pow·er cut
noun/ˈpaʊə kʌt/
/ˈpaʊər kʌt/
(British English) (North American English power outage)
- a situation in which the supply of electricity is interrupted; a period of time when this happens
断电；停电 - They get a lot of power cuts because they have overhead wires.
他们由于使用架空电线，所以经常电费大幅减少。 - The capital and towns to the north were plunged into darkness by power cuts.
首都和北部城镇因停电陷入黑暗。
- They get a lot of power cuts because they have overhead wires.