fuse

US /fjuːz/
UK /fjuːz/
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1.

保险丝

a safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level

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The lights went out because a fuse blew.
灯灭了，因为保险丝烧断了。
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You need to replace the blown fuse.
你需要更换烧断的保险丝。
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circuit breakercutout
2.

引信, 导火索

a cord or device containing explosive material, used to detonate a bomb or firework

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The bomb had a short fuse.
炸弹的引信很短。
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He lit the fuse and ran.
他点燃了引信就跑了。
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detonatorprimerigniter
1.

融合, 合并

join or blend to form a single entity

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The two companies decided to fuse their operations.
两家公司决定合并其业务。
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Different elements fuse together to create a new compound.
不同的元素融合在一起形成新的化合物。
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mergeblendcombineuniteintegrate
2.

熔化, 熔合

melt (a material or object) with intense heat

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The metal will fuse at a very high temperature.
金属将在非常高的温度下熔化。
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The intense heat caused the plastic to fuse together.
强烈的热量导致塑料熔合在一起。
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meltdissolveliquefy
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