short-circuit

柯林斯詞典

short-circuit (short-circuiting,short-circuited,short-circuits)

• 1. V-T/V-I If an electrical device short-circuits or if someone or something short-circuits it, a wrong connection or damaged wire causes electricity to travel along the wrong route and damage the device. 使發(fā)生短路

  Carbon dust and oil build up in large motors and cause them to short-circuit. 碳?jí)m和燃油在大發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)里越積越多，造成了發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)短路。

  Once inside they short-circuited the electronic security. 一旦置入，它們就會(huì)使電子安全設(shè)施短路。

• 2. N-COUNT Short-circuit is also a noun. 短路

  The fire was started by an electrical short-circuit. 火災(zāi)是由電線短路引發(fā)的。

• 3. V-T If someone or something short-circuits a process or system, they avoid long or difficult parts of it and use a quicker, more direct method to achieve their aim. 簡(jiǎn)化(某一流程或程序)

  The approach was intended to short-circuit normal complaints procedures. 這種方法旨在簡(jiǎn)化通常的投訴程序。

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