单词 | to power down |
释义 | > as lemmasto power down to power down transitive and intransitive. To reduce or stop the supply of power to (a vehicle, machine, etc.); to switch off. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1961 V. I. Grissom in Boston Globe 23 July 42/6 I would power down the capsule, take off my helmet, and blow the hatch. 1965 Indiana (Pa.) Evening Gaz. 27 Aug. 2/7 By powering down, demanding that the fuel cell produce less electricity and water, the problems were controlled. 1970 Times 16 Apr. 1/2 The equipment had been powered down and the lunar module had cooled. 1983 Computers & Electronics (Nexis) Oct. 90 This utility lets you position the heads outside the normal data area before powering down, so they come to rest where they can't do any damage. 1986 Network World (Nexis) 28 Apr. 11 Repeaters can be installed or removed from the rack-mounting assembly without powering down other repeaters. 1993 Amer. Way 15 Jan. 2/1 A notebook..adapts to the work habits of the user—powering down selected functions between keystrokes and other periods of system inactivity. 2000 N.Y. Times 1 July a12/3 Home appliances..can be programmed to do the greatest amount of work during off-peak periods and to power down during peak loads. 2000 New Scientist 9 Dec. 41/1 The amygdala and other subcortical areas closely associated with emotion processing, which are normally ‘powered down’ when performing cognitive tasks, instead remained fully active. < as lemmas |
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