plug in (also plug into) ( plugging, plugged, plugs )

• 1. 

  PHRASAL VERB 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 outlet so that it can work. (将插头插入插座) 给…接通电源

  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，但没有接通电源的插座。

• 2. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you plug one piece of electrical equipment into another or if you plug it in, you make it work by connecting the two. 将…与…接通

  例：

  They plugged their guitars into amplifiers.

  他们将吉他接到了扩音器上。

• 3. 

  PHRASAL VERB 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. (用插头) 与电源接通; (用导线) 和另一电器相接

  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 VERB If you plug something into a hole, you push it into the hole. 将…塞入

  例：

  Her instructor plugged live bullets into the gun's chamber.

  她的教官将实弹装入了枪膛。

• 5. 

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