Word · Frequency #14819
outage
停电;(服务等的)中断
Temporary suspension of a service, especially a power supply
- 1.
A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electrical power supply.
操作暂时中断,尤指电力供应中断
- 2.
The amount of something lost in storage or transportation.
在储存或运输过程中损失的量。
损耗量;损耗;操作暂时中断,尤指电力供应中断;在储存或运输过程中损失的量。;(水、电、煤)断供;储运损耗;[化] (蓄水池为了水膨胀)预留的容量; 排出量
In use
The storm caused a power outage that lasted for three hours.
We experienced a water outage yesterday due to a broken pipe.
The company reported a gas outage affecting several neighborhoods.
a [system] outage
可数名词;最常见的是 a power outage(停电),也可说 a network outage(网络中断)等。
A power outage left the whole street in darkness.
一次停电让整条街陷入黑暗。
an outage in [system/area]
用介词 in 引出中断发生的系统或地区,说明具体受影响的对象。
An outage in the cooling system forced us to stop production.
冷却系统发生中断,迫使我们停止生产。
an outage of [amount]
此义侧重储存或运输中损失的量,常以百分比或数量表示。
Connections
Collocations
- power outage
- 停电
- The storm caused a widespread power outage.风暴导致了大范围停电。
- service outage
- 服务中断
- The company apologized for the service outage.公司为服务中断道歉。
- network outage
- 网络中断
- A network outage affected thousands of users.网络中断影响了数千用户。
- planned outage
- 计划停电
- The planned outage will last from midnight to 6 a.m.计划停电将从午夜持续到早上6点。
- outage duration
- 中断持续时间
- The outage duration was shorter than expected.中断持续时间比预期短。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 out(出去)+ age(岁月):停电时灯光全 out,黑暗像漫长的 age 一样难熬。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:power supply、service disruption、news reports、storage/transport outage 通常用于中性偏正式场合,多指电力供应中断,也可指服务中断;在物流或储存语境中指损耗量。日常口语中较少单独使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
out 与 outage 的前半部分发音相同(/aʊt/),但 out 没有 -age 结尾,因此不是完全押韵。所列 -age 结尾的词(message、village、image、storage、voyage)末尾的 -age 均读 /ɪdʒ/,与 outage 的结尾一致,但它们的重音元音不同,所以也不与 outage 押韵。真正的押韵词需要重读音节为 /aʊ/ 且后面接 /tɪdʒ/,非常罕见。
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