plug
英 [pl?g]
美[pl?ɡ]
- n. 插頭；塞子；栓
- vi. 塞住；用插頭將與電源接通
- vt. 插入；塞住；接插頭
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?plugs;第三人稱單數(shù):?plugs;過去式:?plugged;過去分詞:?plugged;現(xiàn)在分詞:?plugging;
中文詞源
plug 插頭，插座，塞子
來自中古荷蘭語plugge,塞子，孔塞，詞源不詳，可能同pluck,拔。由拔的動作引申為拔的對 象。
英文詞源
- 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 pl?g, 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).
雙語例句
- 1. A plug had been inserted in the drill hole.
- 鉆孔已塞上了塞子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Make sure the draining board, sink and plug hole are regularly disinfected.
- 滴水板、水槽和塞孔一定要定期消毒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The banks have the power to pull the plug on the project.
- 銀行有能力讓該工程終止。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The wire snapped at the wall plug and the light fused.
- 墻上插座的電線短路燒斷了保險絲，電燈跟著滅了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. It is possible to plug into remote databases to pick up information.
- 接入遠程數(shù)據(jù)庫來獲取信息是可以辦到的。
來自柯林斯例句