| 单词 | plug |
| 释义 | plug n. & v. --n 1. a piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole, used to fill a gap or cavity or act as a wedge or stopper. 2. a a device of metal pins in an insulated casing fitting into holes in a socket for making an electrical connection, esp. between an appliance and the mains. b colloq. an electric socket. 3. = sparking-plug (see SPARK(1)). 4. colloq. a piece of (often free) publicity for an idea, product, etc. 5. a mass of solidified lava filling the neck of a volcano. 6. a cake or stick of tobacco; a piece of this for chewing. 7. = fire-plug. --v (plugged, plugging) 1. tr. (often foll. by up) stop (a hole etc.) with a plug. 2. tr. sl. shoot or hit (a person etc.). 3. tr. colloq. seek to popularize (an idea, product, etc.) by constant recommendation. 4. intr. colloq. (often foll. by at) work steadily away (at). Phrases and idioms plug in connect electrically by inserting a plug in a socket. plug-in adj. able to be connected by means of a plug. plug-ugly US sl. n. (pl. -ies) a thug or ruffian. --adj villainous-looking. Derivatives plugger n. Etymology: MDu. & MLG plugge, of unkn. orig. |
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