short-circuited
UK/,ʃɔ:t'sə:kitid/US
释义
adj.
Affected by a short circuit; (figuratively) bypassed or cut short.
发生短路的；被绕过/被缩短的
词根拆分
词根派生shortroot
+
circuitedroot
=short-circuited
short（短）+ circuit(ed) = 电路被一条直连意外「缩短」，跳过了应走的路径。比喻义：short-circuit a process 即跳过应有的步骤。
常用搭配
- 1.short-circuited wiring短路线路
- 2.short-circuited process被绕过的流程
例句
- 1.
The flooded wiring short-circuited and tripped the breaker.
进水的线路短路，跳了闸。
- 2.
They short-circuited the approval process to save time.
为节省时间，他们绕过了正常审批流程。