新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

plug

英 [plʌg]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

plugs
1. [C 可数名词] 插头
A plug on a piece of electrical equipment is a small plastic object with three or two metal pins that fit into the holes of an electric socket and connects the equipment to the electricity supply.
双语例句
例：
I used to go around and take every plug out at night.
过去我常在夜里巡视一番，拔掉所有的插头。
2. [C 可数名词] （浴缸或洗涤槽的）塞子
A plug is a thick, circular piece of rubber or plastic that you use to block the hole in a bath or sink when it is filled with water.
双语例句
例：
She put the plug in the sink and filled it with cold water.
她用塞子塞住水池，并往里面注满冷水。
3. [C 可数名词] （木头、塑料或腊制的）塞子
A plug is a small, round piece of wood, plastic, or wax that is used to block holes.
双语例句
例：
A plug had been inserted in the drill hole.
那个钻孔里已经塞上了塞子。
4. [C 可数名词] 大力宣传
A plug is when someone praises a commercial product, especially a book or a film, in order to encourage people to buy it or see it because they have an interest in it doing well.
双语例句
例：
Let's do this show tonight and it'll be a great plug, a great promotion.
让我们今晚进行这场演出吧。这将会是一场盛大而绝妙的宣传。

PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

plug in , plug into
1. [PHRASAL 短语] （将插头插入插座）给…接通电源
If you plug a piece of electrical equipment into an electricity supply or if you plug it in, you push its plug into an electric socket so that it can work.
双语例句
例：
They plugged in their tape-recorders.
他们给磁带录音机接通了电源。
例：
I had a TV set but there was no place to plug it in.
那时我有一台电视机，但没有插座。
2. [PHRASAL 短语] 将…与…接通
If you plug one piece of electrical equipment into another or if you plug it in, you make it work by connecting the two.
双语例句
例：
They plugged their guitars into amplifiers.
他们将吉他接到了扩音器上。
3. [PHRASAL 短语] （用插头）与电源接通 , （用导线）和另一电器相接
If one piece of electrical equipment plugs in or plugs into another piece of electrical equipment, it works by being connected by an electrical cord or lead to an electricity supply or to the other piece of equipment.
双语例句
例：
The device looks like a video recorder and plugs into the home television and stereo system.
该装置看上去像录像机，连接在家用电视机和立体音箱上。
例：
They plug into a laptop, desktop, or handheld computer.
它们可以连接在便携式电脑、台式电脑或掌上电脑上。
4. [PHRASAL 短语] 将…塞入
If you plug something into a hole, you push it into the hole.
双语例句
例：
Her instructor plugged live bullets into the gun's chamber.
她的教官将实弹装入了枪膛。

PHRASE. 习语

pull the plug
1. （利用权力）终止（方案或活动）
If someone in a position of power pulls the plug on a project or on someone's activities, they use their power to stop them from continuing.
双语例句
例：
The banks have the power to pull the plug on the project.
银行有权终止该项目。

VERB. 动词

plugs , plugging , plugged
1. [T 及物动词] 堵 , 塞
If you plug a hole, you block it with something.
双语例句
例：
Crews are working to plug a major oil leak.
机组人员正在努力堵一个漏油的大洞。
2. [T 及物动词] 大力宣传（商品，尤为图书或电影）
If someone plugs a commercial product, especially a book or a film, they praise it in order to encourage people to buy it or see it because they have an interest in it doing well.
近义词
promote
双语例句
例：
We did not want people on the show who are purely interested in plugging a book or film.
我们不想让那种只对宣传某书籍或电影感兴趣的人上节目。