short cir·cuit

noun

/ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪt/

/ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪt/

(also informal short)

a failure in an electrical circuit, when electricity travels along the wrong route because of damaged wires or a fault in the connections between the wires短路
- The fire was caused by a short circuit.火灾由短路引起。
- The lights were not working because of a short circuit.因为短路，电灯不亮了。
Topics Engineeringc2

short-cir·cuit

verb

/ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪt/

/ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪt/

(also informal short)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they short-circuit	/ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪt/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪt/
he / she / it short-circuits	/ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪts/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪts/
past simple short-circuited	/ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪtɪd/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪtɪd/
past participle short-circuited	/ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪtɪd/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪtɪd/
-ing form short-circuiting	/ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪtɪŋ/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪtɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] short-circuit (something) to have a short circuit; to make something have a short circuit（使）短路
- The wires had short-circuited and burnt out.电线短路，烧坏了。
[transitive] short-circuit something to succeed in doing something more quickly than usual, without going through all the usual processes（做事）抄近路，走捷径
- The process of becoming a politician can be short-circuited if you are already a well-known public figure.如果你已经是知名公众人物，那么成为政治家的过程可能会缩短。
Topics Successc2