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单词 outage
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Definition of outage in English:

outage

noun ˈaʊtɪdʒˈaʊdɪdʒ
  • A period when a power supply or other service is not available or when equipment is closed down.

    frequent power outages
    a planned refuelling outage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's ideal for remote vacation cabins with no electricity or areas prone to power outages.
    • There have also been significantly fewer instances of lower voltage power outages.
    • They tend to be easy to program, and because they run on batteries, the clocks do not lose time during power outages.
    • There is a shortage of water, and there are frequent electric power outages in the larger cities.
    • You don't expect there to be a significant amount of electrical outages or power grid problems?
    • Our hotel has high ceilings, spacious rooms, and constant power outages.
    • Most of the breakdowns happened because of power outages caused by salt spray on electricity lines or because of wind damage.
    • They tend to simply shut off their production lines, if the power outage is for extended periods.
    • However, many homes were left without power due to outages and electricity wires brought down by fallen trees also posed a problem.
    • Service outages prevent applications from communicating across the network.
    • In the event of alternating power outages, water would have to be supplied via tanker trucks, he added.
    • In extreme cases they cause electrical power outages and damage to communications networks and satellites.
    • Analysts estimate such power outages contribute to about 25 percent of network downtime.
    • And widespread damage and widespread power outages are reported across Florida.
    • Stock up on non-perishable food and water supplies in case of a power outage.
    • This would have brought an end to the frequent power outages that plagued the territory persistently last year.
    • So let's hope there are no power outages in that area any time soon.
    • In the event of a power outage, the inverter is no longer able to detect the grid and will not produce power.
    • Providing phone service during a power outage is another technical problem.
    • Radio stations reported brief power outages and said residents of some areas scurried into the streets, fearing their houses might collapse.
 
 

Definition of outage in US English:

outage

nounˈoudijˈaʊdɪdʒ
  • A period when a power supply or other service is not available or when equipment is closed down.

    frequent power outages
    a planned refueling outage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's ideal for remote vacation cabins with no electricity or areas prone to power outages.
    • And widespread damage and widespread power outages are reported across Florida.
    • There have also been significantly fewer instances of lower voltage power outages.
    • They tend to be easy to program, and because they run on batteries, the clocks do not lose time during power outages.
    • There is a shortage of water, and there are frequent electric power outages in the larger cities.
    • They tend to simply shut off their production lines, if the power outage is for extended periods.
    • You don't expect there to be a significant amount of electrical outages or power grid problems?
    • Service outages prevent applications from communicating across the network.
    • Providing phone service during a power outage is another technical problem.
    • Analysts estimate such power outages contribute to about 25 percent of network downtime.
    • So let's hope there are no power outages in that area any time soon.
    • However, many homes were left without power due to outages and electricity wires brought down by fallen trees also posed a problem.
    • This would have brought an end to the frequent power outages that plagued the territory persistently last year.
    • Radio stations reported brief power outages and said residents of some areas scurried into the streets, fearing their houses might collapse.
    • Our hotel has high ceilings, spacious rooms, and constant power outages.
    • In the event of alternating power outages, water would have to be supplied via tanker trucks, he added.
    • In the event of a power outage, the inverter is no longer able to detect the grid and will not produce power.
    • Stock up on non-perishable food and water supplies in case of a power outage.
    • Most of the breakdowns happened because of power outages caused by salt spray on electricity lines or because of wind damage.
    • In extreme cases they cause electrical power outages and damage to communications networks and satellites.
 
 
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