"outage" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 中断
• 停电

Definition

指电力、水或互联网等服务的暂时中断或故障。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于停电（power outage），也可指网络、水等服务中断。语气较正式，常出现在技术或新闻语境。表达计划或短暂停止时用“暂停/中断”代替。

Examples

There was a power outage last night.

昨晚发生了**停电**。

The internet outage lasted two hours.

网络**中断**持续了两个小时。

A water outage can be very inconvenient for families.

**停水**会给家庭带来极大不便。

The company apologized for the unexpected outage this morning.

公司为今早突发的**中断**道歉了。

We lost some data during the server outage.

服务器**中断**期间我们丢失了一些数据。

If there’s an outage, please report it to customer service right away.

如果发生**中断**，请立即通知客服。