Battersea Power Station
/ˌbætəsi ˈpaʊə steɪʃn/
/ˌbætərsi ˈpaʊər steɪʃn/
- a very large building in Battersea, London, with four tall chimneys (= structures through which smoke is carried away through the roof of a building). It was built in 1937 to produce electricity for south London, but it was closed down in the 1980s. In 2012 the building was sold for development and was converted into apartments, offices, shops, restaurants and other facilities.
巴特西发电站：伦敦巴特西的一栋非常大的建筑，有四个高大的烟囱（烟囱通过这些结构将烟气从建筑物的屋顶运走）。它建于1937年，为伦敦南部生产电力，但在1980年代被关闭。2012年，该建筑被出售用于开发，并被改造成公寓，办公室，商店，饭店和其他设施。