hydropower

IPA/ˈhaɪdrəʊpaʊə(r)/
KK[hˈaɪdropˌaʊr]IPA/ˈhaɪdrəʊpaʊər/

hydropower — 名詞

1. electric power made when flowing or falling water turns machines that generate e

1.名詞B2
釋義

水力發電

利用流動水力產生的電力

electric power made when flowing or falling water turns machines that generate electricity

例句

The mountain town gets most of its hydropower from a nearby dam.

這座山城的大部分電力都來自附近水壩的水力發電。

get hydropower from + dam

Nila studied how hydropower could supply electricity to remote villages.

Nila 研究水力發電如何為偏遠村落供電。

同義詞

文法句型

generate hydropower

get hydropower from + dam/river

用法筆記

Usually uncountable. It can refer to the electricity itself or to the method of producing electricity from moving water, depending on the sentence.

常見錯誤

❌The valley depends on many hydropowers.
✅The valley depends on hydropower from several dams.
💡'Hydropower' is usually uncountable, even when more than one dam produces it.
❌The government repaired the hydropower after the storm.
✅The government repaired the hydropower plant after the storm.
💡'Hydropower' names the electricity or energy source, not the building.