charged

/tʃɑːdʒd/ (bre, ipa) · /tʃɑːrdʒd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈchärjd/ (ame, mw)

charged — adjective

  • chargedpositive
  • chargedercomparative
  • chargedestsuperlative

1. Describes a mood, argument, or setting where powerful emotions — such as anger,

1.形容詞B2
釋義

Describes a mood, argument, or setting where powerful emotions — such as anger, excitement, or fear — are present and can easily spill over.

例句

The town hall meeting grew charged as residents shouted about the new road plan.

Keiko sensed the charged mood in the room and chose not to speak.

同義詞
  • tense

    focuses on nervous anxiety rather than strong emotion in general

  • heated

    specifically describes arguments or debates that have become angry

  • fraught

    more formal; often used as 'fraught with tension/danger'

  • electric

    emphasises excitement and energy more than conflict

反義詞
  • calm

    free from agitation or strong feeling

  • relaxed

    loose and free from tension

文法句型

charged + atmosphere/mood/silence/debate/look

become + charged

emotionally + charged

politically + charged

用法筆記

Often appears before nouns that describe a situation or interaction (atmosphere, meeting, silence, debate, exchange). The emotion is usually negative or tense — not joyful excitement.

常見錯誤

❌She gave me a charged smile because she was so happy.
✅She gave me a warm smile because she was so happy.
💡'charged' describes tension or heated emotion, not simple happiness or warmth.

2. Carrying a supply of electrical power — used about batteries, wires, or particle

2.形容詞B1
釋義

Carrying a supply of electrical power — used about batteries, wires, or particles that have not yet lost their electric force.

例句

The electrician warned Sven that the old wire was still charged.

charged wire — electrical hazard context

Amara replaced the charged battery in the smoke detector before the alarm went off.

同義詞
  • live

    used especially for wires or cables carrying current right now

  • electrified

    more formal; often used about fences, rails, or barriers

  • energized

    technical; common in engineering or physics contexts

反義詞
  • discharged

    having lost all electrical energy

  • dead

    informal; used of batteries with no power left

  • flat

    British English term for a battery with no charge

文法句型

charged + battery/wire/particle

fully + charged

electrically + charged

negatively/positively + charged

remain + charged

用法筆記

Most often describes objects that still hold an electrical current. Distinguish from sense 1 (EMOTIONALLY TENSE), which is about feelings and social situations.

常見錯誤

❌My phone is not charged; I need to plug it in so it can charged.
✅My phone is not charged; I need to plug it in so it can charge.
💡'charged' is the state (adjective); 'charge' is the action (verb).