outage
n. (电力或其他服务的)停止供应期,设备停开期
复数 outages
例句
"This outage will be worse than one caused by Irene," said Peter Bloom, 70, of South Windsor, because he relies on electricity to heat his home.
南温莎70岁的彼得·布鲁姆说:“这次断电比飓风艾琳造成的停电更严重。”因为他要靠电来给家里供暖。
We had a major power outage, due to the frizzling up of the neutral connection.
由于中性连接的混乱,我们发生了严重的电力中断。
Because there's a power outage.
因为停电了啊。