跳闸

tiàozhá

跳闸 — tiàozhá

1. to trip (a circuit breaker or switch)

   突然停电了，整个楼层的跳闸器都跳闸了。 tūrán tíngdiàn le zhěnggè lóucéng de tiàozhá qì dōu tiàozhá le — The power suddenly went out; the circuit breakers on the whole floor tripped.

2. to jump a turnstile; to bypass a fare gate

   他为了赶时间在地铁站跳闸进站，被工作人员拦住了。 tā wèile gǎnshíjiān zài dìtiězhàn tiàozhá jìnzhàn bèi gōngzuòrényuán lánzhù le — He jumped the turnstile at the subway station to save time and was stopped by staff.