short-circuitBrE/ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪt/NAmE/ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪt/ (also informalshort) verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyshort-circuitBrE/ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪt/NAmE/ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪt/present simple - he / she / itshort-circuitsBrE/ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪts/NAmE/ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪts/past simpleshort-circuitedBrE/ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪtɪd/NAmE/ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪtɪd/past participleshort-circuitedBrE/ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪtɪd/NAmE/ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪtɪd/ -ing formshort-circuitingBrE/ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪtɪŋ/NAmE/ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪtɪŋ/[I, T]~ (sth)tohaveashort circuit; to make sth have a short circuit(使)短路◆Thewireshadshort-circuitedandburntout. 电线短路,烧坏了。[T]~sthtosucceedindoingsthmorequicklythanusual, withoutgoingthroughalltheusualprocesses(做事)抄近路,走捷径