| 单词 | electric socket |
| 释义 | > as lemmaselectric socket electric socket n. a socket containing electrical connections or terminals; later spec. = socket n. 2c. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical appliances or devices > [noun] > socket socket1885 receptacle1887 wall plug1888 electric socket1892 keyholder1892 outlet1892 point1904 power point1912 power socket1922 socket outlet1934 lighter socket1946 line in1970 line out1970 out1980 1892 Trenton (New Jersey) Times 2 Dec. 4/4 Three of these [inventions]—a lock which is used in the prison, an electric lamp and an electric socket—have been patented. 1909 Daily Rev. (Decatur, Illinois) 19 Dec. 14/3 A plug with wire running to the motor [of the vacuum cleaner] is screwed into the nearest electric socket. 1956 J. B. Cornell & R. J. Smith Two Japanese Villages iii. 22 In most houses, every room has an electric socket. 1998 S. Faulks Charlotte Gray i. ix. 91 A shock like that from an electric socket jarred his fingers, and the ball fizzed flat and low for fifty yards. < as lemmas |
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