1. The city suffered frequent power failures during the storm.
暴风雨期间，这座城市频繁停电。

2. Power failures can disrupt work in hospitals and offices.
停电可能会干扰医院和办公室的工作。

3. The school closed early because of power failures.
由于停电，学校提前关闭。

A: Did the power failures affect your area last night?
A：昨晚停电影响你们地区了吗？

B: Yes, we had several hours without electricity.
B：是的，我们有好几个小时没有电。

1) 电力供应中断

2) 停电现象

3) 电力系统故障导致的断电

1. 电力供应中断

e.g. The region experienced power failures due to heavy snow.
由于大雪，该地区发生了停电。

2. 电力系统故障导致的停电

e.g. Power failures disrupted transportation services.
停电扰乱了交通服务。

noun

1. Occurrences in which the supply of electricity is interrupted, often due to technical faults or external conditions.

Synonym: blackout, outage, power outage