fuse

melt, dissolve, fuse

名词 fuse:

1. an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
   同义词：electrical fuse, safety fuse
2. any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
   同义词：fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming

动词 fuse:

1. mix together different elements
   同义词：blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
2. become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
3. equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse
4. make liquid or plastic by heating

1. I know how to mend a fuse and I don't need you shoving your oar in!
   我知道怎麽弄保险丝，用不著你管！
2. Changing a fuse is one of those fiddly jobs I hate.
   我最不愿意干换保险丝这类活儿了。
3. It seems that you've blown a fuse.
   看样子你把保险丝烧断了。
4. Lead will fuse at quite a low temperature.
   铅会在相当低的温度下熔化。
5. The fuse-box is in the kitchen.
   保险丝盒子在厨房里。

fuse 也作 fuze

n.（名词）
A cord of readily combustible material that is lighted at one end to carry a flame along its length to detonate an explosive at the other end.
导火索：一段易燃材料，一端点燃，火苗通过它传到另一端引爆炸药
Often fuze A mechanical or electrical mechanism used to detonate an explosive charge or device such as a bomb or grenade:
常作 fuze 引信，信管：一种用于引爆一定量炸药或爆炸装置的机械或电力操纵的机械装置，如炸弹或手榴弹：
例句：
.A mechanical . . . switch is used to initiate the fuzes.(International Defense Review)
.将一种机械开关…用于起爆信管.(国际防务评论)

v.tr.（及物动词）
fused 也作 fuzed fus.ing fuz.ing fus.es fuz.es
To equip with a mechanical or electrical fuse:
装引信于：装机械或电力引信：
例句：
.The bomb . . . was fuzed and timed to explode after the aircraft had taken off.(Aviation Week & Space Technology)
.飞机升空之后，炸弹里…装上了引信和定时爆炸装置.(航空周刊与航天工程技术)

来源：
From Italian fuso [spindle (originally from its shape)]
源自 意大利语 fuso [纺锤（最先由其形状得来）]
from Latin fôsus
源自 拉丁语 fôsus

fuse
fuse 2

v.（动词）
fused,fus.ing,fus.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To liquefy or reduce to a plastic state by heating; melt.
熔化：通过加热变成液体或可塑状态；熔化
To mix (constituent elements) together by or as if by melting; blend.
熔合：通过或似通过熔化将（各成分）混合在一起；混合
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become liquefied from heat.
熔化：加热后成为液状
To become mixed or united by or as if by melting together:
熔合：通过熔化或似通过熔化变得混合或合并：
例句：
.There was no separation between joy and sorrow: they fused into one.(Henry Miller)See Synonyms at melt See Synonyms at mix
.痛苦与欢乐之间没有界限：它们融为了一体.(亨利·米勒)参见 melt参见 mix

n.（名词）
A safety device that protects an electric circuit from excessive current, consisting of or containing a metal element that melts when current exceeds a specific amperage, thereby opening the circuit.
保险丝：一种由金属构成的防止过多电流通过保护电路的一种安全装置，当电流超过限定的电流强度时，金属就会熔化，从而打开电路

来源：
Latin fundere fôs- [to melt] * see gheu-
拉丁语 fundere fôs- [熔化] *参见 gheu-