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outage

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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out·age /ˈaʊtɪdʒ/ noun [countable] American English  TPBROKENa period of time during which a service such as the electricity supply cannot be provided 〔电力等的〕断供期 SYN British English power cut a power outage 停电期
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outageEven a one-day outage, such as the one that occurred last June, can cost these giant companies $ 100 million.During outages, as many as 20 have to be moved each day.A brief electrical outage had sapped its power.Play was delayed for two hours by a power outage.Because of frequent power outages, we kept kerosene lamps.Twelve channels of the reactor were refuelled before the outage began and then the fuel route was taken out of service immediately.There is an alarm at the Mission Substation, Novak said, but it was not activated when the outage began.In recent years, the outage has been used to construct or commission major capital projects to extend the plants' capability.
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outage
outage /ˈaʊtɪdʒ/ noun [countable] American English
a period of time during which a service such as the electricity supply cannot be provided
   SYN  power cut British English:
    a power outage


out·ageBrE /ˈaʊtɪdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈaʊtɪdʒ/ 🔊 noun (especially NAmE) a period of time when the supply of electricity, etc. is not working 停电(等)期间a power outage停电期间