "text": "low water and energy usage"
                },
                {
                    "text": "green methods of harnessing free, clean energy"
                },
                {
                    "text": "low-energy light bulbs"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Locally produced food would reduce energy costs."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["The environment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["alternative", "clean", "green"],
                "… of energy": ["amount"],
                "verb + energy": ["generate", "produce", "harness"],
                "energy + noun": ["production", "consumption", "use"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a demand for energy",
                    "a form of energy",
                    "a source of energy"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the ability of matter or radiation to work because of its mass, movement, electric charge, etc.",
            "labels": "(physics)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**kinetic/electrical energy**"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Physics and chemistry"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person who is full of energy and enthusiasm",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈenədʒi/",
                "audio": "en/energy/energy__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈenərdʒi/",
                "audio": "en/energy/energy__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (denoting force or vigour of expression): from French énergie, or via late Latin from Greek energeia, from en- ‘in, within’ + ergon ‘work’."
}