柯林斯詞典short circuit 1. N a faulty or accidental connection between two points of different potential in an electric circuit, bypassing the load and establishing a path of low resistance through which an excessive current can flow. It can cause damage to the components if the circuit is not protected by a fuse (電流)短路2. V to develop or cause to develop a short circuit 造成短路 返回 short circuit劍橋詞典a bad electrical connection that causes the current to flow in the wrong direction , often having the effect of stopping the power supply 短路 short-circuit verb [ 不及物動(dòng)詞：後麪不接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 or 及物動(dòng)詞：後麪接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio (informal short) to cause a short circuit 短路 If those two wires touch , the appliance will short-circuit and probably go up in flames . 如果那兩根電線接觸，電器就會(huì)短路，還有可能會(huì)起火。 返回 short circuit