fuse
noun [ C ] uk/fjuːz/ us/fjuːz/
(SAFETY PART)
保险丝
a small safety part in an electrical device or piece of machinery that causes it to stop working if the electric current is too high, and so prevents fires or other dangers
My hairdryer's stopped working - I think the fuse has blown (= broken). 我的吹风机坏了——我想可能是保险丝断了。
Have you tried changing the fuse? 你试没试过换根保险丝？
(DEVICE ON EXPLOSIVE)
导火索;导火线引信;信管
a string or piece of paper connected to a firework or other explosive product by which it is lit, or a device inside a bomb that causes it to explode after a fixed length of time or when it hits or is near something
He lit the fuse and ran. 他点燃了导火索后就跑了。
Idiom
have a short fuseidiom 十分易怒
to get angry very easily
fuse
verb [ I or T ] uk/fjuːz/ us/fjuːz/
(JOIN)
熔合；结合
to join or become combined
Genes determine how we develop from the moment the sperm fuses with the egg. 从精子和卵子结合的那一刻起，基因就决定了我们会如何成长。
The bones of the skull are not properly fused at birth. 出生的时候头骨结合得并不紧密。
In Istanbul, East and West fuse together in a way that is fascinating to observe. 在伊斯坦布尔，观察东西方的融合是件令人兴味盎然的事。
(MELT)
（使）熔化
to (cause to) melt (together) especially at a high temperature
The heat of the fire fused many of the machine's parts together. 炽灼的大火把机器的很多部件都熔化在了一起。
(STOP WORKING)
UK（使）（因保险丝熔断而）停止工作
When an electrical device or piece of machinery fuses, or when someone or something fuses it, it stops working because the electric current is too high.
Either my headlights have fused or the bulbs have gone. 要么是车前灯的保险丝断了，要么是灯泡坏了。
The kids were messing around with the switches and they fused the lights. 孩子们瞎捣鼓开关，结果把灯的保险丝烧断了。