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short circuit + verb (as subject)
A short circuit can cause a fire.
短路可能引起火灾。
短路
short circuits — plural of short circuit
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短路
An electrical circuit with a path of low resistance, often causing a fault or excessive current.
A short circuit can cause a fire.
短路可能引起火灾。
也用于计算机领域指电路短路
电路中通常无意的低电阻或阻抗连接,导致过量且常常有害的电流流动
A usually unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit such that excessive and often damaging current flows in it.
逻辑断裂,如认知失调或分析不当
A logical disconnect, such as cognitive dissonance or poor analysis.
The electrician fixed the short circuit in the kitchen.
电工修好了厨房里的短路。
The circuit was short-circuited by a loose wire.
电路因一根松动的电线而短路了。
A short circuit can cause a fire if not repaired quickly.
如果不及时修理，短路可能引发火灾。
A short circuit can cause a fire.
短路可能引起火灾。
名词short circuit前常用不定冠词a或定冠词the。
We need to repair the short circuit.
我们需要修复短路。
Not this
The power supply short circuit.
Use this
The power supply short-circuited.
在英语中，'short circuit' 作为动词使用时需要根据时态变化。这里描述过去发生的事件，应使用过去式 'short-circuited'。中文动词没有时态变化，学习者容易漏掉词尾变化。
Not this
There is short circuit in the system.
Use this
There is a short circuit in the system.
当'short circuit'作为可数名词使用时，前面需要加不定冠词'a'。中文没有冠词，学习者容易遗漏。此处表示系统中存在一个短路故障。
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作名词时常用单数；作动词时常用被动语态
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