short circuit 电路短路
shorted out 短路烧毁
shorting stock 做空股票
A: Why did the lights flicker?
A：为什么灯闪烁了？
B: I think the circuit shorted out because of the old wiring.
B：我觉得是因为线路老化导致电路短路了。
1) 电流因路径缩短而产生短路
2) 金融交易中的卖空行为
3) 使某物变短（较少见）
1. 电路短路
2. 做空
verb
1. To cause an electrical short circuit.
2. To sell a security that you do not own in hopes of buying it back later at a lower price.
Synonym: short-circuited