2. (also fuze American English)DLOSCB a thing that delays a bomb, firework etc from exploding until you are a safedistance away, or makes it explode at a particular time 引信;雷管;导火线
3.a short fuseBAD-TEMPEREDif someone has a short fuse, they get angry very easily 〔人的〕火暴脾气
Examples from the Corpus
a short fuse• Wright has a short fuse, and without the goals going in his situation is worsening.• And you don't fool with those because things are on a shorter fuse in Beirut.• She was standing there crammed full of enthusiasm and energy like a bomb on a short fuse.• Every nervesmouldered on a short fuse.• Tom's a chap with a temper on a short fuse anyway.• You may find your temper on a short fuse when confronting your child or teenager for the umpteenth time.
fuse (something) together• Reportedly there were long discussions over the wisdom of fusing the two together.• From quarter embryos to giant embryos, formed by fusing two eggs together, normallarvaeemerge.
1 (NAmE alsofuze) device that makes a bomb explode爆炸裝置ADJECTIVE | VERB + FUSEADJECTIVE➤short短導火線▸➤long, slow長導火索VERB + FUSE➤set為引信定下時間◇He set the fuse to thirty minutes.他將引爆時間定為 30 分鐘。➤light點燃導火索fuse
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2in an electric circuit電路ADJECTIVE | VERB + FUSE | FUSE + VERB | FUSE + NOUNADJECTIVE➤5-amp, 10-amp, 13-amp, etc. * 5 安培、10 安培、13 安培等的保險絲➤blown燒斷的保險絲VERB + FUSE➤change, replace更換保險絲▸➤blow燒斷保險絲◇When the machine was switched on it blew a fuse.啟動機器時保險絲燒斷了。FUSE + VERB➤blow保險絲燒斷◇Fuses blow if they are overloaded.超過負荷時,保險絲就會燒斷。FUSE + NOUN➤wire (BrE) 保險絲▸➤box保險絲盒◇The fire started in the fuse box downstairs.這場火是從樓下的保險絲盒燃起的。