| 单词 | plug |
| 释义 | plug (once / 732 pages) 1nv 2n 3nv 4nv A plug is something that blocks a hole, particularly one that water normally flows through. For some reason, it also means to promote something. If you plug your new book, you sneak it into every conversation. You can buy a plug at a hardware store — it might be made of rubber, so it fits snugly in your kitchen sink drain. There are also accidental plugs that block the flow of water through a pipe, and plugs that fit securely in wall sockets. These plugs form a connection between an electrical source and an appliance, rather than stemming the flow. And to plug means to stop up or block, or alternately, to try hard to promote something. WORD FAMILYplug: plugged, plugger, plugging, plugs, unplug+/plugger: pluggers/unplug: unplugged, unplugging, unplugs USAGE EXAMPLESOne of my customers suggested that I put them in an old medicine bottle taped to the plug cord. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) They transmit data wirelessly to an adapter that plugs into the car’s diagnostic port near the steering wheel. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Plugging that shortfall, while debating the next two-year state budget Walker will introduce in February, will drive legislative debate for the year. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly Syn|Hypo|Hyper stopper, stopple bung, spile a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask bottle cork, corkthe plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle) drainpluga removable plug for holding water in a tub or basin earpluga plug of cotton, wax, or rubber that is fitted into the ear canal for protection against the entry of water or loud noise fipplea wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder) tampion, tompionplug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture tamponplug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood) spigot, tapa plug for a bunghole in a cask Tampaxtampon used to absorb menstrual flow block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage an obstruction in a pipe or tube 2n a wad of something chewable as tobacco Syn|Hyper chaw, chew, cud, quid, wad bit, bite, morsel a small amount of solid food; a mouthful 3n an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire Syn|Hyper fire hydrant, fireplug hydrant a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks 4v fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug plug the hole Syn|Hypo|Hyper secure, stop up stopper, stopple close or secure with or as if with a stopper tamponplug with a tampon chinkfill the chinks of, as with caulking cork, cork upclose a bottle with a cork close, fill up fill or stop up 5v insert a plug into plug the wall Hyper enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in introduce 6v insert as a plug She plugged a cork in the wine bottle Hyper enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in introduce 7v deliver a quick blow to 2Syn|Hyper punch hit deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument 1n electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark Syn|Hyper spark plug, sparking plug electrical device a device that produces or is powered by electricity 2n an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper male plug phone plug, telephone plug a plug for connecting a telephone electrical device a device that produces or is powered by electricity 1n blatant or sensational promotion Syn|Hyper ballyhoo, hoopla, hype packaging, promotion, promotional material, publicity a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution 2v make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote 4Hyper advertise, advertize, promote, push make publicity for; try to sell (a product) 1n an old or over-worked horse Syn|Hyper hack, jade, nag Equus caballus, horse solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times 2v persist in working hard Students must plug away at this problem Syn|Hyper plug away hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persist be persistent, refuse to stop |
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