| 词汇 | power-cut |
| 释义 | power cut noun[ C ] UKuk /ˈpaʊə ˌkʌt/ us /ˈpaʊ.ɚ ˌkʌt/(USpower outage) B2 an interruption in the supply of electricity: 停电 Storms caused power cuts in hundreds of homes last night.风暴导致昨夜几百户家庭断电。 Electricity & electronics anodize anti-static arc bitstream brownout capacitance chargeable electricity high-voltage homing induction linesman magnet multimeter negatively non-electric non-electrical non-electronic solid-state transistorized Examples of power cutpower cut The atmosphere was electric, arguably thus followed by a powercut in the afterglow. It was the effect of fog and freezing which caused the major powercut. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that, since the powercut, there has been a considerable increase in the number of men coming back. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has assured me firmly that under-investment was not a cause of the recent powercut, and its report seems to confirm that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All the agencies involved are reviewing their back-up plans in the light of difficulties caused to passengers after the powercut. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It offers a private supplier an escape if there is a powercut caused by circumstances "not within his control". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It can happen not only because of a failure of the machine itself but because of a powercut. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately, the damage of education cuts is not as dramatic as something like a powercut, but the results are just as damaging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Moreover, they will have their powercut off for landing, which means that there will be less disturbance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The powercut caused disruption to surface rail services, the underground, street lights and traffic systems, as well as electricity users in homes and workplaces. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the cycles and the voltage drop, then a powercut is probably imminent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It certainly pays some firms to avoid the difficulties which arise from a sudden powercut. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all know that riots can break loose in the kitchen when there is a powercut. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sorry to hear, incidentally, that his greenhouse has suffered from a powercut today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Last year, a major powercut disrupted transport, although it could have been the gas or the water supply. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of power cut These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
| 随便看 |
|
反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。