plug

• n. 插头；塞子；栓
• vi. 塞住；用插头将与电源接通
• vt. 插入；塞住；接插头

来自中古荷兰语plugge,塞子，孔塞，词源不详，可能同pluck,拔。由拔的动作引申为拔的对 象。

1. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

2. a wad of something chewable as tobacco

3. blatant or sensational promotion

4. electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark

5. an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection

6. an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire

7. an old or over-worked horse

plug (v.)

"close tightly (a hole), fill," 1620s, from plug (n.) or from Dutch pluggen. Meaning "work energetically at" is c. 1865. Sense of "popularize by repetition" is from 1906. Slang sense "put a bullet into" is recorded from 1870. Related: Plugged; plugging.

plug (n.)

1620s, originally a seamen's term, probably from Dutch plug, Middle Dutch plugge "bung, stopper," related to Norwegian plugg, Danish pløg, North Frisian plaak, Middle Low German pluck, German Pflock; ultimate origin uncertain. Irish and Gaelic words are from English. Sense of "wad or stick of tobacco" is attested from 1728, based on resemblance. Electrical sense is from 1883, based on being inserted; meaning "sparking device in an internal combustion engine" is from 1886. Meaning "advertisement" first recorded 1902, American English, perhaps from verb sense "work energetically at" (c. 1865).

But when the researchers plugged in a number of other variables, such differences disappeared.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

The E-Kaia solves two problems for the engineering students: they needed an idea for a class project; they also needed an outlet to plug in their phones.

2016年12月四级真题（第二套）听力

We want to reach parents who are not plugged into the system, said Zaharopol.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

It's no wonder that new applications for the Internet of Things are moving ahead fast when almost every new device we buy has a plug on the end of it or a wireless connection to the internet.

2017年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

a three-pin plug

三相插头

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I'll have to change the plug on my hairdryer.

我必须更换吹风机的插头。

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Can I use this plug for my iron?

我能用这个插座插一下熨斗吗？

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the plug from the computer to the printer

电脑和打印机的转换插头

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She pulled out the plug and let the water drain away.

她拔起塞子放掉了水。

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She took the plug of cotton wool from her ear.

她从耳朵中取出棉毛耳塞来。

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He managed to get in a plug for his new book.

他设法为自己的新书插入了一条宣传信息。

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He plugged the hole in the pipe with an old rag.

他用一块旧破布把管子上的那个洞塞住了。

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A cheaper range of products was introduced to plug the gap at the lower end of the market.

推出相对廉价的一系列产品，是为了填补较低档市场的缺口。

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She came on the show to plug her latest album.

她出现在电视节目上，推广她的新唱片专辑。

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Is the printer plugged in?

打印机接上电源没有？

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All our computers are plugged into the main network.

我们所有的电脑都和主网络联网了。

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The VCR plugs into the back of the television.

录像机可插到电视机的后部。

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The company has doubled its profits since plugging into lucrative overseas markets.

自从这家公司步入赚钱的海外市场以后，利润翻了一番。

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She put the plug in the sink and filled it with cold water.

她把水槽的塞子塞上，注满凉水。

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A plug had been inserted in the drill hole.

钻孔已塞上了塞子。

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Crews are working to plug a major oil leak.

船员正在封堵一个漏油的大洞。

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We did not want people on the show who are purely interested in plugging a book or film.

我们不想让那些只想为书或电影做广告的人上节目。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The banks have the power to pull the plug on the project.

银行能让该工程下马。

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Drain plug is one of the most common leaking source in motor vehicle.

放油塞是汽车上最为常见的渗漏源之一.

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Differentia: Thermos outfit water is the plug after installing water first.

不同点: 热水瓶装水是先装水后插塞.

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Therefore, hydrate is easily formed in surface throttling process, and it will plug gas transmission pipeline.

普光气田为高含硫中等含二氧化碳干气气藏, 在地面节流过程中容易形成水合物而堵塞集输管线.

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Where can I plug in my hairdrier?

我在哪里能接上吹风机的电源?

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I went down on one knee to plug in the vacuum cleaner.

我单腿跪下插上吸尘器插头.

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