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blackouts

/ˈblækaʊts/

Meanings
noun

昏厥，暂时性意识丧失

A temporary loss of consciousness.

Examples :

"The doctor is trying to find out what causes her frequent blackouts. "
医生正在试图找出导致她频繁昏厥的原因。
medicine physiology body disease condition
noun

停电，断电

A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.

Examples :

""The repairs at the Koeberg Power Station in the Western Cape were on schedule for completion in the third week of May. This follows huge blackouts related to the problems at the power supplier since November. Weekend Argus May 13/14 2006 p.5."
由于自去年11月以来电力供应商出现问题，导致大规模停电，目前西开普省科贝格发电站的维修工作正按计划进行，预计将在五月的第三周完成。
utility disaster event condition technology electric energy

Related Words

Illustration emanating

emanating verb

/ɪˈmænəˌteɪtɪŋ/ /ɛˈmænəˌteɪtɪŋ/

散发，发出。

"Fragrance emanates from flowers."

花朵散发出香味。

Illustration completion

completion noun

/kəmˈpliːʃən/

完成， 结束， 完毕

"The completion of the project meant we could finally take a break. "

项目的完成意味着我们终于可以休息一下了。

Illustration temporary

temporary noun

/ˈtɛmpəɹi/ /ˈtɛmpəˌɹɛɹi/

临时工, 临时人员

"The temporary at the bakery was only there for the summer. "

面包店的那个临时工只在那里干了一个夏天。

Illustration resulting

resulting verb

/ɹɪˈzʌltɪŋ/

产生，造成。

"The lack of sleep resulted in a poor performance on the math test. "

缺乏睡眠导致了数学考试的糟糕表现。

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration mandatory

mandatory noun

/ˈmæn.də.t(ə)ɹi/ /ˈmæn.dəˌtɔ.ɹi/

强制线，指定线。

"The mandatory for the game requires the players to keep the disc above the painted line. "

比赛的强制线要求选手们让飞盘保持在所画线的上方。

Illustration consciousness

consciousness noun

/ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/ /ˈkɑnʃəsnəs/

意识，知觉

"My brother's lack of consciousness during the lecture made it hard for him to understand the material. "

我弟弟上课时没精打采，缺乏意识，所以很难理解讲的内容。

Illustration buildings

buildings noun

/ˈbɪldɪŋz/

建筑物，楼房

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

这座桥的建造将在几个星期内完成。

Illustration consumers

consumers noun

/kənˈsjuːmərz/

消费者，顾客。

"The consumers in the local grocery store were buying more fresh produce this week. "

这周当地杂货店的消费者们购买了更多的新鲜农产品。

Illustration censorship

censorship noun

/ˈsɛnsəˌʃɪp/ /ˈsɛnsɚˌʃɪp/

审查，查禁。

"The school implemented censorship of student blogs, preventing the publication of posts critical of the administration. "

学校对学生博客实行了审查制度，禁止发表批评学校管理层的文章。

Illustration electricity

electricity noun

/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ /iˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/

电力，电。

"The electricity bill was unusually high this month, likely due to the many electronics running in the house. "

这个月的电费异常高，可能是因为家里很多电器都在运行。

Illustration practiced

practiced adjective

/ˈpræktɪst/ /ˈpræktɪsd/

熟练，有经验的。

"Because she had been a dancer for years, she was a practiced performer. "

因为跳舞多年，她是一位经验丰富的表演者。(Yīnwèi tiàowǔ duōnián, tā shì yī wèi jīngyàn fēngfù de biǎoyǎnzhě.)