停电: power cut
Relative explainations:
<service interruption> <current failure> <power failure> <black out> <cut-off> <interruption of service> <outage> <mains failure> <current interruption>
Examples:
1. 频繁的停电使工厂停产。
Production in the factories stopped because of frequent power failures.
2. 因停电所有的灯都熄灭了.
There was a power cut and all the lights went out.
3. 停电使水供应陷于瘫痪。
The electricity failure paralysed the water supply.
4. 我正在做晚饭时停电了。
While I was cooking supper the electricity went off.
5. 表演正好进行到一半时停电了。
The light went out bang in the middle of the performance.