plug /plʌɡ/ CET4 TEM4 ( plugging, plugged, plugs )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A plug on a piece of electrical equipment is a small plastic object with two or three metal pins that fit into the holes of an electric outlet and connects the equipment to the electricity supply. 插头

  例：

  I used to go around and take every plug out at night.

  过去我常在夜里巡视一番，拔掉所有的插头。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A plug is an electric outlet. 插座 [非正式]

  例：

  Then Bob spotted the problem - the plug in the wall hadn't been switched on.

  然后鲍勃发现了问题——墙上的插座没有打开。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A plug is a thick, circular piece of rubber or plastic that you use to block the hole in a bathtub or sink when it is filled with water. (浴缸、洗涤槽的) 塞子

  例：

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

  她用塞子塞住水池，并将其注满冷水。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT A plug is a small, round piece of wood, plastic, or wax that is used to block holes. (木头、塑料或腊制的) 塞子

  例：

  A plug had been inserted in the drill hole.

  那个钻孔里已经塞上了塞子。

• 5. 

  V-T If you plug a hole, you block it with something. 堵; 塞

  例：

  Crews are working to plug a major oil leak.

  机组人员正在努力堵一个漏油的大洞。

• 6. 

  V-T If someone plugs a commercial product, especially a book or a film, they praise it in order to encourage people to buy it or see it because they have an interest in it doing well. 大力宣传 (商品，尤为图书或电影)

  例：

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

  我们不想让那种纯粹只对宣传某书籍或电影感兴趣的人上节目。

• 7. 

  N-COUNT Plug is also a noun. 大力宣传

  例：

  Let's do this show tonight and it'll be a great plug, a great promotion.

  让我们今晚进行这场演出吧。这将会是一场盛大而绝妙的宣传。

• 8. 

  PHRASE If someone in a position of power pulls the plug on a project or on someone's activities, they use their power to stop them from continuing. (利用权力) 终止 (方案或活动)

  例：

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

  银行有权终止该项目。