fuse
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A fuse is a safety device in an electric plug or circuit. It contains a piece of wire which melts when there is a fault so that the flow of electricity stops. 保险丝
The fuse blew as he pressed the button to start the motor. 保险丝在他按下按钮发动车子时烧断了。
2. N-COUNT A fuse is a device on a bomb or firework which delays the explosion so that people can move a safe distance away. 导火线
A bomb was deactivated at the last moment, after the fuse had been lit. 一枚炸弹在导火线已被点燃后的最后一刻被解除。
3. V-RECIP When things fuse or are fused, they join together physically or chemically, usually to become one thing. You can also say that one thing fuses with another. 结合; 融合; 熔合
The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five. 颅骨在15和25岁之间长合。
Manufactured glass is made by fusing various types of sand. 人造玻璃是通过熔合不同种类的沙子制造出来的。
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fuse /fjuːz/ (fusing,fused,fuses)
剑桥词典
fuse noun [C] (SAFETY PART)
a small safety part in an electrical device or piece of machinery that causes it to stop working if the electric current is too high, and so prevents fires or other dangers
保险丝
My hairdryer's stopped working - I think the fuse has blown (= broken ). 我的吹风机坏了——我想可能是保险丝断了。
Have you tried changing the fuse? 你试没试过换根保险丝?
fuse noun [C] (DEVICE ON EXPLOSIVE)
a string or piece of paper connected to a firework or other explosive product by which it is lit , or a device inside a bomb that causes it to explode after a fixed length of time or when it hits or is near something
导火索;导火线引信;信管
He lit the fuse and ran . 他点燃了导火索后就跑了。