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short-circuit

释义

short-circuit

verb

UK

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	short-circuit
he/she/it	short-circuits
present participle	short-circuiting
past tense	short-circuited
past participle	short-circuited

1
intransitive/transitive to have a short circuit, or to make a piece of electrical equipment have a short circuit
Synonyms and related words
Electricity and electrical power
AC
active
alternating current
2
transitive to avoid dealing with all the details involved in something, so that you can do it more quickly and easily
Junior members of the party have decided to short-circuit the process and go direct to the top.
Synonyms and related words
To do something quickly and/or easily
hurry
sail through
gallop through
3
transitive mainly Americanto prevent something such as a career, plan, process etc from being successful
Synonyms and related words
To stop something from continuing or developing
interfere with
inhibit
disrupt

short-circuit

verb

US

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	short-circuit
he/she/it	short-circuits
present participle	short-circuiting
past tense	short-circuited
past participle	short-circuited

1
intransitive/transitive to have a short circuit, or to make a piece of electrical equipment have a short circuit
Synonyms and related words
Electricity and electrical power
AC
active
alternating current
2
transitive to avoid dealing with all the details involved in something, so that you can do it more quickly and easily
Junior members of the party have decided to short-circuit the process and go direct to the top.
Synonyms and related words
To do something quickly and/or easily
hurry
hasten to do something
sail through
3
transitive to prevent something such as a career, plan, process, etc. from being successful
Synonyms and related words
To stop something from continuing or developing
cut into
shut off
kill

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