| 单词 | power cut |
| 释义 | power cut noun[C] UKuk/ˈpaʊə ˌkʌt/us/ˈpaʊ.ɚ ˌkʌt/(USpower outage)B2 aninterruptionin thesupplyofelectricity: 停电Stormscausedpowercutsin hundreds ofhomeslastnight.风暴导致昨夜几百户家庭断电。 Electricity & electronics
Examplesofpower cutpower cut The atmosphere was electric, arguably thus followed by apowercutin the afterglow. From theCambridge English Corpus It was the effect of fog and freezing which caused the majorpowercut. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that, since thepowercut, 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has assured me firmly that under-investment was not a cause of the recentpowercut, and its report seems to confirm that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All the agencies involved are reviewing their back-up plans in the light of difficulties caused to passengers after thepowercut. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It offers a private supplier an escape if there is apowercutcaused by circumstances "not within his control". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It can happen not only because of a failure of the machine itself but because of apowercut. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately, the damage of education cuts is not as dramatic as something like apowercut, but the results are just as damaging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Moreover, they will have theirpowercutoff for landing, which means that there will be less disturbance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thepowercutcaused 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If the cycles and the voltage drop, then apowercutis probably imminent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It certainly pays some firms to avoid the difficulties which arise from a suddenpowercut. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We all know that riots can break loose in the kitchen when there is apowercut. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sorry to hear, incidentally, that his greenhouse has suffered from apowercuttoday. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Last year, a majorpowercutdisrupted 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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. |
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