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- with obj. join or blend to form a single entity合并, 使融为一体：
intermarriage had fused the families into a large unit.
联姻把这几个家庭合并为一个大家庭。
1.1
- no obj.(of groups of atoms or cellular structures) join or coalesce（原子团, 细胞结构）结合, 合并：
the two nuclei move together and fuse into one nucleus.
两个核子移动到一起, 合并成一个核子。
1.2
- melt (a material or object) with intense heat, especially so as to join it with something else熔化, 熔合（材料, 物体）; 使熔接：
powdered glass was fused to a metal base
玻璃粉被熔化后与金属底座相熔结
no obj. when fired in a special kiln, the metals fused on to the pot.经过在特制的窑炉内烧制, 金属材料被熔接到罐上。
2
- no obj. Brit. (of an electrical appliance) stop working when a fuse melts〈英〉（电器）因保险丝熔断而中断工作：
the crew were left in darkness after the lights fused.
保险丝烧断, 电灯熄灭, 工作人员只好呆在一片漆黑之中。
2.1
- with obj. cause (an electrical appliance) to stop working in such a way使（电器）因保险丝熔断而中断工作。
3
- with obj. provide (a circuit or electrical appliance) with a fuse给（电路, 电器）装保险丝：
as adj. fused a fused plug.带保险丝的插头。
- a safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level保险丝。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin fus- 'poured, melted', from the verb fundere.
(亦作fuze)
1
- a length of material along which a small flame moves to explode a bomb or firework, meanwhile allowing time for those who light it to move to a safe distance导火线, 导火索。
1.1
- a device in a bomb, shell, or mine that makes it explode on impact, after an interval, at set distance from the target, or when subjected to magnetic or vibratory stimulation引信, 信管。
with obj.
- fit a fuse to (a bomb, shell or mine)装引信（或导火索）于（炸弹, 炮弹, 地雷）：
the bomb was fused to go off during a charity performance.
炸弹设定在一次慈善演出中被引爆。
短语
light the （或a） fuse
- do something that creates a tense or exciting situation造成紧张（或令人激动的）局面：
his goal midway through the first half lit the fuse.
他在上半场过半时的进球造成了场上的紧张局面。
a （或on a） short fuse
- used to indicate that someone has a tendency to lose their temper quickly易怒的, 脾气火暴的。
派生词
fuseless
adjective词源
mid 17th cent.: from Italian fuso, from Latin fusus 'spindle'.