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brownout

/broun-out/US // ˈbraʊnˌaʊt //UK // (ˈbraʊnˌaʊt) //

停电,断电,褐变,褐斑

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the elimination of some or reduction of all electric lights of a city, especially as a precaution against attack in time of war.
    • : any curtailment of electric power, as by a severe storm.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as indarkness

Examples

  • There weren’t many holiday light displays during December of 1973 as Christmas carols came with brownouts.

  • This situation has led SIP, a company whose backers include Google parent Alphabet, to invest $100 million in what SIP calls a “virtual power plant” that could soon make rolling brownouts a thing of the past.