short-circuit
 (vt.)使短路,縮短
 short-circuit
 短路
 Short-cir·cuit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Short-circuited; p. pr. & vb. n. Short-circuiting.] Elec. To join, as the electrodes of a battery or dynamo or any two points of a circuit, by a conductor of low resistance.
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 short-circuit
      v 1: hamper the progress of; impede; "short-circuit warm
           feelings"
      2: create a short-circuit in [syn: short]
      3: avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass
         these rules!" [syn: bypass, go around, get around]