Low Battery: Meaning, Examples, and Usage

Meaning 1：insufficient charge (low battery)

low battery 🔊

/ˈloʊ ˈbætəri/

phrase

It means your phone or other electronic device doesn‘t have much power left.

Low battery warning on smartphone screen with red icon

insufficient charge 🔊

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/ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt tʃɑːrdʒ/

phrase

Describes the state when a device's battery has very little energy left, typically triggering a warning to recharge.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Elementary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

'Low' (Old English 'lah') + 'battery' (Latin 'battuere' - to beat).

💡 Mnemonic

Picture a phone battery with a red face gasping 'I'm empty!' – that's low battery urgency.

📖 Example

I was about to take a photo on the subway when my phone flashed a low battery warning. 🔊 I was about to take a photo on the subway when my phone flashed a low battery warning.

🔗 Collocations

low battery warning – A notification indicating the battery is nearly empty.

low battery mode – A power-saving setting that activates when battery is low.

low battery indicator – An icon or signal showing the remaining charge is low.

🔄 Synonyms

weak battery (phrase) – A battery that has insufficient power to function fully.

dying battery (phrase) – A battery that is about to run out of power completely.

battery low (phrase) – Alternate phrase indicating the battery charge is low.

🚫 Antonyms

fully charged (phrase) – Battery at 100% capacity.

high battery (phrase) – Battery with ample remaining power.

🌱 Derivatives

low-battery (adj.) (adjective) – Relating to or characterized by a low battery condition.

📖 Cultural Story

Originally, 'battery' meant 'a beating' in legal context. Benjamin Franklin used it for linked electrical units. 'Low battery' became common with portable electronics in the 1990s.