power cut
noun /ˈpaʊə kʌt/
/ˈpaʊər kʌt/
(British English) (North American English power outage)
- a situation in which the supply of electricity is interrupted; a period of time when this happens
供电中断；停电（的一段时间） - They get a lot of power cuts because they have overhead wires.
他们由于使用架空电线，所以经常电费大幅减少。 - The capital and towns to the north were plunged into darkness by power cuts.
停电使北部的首都和城镇陷入黑暗。
- They get a lot of power cuts because they have overhead wires.