今日短語

電路中“保險絲”的英文單詞是 fuse。當電流過強時，保險絲會被燒斷，我們通常用動詞 break 或 blow 來描述這個狀況，即 the fuse breaks 或 the fuse blows。日常生活中，如果說一個人 blows a fuse “把保險絲燒壞了”，指此人突然間因某事而勃然大怒、大發雷霆。 

例句

When I told my wife how much I had spent on my bike she blew a fuse.

John blew a fuse when I told him I hadn’t finished my report on time.

The teacher blew a fuse when the student refused to put away his phone during the lesson.

請注意

另一個同樣含有單詞 fuse 的表達 short fuse 形容的是脾氣急躁，動不動就大發雷霆 blow a fuse 的人。但是單詞 fuse 在這里的意思并不是保險絲，而是導火索。一個人的“導火索”越短，發起脾氣也就越突然。

例句

Don't play any jokes on Terry. He has a very short fuse and won't find it funny.

My dad had a short fuse so we usually had to be very quiet and keep out of his way, particularly if he had had a bad day at work.