"short out" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 短路

Definition

指电流走了错误的路径，通常会导致设备停止工作或电路失效。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于描述电器或电子设备故障，多为口语或技术用语。例如“电视短路了”。不是断电，而是由于故障导致设备失效。

Examples

If too much water gets inside, your phone could short out.

如果进了太多水，你的手机可能会**短路**。

Be careful, or the wires might short out.

小心，否则电线可能会**短路**。

The computer shorted out during the storm.

暴风雨时电脑**短路**了。

My headphones shorted out after I got caught in the rain.

我的耳机被雨淋后**短路**了。

We think the lights in the kitchen shorted out last night.

我们认为昨晚厨房的灯**短路**了。

The old toaster keeps trying to short out every time I use it.

每次我用那台旧烤面包机时，它都想**短路**。