What does "cut out" mean?

For a device to suddenly stop When a device or connection suddenly stops working.

How do you use "cut out" in a sentence?

The call keeps cutting out. My headphones cut out mid-song. The engine just cut out.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

Meaning: For a device to suddenly stop

设备突然停止

Que un dispositivo se detenga repentinamente

デバイスが突然止まる

기기가 갑자기 멈추다

When a device or connection suddenly stops working.

设备或连接突然停止工作。

Cuando un dispositivo o conexión deja de funcionar de repente.

デバイスや接続が突然動作を停止すること。

기기나 연결이 갑자기 작동을 멈출 때 사용한다.

Base verb: cut

Particle: out

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

The call keeps cutting out.
通话一直断断续续
La llamada se corta constantemente
通話が何度も途切れる
통화가 계속 끊긴다.
My headphones cut out mid-song.
耳机在播放歌曲时突然断了
Mis auriculares se cortaron a mitad de canción
曲の途中でヘッドホンが途切れた
헤드폰이 노래 중간에 끊겼다.
The engine just cut out.
发动机突然熄火了
El motor simplemente se paró
エンジンが突然止まった
엔진이 갑자기 멈췄다.

Context: connections, interruption, devices

Tone: frustrated

From cutting a connection or supply.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal