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电老虎

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Collocation

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被称为电老虎的工厂
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……是电老虎
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当心电老虎
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电老虎吃人
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老百姓状告电老虎
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电老虎刁难用户

Definition

电老虎:

Literally means:

electricity guzzler big power consumer; obstructive power supplier

Actually means:

It refers to electricity itself. It is used to warn people of the danger of electricity because an electric shock may cause death.

It refers to a big power-consuming equipment or unit.

It refers to a power supplier or its employee that creates difficulties for the users.

比喻电的本身。用来提醒人们注意用电安全,因为触电或受到电击会造成人的伤亡。

比喻耗电大的设备或单位。

比喻刁难用户的供电企业或其工作人员。

Example

Used as object or subject. (作宾语、主语)
1
shuō
据说
yǒu
xiǎotōu
小偷
不怕
diànlǎo
电老虎
  
,
jìngrán
竟然
tōu
le
gāo
高压
diànxiàn
电线
  
,
jiēguǒ
结果
xiàzi
下子
jiù
bèi
diànlǎo
电老虎
de
打死
le
  

It is said that a thief is not afraid of electric tigers, even stole high-voltage power lines, the result was suddenly killed by electric tigers.

2
Diànlǎo
电老虎
shì
yào
chī
rén
de
  
,
suǒ
所以
xiū
修理
diàn
电器
shí
dìng
一定
néng
dàidiàn
带电
cāozuò
操作
  
  
~
shiyaoc
shiyaoc

Electric tigers are to eat people, so repair electrical appliances must not be electrical operation. ~shi yao c

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