断流

cháng qī gān hàn zhè tiáo xiǎo hé duàn liú le

长期干旱，这条小河断流了。

There's been a long drought and the stream has dried up.

fáng zhǐ diàn chí guò liàng chōng diàn de duàn liú qì

防止电池过量充电的断流器

a cutout to prevent the battery from overcharging

duàn liú zhuāng zhì néng bì miǎn shuǐ hú shāo gān

断流装置能避免水壶烧干。

A cut-out stops the kettle boiling dry.