昨晚停电了，所以我们不得不用蜡烛。

There was a power ___cut last night, so we had to use candles.

暴风雨导致我们这片地区停电。

The storm caused a power ___cut in our area.

停水持续了好几个小时，造成了很大的不便。

The water ___cut lasted for several hours, causing a lot of inconvenience.