potential drop across [something]
The potential drop across the resistor is 5 volts.
电阻两端的电势降为5伏。
电势降;电压降
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电势降;电压降
a decrease in electric potential as current flows through a resistance or circuit element
The potential drop across the resistor is 5 volts.
电阻两端的电势降为5伏。
You can measure the potential drop across the resistor with a multimeter.
你可以用万用表测量电阻两端的电势降。
The potential drop along the wire becomes larger when the current increases.
当电流增大时,导线上的电势降会变大。
A small potential drop occurs at each connection point in the circuit.
电路中的每个连接点都会产生一点电压降。
The potential drop across the resistor is 5 volts.
电阻两端的电势降为5伏。
We measured the potential drop using a voltmeter.
我们用电压表测量了电势降。
Calculate the potential drop between points A and B.
计算A点和B点之间的电势降。
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The drop potential across the resistor is 5V.
Use this
The potential drop across the resistor is 5V.
受中文语序影响,将“电势降”直译为“drop potential”,但英文中形容词修饰名词时形容词在前,所以正确语序是“potential drop”。
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There is potential drop in the circuit.
Use this
There is a potential drop in the circuit.
“potential drop”是可数名词短语,在英语中需加不定冠词“a”表示“一个电势降”,而中文没有冠词概念,导致遗漏。
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