| 单词 | fuse |
| 释义 | fuse (fjuːz ) Word forms: fuses , fusing , fused 1. countable noun 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. The fuse blew as he pressed the button to start the motor. Remove the circuit fuse before beginning electrical work. 2. verb When an electric device fuses or when you fuse it, it stops working because of a fault. [British] The wire snapped at the wall plug and the light fused. [VERB] Rainwater had fused the bulbs. [VERB noun] 3. countable noun A fuse is a device on a bomb or firework which delays the explosion so that people can move a safe distance away. A bomb was deactivated at the last moment, after the fuse had been lit. 4. verb 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. The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five. [VERB] Conception occurs when a single sperm fuses with an egg. [VERB + with] Manufactured glass is made by fusing various types of sand. [VERB noun] Their solution was to isolate specific clones of B cells and fuse them with cancer cells. [VERB noun + with] The flakes seem to fuse together and produce ice crystals. [V together] Synonyms: join, unite, combine, blend 5. verb If something fuses two different qualities, ideas, or things, or if they fuse, they join together, especially in order to form a pleasing or satisfactory combination. His music fused the rhythms of jazz with classical forms. [VERB noun + with] They have fused two different types of entertainment, the circus and the rock concert. [VERB noun] Past and present fuse. [VERB] 6. blow a fuse phrase If you blow a fuse, you suddenly become very angry and are unable to stay calm. [informal] For all my experience, I blew a fuse in the quarter-final and could have been sent off. 7. light the fuse phrase If someone or something lights the fuse of a particular situation or activity, they suddenly get it started. Hopes for an early cut in interest rates lit the market's fuse early on. 8. on a short fuse/have a short fuse phrase If you say that someone has a short fuse or is on a short fuse you mean that they are quick to react angrily when something goes wrong. I have a very short fuse and a violent temper. Idioms: light the fuse to do something which starts off a new and exciting development, or which makes a situation become dangerous Ghana's independence in 1957 lit the fuse which led to the rapid freeing of colonial Africa. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers blow a fuse to suddenly lose your temper and not be able to control your anger For all my experience, I blew a fuse in the quarter-final and could have been sent off. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be on a short fuse or have a short fuse to lose your temper very easily and be quick to react angrily when something goes wrong Perhaps he's irritable and has a short fuse, letting you know when he's not pleased. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: fuse together More than just a mix tape, these snippets of pop history have been fused together to create exciting new songs with deftness and humour. The Sun (2008) In rheumatoid arthritis joints can fuse together and distorted build ups of calcium cause enlarged joints. The Family Nutrition Workbook (1988) Two ends of the spinal cord would be fused together when the recipient's head is moved to the donor body. The Sun (2015) Somehow, all the elements fuse together to form one of the most innovative releases of the year so far. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The sound of the thunder and the image and physical sensation of the cat fused together in her mind. Self-Hypnosis (1994) Enclosure, the medieval policy of turning common land into pastures, very probably lit the long fuse that culminated in the industrial revolution. Times,Sunday Times He's got a long fuse. Christianity Today Packing the holes with gunpowder, they attached long fuses before igniting the explosives from a safe distance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Longer fused cilia form stylus-like protrusions at both ends of its body. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When you replace that fuse, the whole thing works again. The Sun After patiently replacing the fuses, with each one bigger than the last, they finally substituted barbed wire from the perimeter fence. Times, Sunday Times However, he had replaced the fuse with a far stronger one, leaving the problem of a potential explosion.... Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 保险丝 Japanese: ヒューズ |
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