限电不拉闸
English translation: brownout rather than blackout
| 21:12 Sep 2, 2005 |
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|  Selected response from: Edward LIU Canada Local time: 16:54 | ||||||
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load shedding without turning off the switch Explanation: load shedding without turning off the switch |
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peer agreement (net): +1| 限电不拉闸 brownout rather than blackout Explanation: brownout rather than blackout |
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| 限电不拉闸 restrict electricity use without switch-off Explanation: ... |
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| 限电不拉闸 electric power rationing without completely turning it off Explanation: Yikes. That's a new one ;-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 hrs 11 mins (2005-09-03 12:24:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- electricity rationing without complete cut-off http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=cut-off 4. The act or an instance of cutting off: a cutoff of funds; an electricity cutoff. |
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