
plug
词源
源自中古荷兰语 'plugge',意为木栓或塞子,后进入英语并扩展为多种用途的堵塞或连接装置。
noun
❶ 插头,一种电器连接装置,用于将电器连接到电源插座上。
“The plug doesn't fit into the socket.”
(这个插头插不进插座。)
“Make sure the plug is securely connected.”
(确保插头连接牢固。)
❶ 塞子,用于堵住容器开口的物体,防止液体或气体泄漏。
“She pulled the plug to drain the bathtub.”
(她拔掉塞子放掉浴缸里的水。)
“The sink plug is missing.”
(洗手池的塞子不见了。)
verb
❶ 插上电源,将电器连接到电源插座上使其工作。
“Plug the charger into the wall.”
(把充电器插到墙上。)
“She plugged in the lamp and turned it on.”
(她插上台灯并打开了它。)
❶ 堵住或塞住某个开口,防止液体或气体流出。
“He plugged the leak with a piece of cloth.”
(他用一块布堵住了漏洞。)
“She plugged her ears with cotton to block the noise.”
(她用棉花塞住耳朵来隔绝噪音。)
常见短语
pull the plug — 终止或停止某事,通常指突然或强制性地结束。
“The company pulled the plug on the project due to budget cuts.”
(由于预算削减,公司终止了这个项目。)
plug away — 坚持不懈地努力做某事,通常指困难或耗时的工作。
“He's been plugging away at his homework for hours.”
(他已经连续几个小时埋头做作业了。)