释义 |
short-circuit
short-cir·cuit (shôrt′sûr′kĭt)v. short-cir·cuit·ed, short-cir·cuit·ing, short-cir·cuits v.tr.1. To cause to have a short circuit.2. Informal To hamper the progress of; impede.3. To bypass.v.intr. To become affected with a short circuit.short′ cir′cuit n. an abnormal condition of relatively low resistance between two points of differing potential in a circuit, usu. resulting in a flow of excess current. [1875–80] short′-cir′cuit v.t. 1. a. to make (a switch, etc.) inoperable by establishing a short circuit in. b. to carry (a current) as a short circuit. 2. to bypass, impede, or frustrate. v.i. 3. to form or become disabled by a short circuit. [1870–75] short-circuit Past participle: short-circuited Gerund: short-circuiting
Imperative |
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short-circuit | short-circuit |
Present |
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I short-circuit | you short-circuit | he/she/it short-circuits | we short-circuit | you short-circuit | they short-circuit |
Preterite |
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I short-circuited | you short-circuited | he/she/it short-circuited | we short-circuited | you short-circuited | they short-circuited |
Present Continuous |
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I am short-circuiting | you are short-circuiting | he/she/it is short-circuiting | we are short-circuiting | you are short-circuiting | they are short-circuiting |
Present Perfect |
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I have short-circuited | you have short-circuited | he/she/it has short-circuited | we have short-circuited | you have short-circuited | they have short-circuited |
Past Continuous |
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I was short-circuiting | you were short-circuiting | he/she/it was short-circuiting | we were short-circuiting | you were short-circuiting | they were short-circuiting |
Past Perfect |
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I had short-circuited | you had short-circuited | he/she/it had short-circuited | we had short-circuited | you had short-circuited | they had short-circuited |
Future |
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I will short-circuit | you will short-circuit | he/she/it will short-circuit | we will short-circuit | you will short-circuit | they will short-circuit |
Future Perfect |
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I will have short-circuited | you will have short-circuited | he/she/it will have short-circuited | we will have short-circuited | you will have short-circuited | they will have short-circuited |
Future Continuous |
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I will be short-circuiting | you will be short-circuiting | he/she/it will be short-circuiting | we will be short-circuiting | you will be short-circuiting | they will be short-circuiting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been short-circuiting | you have been short-circuiting | he/she/it has been short-circuiting | we have been short-circuiting | you have been short-circuiting | they have been short-circuiting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been short-circuiting | you will have been short-circuiting | he/she/it will have been short-circuiting | we will have been short-circuiting | you will have been short-circuiting | they will have been short-circuiting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been short-circuiting | you had been short-circuiting | he/she/it had been short-circuiting | we had been short-circuiting | you had been short-circuiting | they had been short-circuiting |
Conditional |
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I would short-circuit | you would short-circuit | he/she/it would short-circuit | we would short-circuit | you would short-circuit | they would short-circuit |
Past Conditional |
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I would have short-circuited | you would have short-circuited | he/she/it would have short-circuited | we would have short-circuited | you would have short-circuited | they would have short-circuited | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | short-circuit - hamper the progress of; impede; "short-circuit warm feelings"frustrate, queer, scotch, thwart, foil, baffle, bilk, cross, spoil - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" | | 2. | short-circuit - create a short circuit inshortcreate, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" | | 3. | short-circuit - avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!"bypass, get around, go aroundavoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeshort circuitshort-circuit
Synonyms for short-circuitverb hamper the progress ofRelated Words- frustrate
- queer
- scotch
- thwart
- foil
- baffle
- bilk
- cross
- spoil
verb create a short circuit inSynonymsRelated Wordsverb avoid something unpleasant or laboriousSynonyms- bypass
- get around
- go around
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