power-hungry

/ˈpaʊər ˌhʌŋɡri/· 形容词

科学/科研/医疗B2

power-hungry
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Chinese meaning

耗hào电diàn量liàng大dà的de;高gāo功gōng耗hào的de

耗hào电diàn量liàng大dà,需xū要yào大dà量liàng电diàn力lì

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旅lǚ行xíng者zhě2号hào上shàng耗hào电diàn大dà的de硬yìng件jiàn被bèi关guān闭bì

Example

In an operation nicknamed the “Big Bang,” the team simultaneously shut down certain power-hungry hardware and switched to lower-power alternatives while keeping the spacecraft warm enough to survive.

在zài一yī次cì被bèi称chēng为wéi「大dà爆bào炸zhà」的de操cāo作zuò中zhōng,团tuán队duì同tóng时shí关guān闭bì了le某mǒu些xiē高gāo耗hào电diàn的de硬yìng件jiàn,并bìng切qiè换huàn到dào低dī功gōng耗hào的de替tì代dài方fāng案àn,同tóng时shí让ràng探tàn测cè器qì保bǎo持chí足zú够gòu温wēn暖nuǎn以yǐ维wéi持chí运yùn转zhuǎn。

Source: ScienceDaily · 10 Aug 2026

Background ✎

NASA为wèi「旅lǚ行xíng者zhě2号hào」关guān闭bì高gāo耗hào电diàn硬yìng件jiàn、换huàn用yòng低dī功gōng耗hào方fāng案àn,延yán长cháng这zhè艘sōu老lǎo探tàn测cè器qì的de寿shòu命mìng。

Roots · etymology

power(源自拉丁 potere,能力)+ hungry(古英语 hungrig,饥饿的)复合而成

  • power(电力)+ hungry(渴求的,饥饿的)

Collocations

  • power-hungry hardware / power-hungry devices / power-hungry appliances

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