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short circuit
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
short circuit noun
plural short circuits
short circuit
noun
plural short circuits
Learner's definition of SHORT CIRCUIT
[count]
: the failure of electricity to flow properly in a circuit because the wires or connections in the circuit are damaged or not connected properly短路
- The fire was caused by a short circuit.火灾由短路引起。
short-circuit
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
short-circuit verb
short-circuits; short-circuited; short-circuiting
short-circuit
verb
short-circuits; short-circuited; short-circuiting
Learner's definition of SHORT-CIRCUIT
1
a [+ object] : to cause (something) to have a short circuit使短路
- The lightning short-circuited the TV.闪电使电视机短路了。
b [no object] : to stop working because of a short circuit短路
- The lamp must have short-circuited.电灯肯定短路了。
2
[+ object] : to avoid doing (something)绕过；避开
- The owners short-circuited [=bypassed, circumvented] the required inspection.业主避开了必要的检查。
3
[+ object] : to stop (efforts, plans, etc.) from succeeding阻碍；使受挫
- The lawyers short-circuited [=frustrated, impeded] any attempt to sue the company.律师们阻止了对这家公司的所有起诉。
See also: short-circuit
: a connection of comparatively low resistance accidentally or intentionally made between points on a circuit between which the resistance is normally much greater
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun The fire was caused by a short circuit.
Recent Examples on the Web
Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 It’s as though there’s been a short circuit in the wires connecting stimulus to response, like synapses firing erratically, mixing dream with myth and memory. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 9 July 2022 One system near Hawaii developed a short circuit six months after deployment, and another was damaged by fishing activity off the coast of Japan. Jeffrey Marlow, The New Yorker, 26 July 2022 While the cause of the fire on the Felicity Ace might never be known because the ship is lying at the bottom of the ocean, experts say there is a danger that batteries in electric cars can short circuit and catch fire. William Boston, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2022 There was no short circuit on an electrical device in his room. Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2022 Senegal’s health minister, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, told local media the blaze appeared to have been caused by a short circuit, Reuters reported. Anisha Kukreja, NBC News, 26 May 2022 Sarr, who was was attending the World Health Assembly in Geneva, cut short his trip to return to Senegal and told Rfm that the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit. Babacar Dione, ajc, 30 May 2022 In 2019, a fire caused by an electrical short circuit engulfed a building in New Delhi and killed 43 people. Fox News, 14 May 2022 See More
Noun
State media said the initial cause of the fire is believed to be an electrical short circuit, according to the CBS News and the AFP. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 It’s as though there’s been a short circuit in the wires connecting stimulus to response, like synapses firing erratically, mixing dream with myth and memory. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 9 July 2022 One system near Hawaii developed a short circuit six months after deployment, and another was damaged by fishing activity off the coast of Japan. Jeffrey Marlow, The New Yorker, 26 July 2022 While the cause of the fire on the Felicity Ace might never be known because the ship is lying at the bottom of the ocean, experts say there is a danger that batteries in electric cars can short circuit and catch fire. William Boston, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2022 There was no short circuit on an electrical device in his room. Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2022 Senegal’s health minister, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, told local media the blaze appeared to have been caused by a short circuit, Reuters reported. Anisha Kukreja, NBC News, 26 May 2022 Sarr, who was was attending the World Health Assembly in Geneva, cut short his trip to return to Senegal and told Rfm that the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit. Babacar Dione, ajc, 30 May 2022 In 2019, a fire caused by an electrical short circuit engulfed a building in New Delhi and killed 43 people. Fox News, 14 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Verb
1867, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun
1854, in the meaning defined above
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