suffer a brownout
suffer、experience 等动词后接 a brownout，表示遭遇一次电压下降导致的灯光变暗。
Many households suffered a brownout after the storm.
暴风雨过后，许多家庭遭遇了电压骤降。
电压下降；灯光变暗
brownouts — plural of brownout
暂时性视力模糊；视野变暗；消防站临时关闭；白天停电；交流电压降低导致照明减弱的时期；视觉暂时变暗(通常呈褐色,伴有周边视野丧失或管状视野)
A period of reduced voltage in an electrical power supply, causing lights to dim.
区别于blackout（完全停电）。
交流电压降低导致照明减弱的时期
A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination.
视觉暂时变暗(通常呈褐色,伴有周边视野丧失或管状视野)
A temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision.
临时关闭消防站,通常由于预算限制
A temporary closing of a fire station, usually due to budget restrictions.
白天停电(区别于夜间停电)
A power outage during the day; distinguished from a blackout, which occurs at night.
The old building often has a brownout when too many appliances are turned on at once.
这栋老楼在太多电器同时打开时经常会出现电压下降。
用法提示：brownout 是名词，表示电压不足导致灯光变暗的短暂状态。
A brief brownout during the heatwave caused the air conditioners to run at lower power.
热浪期间的一次短暂电压下降导致空调以较低的功率运行。
用法提示：brownout 作单数名词，指一次短暂的电压下降事件。
Residents reported several brownouts last night, but the power never went out completely.
居民昨晚报告了数次电压下降，但电力从未完全中断。
用法提示：brownout 用复数形式 brownouts，指多次电压下降。
suffer、experience 等动词后接 a brownout，表示遭遇一次电压下降导致的灯光变暗。
Many households suffered a brownout after the storm.
暴风雨过后，许多家庭遭遇了电压骤降。
during a brownout 表示在电压下降发生的那段时间里，强调时间段而非某一时刻。
Unplug sensitive equipment during a brownout.
电压骤降期间请拔掉精密设备的电源。
cause 的主语通常是造成电压下降的原因，如用电高峰或设备故障。
Heavy air-conditioner use can cause a brownout.
大量使用空调可能造成电压下降。
grammar · medium
易错句子The typhoon caused a brownout, so the entire village had no electricity for two days.
正确表达The typhoon caused a blackout, so the entire village had no electricity for two days.
brownout 指电压下降导致灯光变暗，供电并未完全中断；完全停电、断电是 blackout。原句说‘完全没电两天’，应改用 blackout。
grammar · medium
易错句子We experienced brownout during the heat wave.
正确表达We experienced a brownout during the heat wave.
brownout 是可数名词，单数形式在句中作宾语时需要不定冠词 a；不能说 experienced brownout。
grammar · medium
易错句子There was a brown out in the office this morning.
正确表达There was a brownout in the office this morning.
表示‘电压下降、灯光变暗’的名词是合成词 brownout，写成一个词；分开的 brown out 通常作动词短语，不能这样用作名词。
blackout 指完全断电、灯光全部熄灭；brownout 只是电压下降造成灯光变暗，电器通常仍能运转。
dimout 多指为防空等目的有意把灯光调暗的管制措施；brownout 是供电电压不足而被动出现的变暗。
outage 泛指供电中断，可长可短、可全城可局部；brownout 特指电压降低、灯光变暗，未必真正断电。
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