短路

duǎnlù
short circuit

CEDICT

  1. (electronics) to short circuit; to undergo a short circuit
  2. (figurative, humorous, of someone's brain) to suddenly and temporarily malfunction; to have a mental lapse
  3. to short circuit; to undergo a short circuit
  4. to suddenly and temporarily malfunction; to have a mental lapse

Wiktionary

  1. 盗匪拦路抢劫。明．无名氏《贫富兴衰记．第二折》：「看他穿的袄子布衫靴子帽，则怕有短路的？」《儒林外史．第三八回》：「你不过短路营生，为什麽做这许多恶事？」也作「断路」。
  2. 电路两点之间有不正常的低电阻接合时，会产生极大的电流，易使电路的元件遭到破坏。此时称为「短路」。
  3. 戏称人的脑筋不灵光。

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Examples

我把果酱撒到电源插座上短路了。

I spilled jam on the electric outlet and there was a short circuit.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 短 duǎn
  1. short
  2. brief
  3. to lack
  4. weak point
  5. fault
2 路 lù
  1. journey
  2. route
  3. line (bus etc)
  4. sort; kind

classifier: 條