1. | 插头a small plastic object with two or three metal pins, that connects a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity |
a three-pin plug 三相插头 | |
I'll have to change the plug on my hairdryer. 我必须更换吹风机的插头。 |
2. | (informal) （电源）插座a small opening in a wall, by which you connect a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity |
Can I use this plug for my iron? 我能用这个插座插熨斗吗？ |
3. | 转换插头a small object that connects a wire from one piece of electrical equipment to an opening in another |
the plug from the computer to the printer 连接电脑和打印机的转换插头 |
4. | 塞子a thick round piece of plastic, rubber or metal that you put in the hole in a bath/ bathtub or a sink to stop the water flowing out |
She pulled out the plug and let the water drain away. 她拔起塞子放掉了水。 |
5. | 堵塞物；塞子a round piece of material that fits into a hole and blocks it |
She took the plug of cotton wool from her ear. 她从耳朵中取出棉毛耳塞来。 |
6. | 螺钉楔子，螺钉塞栓（塞入洞中用来固定螺丝的小塑料管）a small plastic tube that you put into a hole in a wall so that it will hold a screw |
7. | (informal) 推销；宣传praise or attention that sb gives to a new book, film/movie, etc. in order to encourage people to buy or see it |
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。 |
1. | ~ sth (up) 堵塞；封堵to fill a hole with a substance or piece of material that fits tightly into it |
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。 |
2. | ~ sth 补足；补充；供给to provide sth that has been missing from a particular situation and is needed in order to improve it |
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端市场的缺口。 |
3. | (informal) ~ sth 推广；宣传to give praise or attention to a new book, film/movie, etc. in order to encourage people to buy it or see it |
She came on the show to plug her latest album. 她上电视节目宣传她的新唱片专辑。 |
4. | (informal) ~ sb 射击；射杀to shoot sb |
