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单词 fuselike
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
fuse1 /fyuz/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with matter that burns easily and rapidly, used for igniting an explosive.
  2. a mechanical or electronic device for detonating an explosive charge.
Idioms
  1. have a short fuse, [no obj][Informal.]to anger easily;
    have a quick temper.

fuse•less, adj. 

fuse2 /fyuz/USA pronunciation   n., v., fused, fus•ing. 
n. [countable]
  1. Electricitya safety device containing a material that conducts electricity that will melt when too much current runs through an electric circuit, breaking the circuit.

v. 
  1. to (cause to) combine or blend by melting together;
    melt: [no object]The metal fused under the extreme heat.[+ object]The extreme heat will fuse these elements together.
  2. to cause to unite;
    blend:[+ object]The author skillfully fuses these details into an interesting story.
Idioms
  1. Idioms blow a fuse:
    • [Informal.]to lose one's temper;
      become enraged.

See -fus-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fuse1  (fyo̅o̅z),USA pronunciation n., v., fused, fus•ing. 
n. 
  1. a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
  2. fuze (def. 1).
  3. have a short fuse, [Informal.]to anger easily;
    have a quick temper.

v.t. 
  1. fuze (def. 3).
  • Latin fūsus spindle
  • Italian fuso
  • 1635–45
fuseless, adj. 
fuselike′, adj. 

fuse2  (fyo̅o̅z),USA pronunciation n., v., fused, fus•ing. 
n. 
  1. Electricitya protective device, used in an electric circuit, containing a conductor that melts under heat produced by an excess current, thereby opening the circuit. Cf. circuit breaker.
  2. Idioms blow a fuse, [Informal.]to lose one's temper;
    become enraged:If I'm late again, they'll blow a fuse.

v.t. 
  1. to combine or blend by melting together;
    melt.
  2. to unite or blend into a whole, as if by melting together:The author skillfully fuses these fragments into a cohesive whole.

v.i. 
  1. to become liquid under the action of heat;
    melt:At a relatively low temperature the metal will fuse.
  2. to become united or blended:The two groups fused to create one strong union.
  3. Electricity[Chiefly Brit.]to overload an electric circuit so as to burn out a fuse.
  • Latin fūsus melted, poured, cast, past participle of fundere
  • 1675–85
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See melt. 

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