short-circuit

柯林斯词典

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. 使發生短路

  Carbon dust and oil build up in large motors and cause them to short-circuit. 碳塵和燃油在大發動機裡越積越多，造成了發動機短路。

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

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

  The fire was started by an electrical short-circuit. 火災是由電線短路引發的。

• 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. 這種方法旨在簡化通常的投訴程序。

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