fuse

Word family nounfusibilityfuse boxadjectivefusiblefusileverbfuse

Related topics: Daily life, Electricity, Bombs & terrorism

fuse1 /fjuːz/ noun [countableC]

DTPEa short thin piece of wire inside electrical equipment which prevents damage by melting and stopping the electricity when there is too much power 〔电器中的〕保险丝

two 13 amp fuses

两根13安培的保险丝

I taught him how to change a fuse.

我教他怎么换保险丝。

blow a fuse (=make it melt by putting too much electricity through it) 烧断保险丝

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2. (also fuze American English)DLOSCB a thing that delays a bomb, firework etc from exploding until you are a safe distance away, or makes it explode at a particular time 引信；雷管；导火线

3. a short fuse BAD-TEMPEREDif someone has a short fuse, they get angry very easily 〔人的〕火暴脾气

Examples from the Corpus

a short fuse• Wright has a short fuse, and without the goals going in his situation is worsening.• And you don't fool with those because things are on a shorter fuse in Beirut.• She was standing there crammed full of enthusiasm and energy like a bomb on a short fuse.• Every nerve smouldered on a short fuse.• Tom's a chap with a temper on a short fuse anyway.• You may find your temper on a short fuse when confronting your child or teenager for the umpteenth time.

→ blow a fuse at blow1(16)

Examples from the Corpus

fuse• Hot water is even more scarce and depends on the weather, or whether or not a fuse has blown.• Ken ran to Maurine and Hayes's house, and Hayes rushed into our basement and replaced a blown fuse.• But fuses had disadvantages, as well.• The process continues, like the flame of a firecracker fuse.• I've even known him switch on a light without blowing all the fuses.• Be sure all safety measures have been taken before lighting the fuse.• If there are no electric cables, you can replace the fuses without worry.• Then, you would crimp the blasting cap on to the time fuse.

blow a fuse• Ken ran to Maurine and Hayes's house, and Hayes rushed into our basement and replaced a blown fuse.

Related topics: Chemistry, Electrical, Electricity

fuse2 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

1 HCto join together physically, or to make things join together, and become a single thing （使）〔物理地〕结合，融为一体

fuse (something) together

The egg and sperm fuse together as one cell.

卵子和精子结合，形成一个细胞。

2 to combine different qualities, ideas, or things, or to be combined （使）〔特质、思想等〕结合，融合 SYN merge

Their music fuses elements as diverse as Cajun, bebop and Cuban waltzes.

他们的音乐融合了卡津音乐、博普爵士乐和古巴华尔兹等不同元素。

fuse (something) with something

Leonard takes Carver-style dirty realism and fuses it with the pace of a detective story.

伦纳德采用了卡佛式的肮脏现实主义，并将它与侦探小说的节奏结合起来。

fuse (something) into something

We intend to fuse the companies into a single organization.

我们打算将各家公司合并成一个机构。

► see thesaurus at mix

3 British EnglishBrETEE if electrical equipment fuses, or if you fuse it, it stops working because a fuse has melted （使）〔保险丝〕熔断

The lights have fused again.

灯的保险丝又烧断了。

4 technicalHC if a rock or metal fuses, or if you fuse it, it becomes liquid by being heated （使）熔化

Lead fuses at quite a low temperature.

铅的熔点很低。

→ fusion

Examples from the Corpus

fuse• It's as if the lights have fused.• So for a short while the two movements, Co-operation and trade unionism, had fused.• Jody stands as if her spine were fused, as if she were for ever balancing a large porcelain vase on her head.• Lead fuses at a fairly low temperature.• The radio's wires had been fused by the heat.• Connection is made in the mutual overlap where each is stretching equally, reciprocally transformed, in order to fuse desire.• So if all the deuterium fused it could generate substantial heat in the Earth.• Getz was one of the first musicians to fuse jazz and Latin rhythms.• King sought to fuse the civil rights movement with anti-war activists.• The grains then soften at their points of con-tact and fuse together, a process called sintering.• The way of the glaciers allowed him to fuse traditional creationism with the insights of modern science.• A quite different way of creating a chimaera is to fuse two early mouse embryos.

fuse (something) together• Reportedly there were long discussions over the wisdom of fusing the two together.• From quarter embryos to giant embryos, formed by fusing two eggs together, normal larvae emerge.

From Longman Business Dictionary

fusefuse /fjuːz/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]COMMERCE

to join two or more companies together, forming a single organization

We intend to fuse the separate companies into a single business organization.

Origin fuse1

1. (1800-1900) → FUSE2

2. (1600-1700) Italian fuso “spindle (= long thin part which turns around)”, from Latin fusus

fuse2

(1500-1600) Latin fusus, past participle of fundere “to pour, melt”

单词	fuse
释义	fuse Word family nounfusibilityfuse boxadjectivefusiblefusileverbfuse Related topics: Daily life, Electricity, Bombs & terrorism fuse1 /fjuːz/ noun [countableC] 1 DTPEa short thin piece of wire inside electrical equipment which prevents damage by melting and stopping the electricity when there is too much power 〔电器中的〕保险丝 two 13 amp fuses 两根13安培的保险丝 I taught him how to change a fuse. 我教他怎么换保险丝。 blow a fuse (=make it melt by putting too much electricity through it) 烧断保险丝 →4 See picture of 见图 ELECTRICS 2. (also fuze American English)DLOSCB a thing that delays a bomb, firework etc from exploding until you are a safe distance away, or makes it explode at a particular time 引信；雷管；导火线 3. a short fuse BAD-TEMPEREDif someone has a short fuse, they get angry very easily 〔人的〕火暴脾气 Examples from the Corpus a short fuse• Wright has a short fuse, and without the goals going in his situation is worsening.• And you don't fool with those because things are on a shorter fuse in Beirut.• She was standing there crammed full of enthusiasm and energy like a bomb on a short fuse.• Every nerve smouldered on a short fuse.• Tom's a chap with a temper on a short fuse anyway.• You may find your temper on a short fuse when confronting your child or teenager for the umpteenth time. → blow a fuse at blow1(16) Examples from the Corpus fuse• Hot water is even more scarce and depends on the weather, or whether or not a fuse has blown.• Ken ran to Maurine and Hayes's house, and Hayes rushed into our basement and replaced a blown fuse.• But fuses had disadvantages, as well.• The process continues, like the flame of a firecracker fuse.• I've even known him switch on a light without blowing all the fuses.• Be sure all safety measures have been taken before lighting the fuse.• If there are no electric cables, you can replace the fuses without worry.• Then, you would crimp the blasting cap on to the time fuse. blow a fuse• Ken ran to Maurine and Hayes's house, and Hayes rushed into our basement and replaced a blown fuse. Related topics: Chemistry, Electrical, Electricity fuse2 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] 1 HCto join together physically, or to make things join together, and become a single thing （使）〔物理地〕结合，融为一体 fuse (something) together The egg and sperm fuse together as one cell. 卵子和精子结合，形成一个细胞。 2 to combine different qualities, ideas, or things, or to be combined （使）〔特质、思想等〕结合，融合 SYN merge Their music fuses elements as diverse as Cajun, bebop and Cuban waltzes. 他们的音乐融合了卡津音乐、博普爵士乐和古巴华尔兹等不同元素。 fuse (something) with something Leonard takes Carver-style dirty realism and fuses it with the pace of a detective story. 伦纳德采用了卡佛式的肮脏现实主义，并将它与侦探小说的节奏结合起来。 fuse (something) into something We intend to fuse the companies into a single organization. 我们打算将各家公司合并成一个机构。 ► see thesaurus at mix 3 British EnglishBrETEE if electrical equipment fuses, or if you fuse it, it stops working because a fuse has melted （使）〔保险丝〕熔断 The lights have fused again. 灯的保险丝又烧断了。 4 technicalHC if a rock or metal fuses, or if you fuse it, it becomes liquid by being heated （使）熔化 Lead fuses at quite a low temperature. 铅的熔点很低。 → fusion Examples from the Corpus fuse• It's as if the lights have fused.• So for a short while the two movements, Co-operation and trade unionism, had fused.• Jody stands as if her spine were fused, as if she were for ever balancing a large porcelain vase on her head.• Lead fuses at a fairly low temperature.• The radio's wires had been fused by the heat.• Connection is made in the mutual overlap where each is stretching equally, reciprocally transformed, in order to fuse desire.• So if all the deuterium fused it could generate substantial heat in the Earth.• Getz was one of the first musicians to fuse jazz and Latin rhythms.• King sought to fuse the civil rights movement with anti-war activists.• The grains then soften at their points of con-tact and fuse together, a process called sintering.• The way of the glaciers allowed him to fuse traditional creationism with the insights of modern science.• A quite different way of creating a chimaera is to fuse two early mouse embryos. fuse (something) together• Reportedly there were long discussions over the wisdom of fusing the two together.• From quarter embryos to giant embryos, formed by fusing two eggs together, normal larvae emerge. From Longman Business Dictionary fusefuse /fjuːz/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]COMMERCE to join two or more companies together, forming a single organization We intend to fuse the separate companies into a single business organization. Origin fuse1 1. (1800-1900) → FUSE2 2. (1600-1700) Italian fuso “spindle (= long thin part which turns around)”, from Latin fusus fuse2 (1500-1600) Latin fusus, past participle of fundere “to pour, melt”
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