short circuit
(also infml 口语作 short), (usu faulty) connection in an electric circuit, by which the current flows along a shorter route than the normal one 电路短路. ,short-`circuit (also infml 口语作 short) v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) have a short circuit （使某用电器）短路
The lights short-circuited when I joined up the wires. 我一接上电线, 电灯就短路了.
You've short-circuited the washing-machine. 你把洗衣机弄短路了.
2 [Tn] (fig 比喻) avoid (sth); bypass 避开（某事物）; 绕过
short-circuit the normal procedures to get sth done quickly 为尽快办成某事不循正常手续.