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fuse (B1)

カタカナ: ヒューズ

IPA: /fjuːz/

A safety device containing a wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current becomes too high.

意味: 電流が強くなりすぎた場合に、中のワイヤーが溶けて電気回路を遮断する安全装置。

The old fuse box needed to be replaced with a modern circuit breaker. — The old fuse box needed to be replaced with a modern circuit breaker.
If the appliance draws too much power, it will blow a fuse. — If the appliance draws too much power, it will blow a fuse.

Japanese translations of Fuse:

blow a fuse (idiom): To become extremely angry. — "When he heard the news, he completely blew a fuse."
fuse with (prepositional phrase): To combine or merge with something else. — "The two small businesses decided to fuse with a larger corporation."