Nuclear power plants in Europe have been forced to____electricity production becauseof warmer-than-usual seawater.A、cutinB、cut offC、cut outD、cut back
Nuclear power plants in Europe have been forced to____electricity production becauseof warmer-than-usual seawater.
A、cutin
B、cut off
C、cut out
D、cut back
B、cut off
C、cut out
D、cut back
参考解析
解析：由于海水温度高于正常水平，欧洲核电站被迫XX发电。cut in打断、插入; cutoffr切段、 中断(供给); cut out删掉、戒除; cut back削减、减少(开支等)。根据句意，本题选B.
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