fuse /fjuːz/ CET6 ( fusing, fused, fuses )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A fuse is a safety device in an electric plug or circuit. It contains a piece of wire which melts when there is a fault so that the flow of electricity stops. 保险丝

  例：

  The fuse blew as he pressed the button to start the motor.

  保险丝在他按下按钮发动车子时烧断了。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A fuse is a device on a bomb or firework which delays the explosion so that people can move a safe distance away. 导火线

  例：

  A bomb was deactivated at the last moment, after the fuse had been lit.

  一枚炸弹在导火线已被点燃后的最后一刻被解除。

• 3. 

  V-RECIP When things fuse or are fused, they join together physically or chemically, usually to become one thing. You can also say that one thing fuses with another. 结合; 融合; 熔合

  例：

  The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.

  颅骨在15和25岁之间长合。

  例：

  Manufactured glass is made by fusing various types of sand.

  人造玻璃是通过熔合不同种类的沙子制造出来的。