| 单词 | plug |
| 释义 | plug —pluggable, adj. —pluggingly, adv. —plugless, adj. —pluglike, adj. /plug/, n. , v. , plugged, plugging. n. 1. a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge. 2. a core or interior segment taken from a larger matrix. 3. Elect. a device to which may be attached the conductors of a cord and which by insertion in a jack, or screwing into a receptacle, establishes contact. 4. See spark plug (def. 1). 5. a fireplug or hydrant. 6. a cake of pressed tobacco. 7. a piece of tobacco cut off for chewing. 8. Informal. the favorable mention of something, as in a lecture, radio show, etc.; advertisement; recommendation: The actress was happy to give her new show a plug. 9. Angling. an artificial lure made of wood, plastic, or metal, and fitted with one or more gang hooks, used chiefly in casting. 10. Geol. neck (def. 14). 11. Slang. a worn-out or inferior horse. 12. Informal. a shopworn or unsalable article. 13. a small piece of sod used esp. for seeding a lawn. 14. a patch of scalp with viable hair follicles that is used as a graft for a bald part of the head. Cf. hair transplant. 15. Slang. punch1 (def. 1). 16. Metalworking. a. a mandrel on which tubes are formed. b. a punch on which a cup is drawn. c. a protrusion on a forging die for forming a recess in the work. d. a false bottom on a die. 17. Also called dook. a small piece of wood inserted into masonry as a hold for a nail. 18. Masonry. See under plug and feathers. 19. Also called plug hat. a man's tall silk hat. 20. pull the plug on, Informal. a. to discontinue or terminate: The government has threatened to pull the plug on further subsidies. b. to disconnect life-sustaining equipment from (a moribund patient). v.t. 21. to stop or fill with or as if with a plug (often fol. by up): to plug up a leak; plug a gap. 22. to insert or drive a plug into. 23. to secure with or as if with a plug. 24. to insert (something) as a plug. 25. to remove a core or a small plug-shaped piece from. 26. to remove the center of (a coin) and replace it with a baser metal: a plugged nickel. 27. Informal. to mention (something) favorably, as in a lecture, radio show, etc.: He says he will appear if he can plug his new TV series. 28. Slang. to punch with the fist. 29. Slang. to shoot or strike with a bullet. v.i. 30. to work with stubborn persistence (often fol. by along or away): You're doing a fine job - just keep plugging. Some writers will plug away at the same novel for several years. 31. Informal. to publicize insistently: Whenever he gets the chance, he's plugging for his company. 32. Slang. to shoot or fire shots. 33. plug in, a. to connect to an electrical power source: Plug the TV set in over there. b. Informal. to add or include; incorporate: They still have to plug in more research data. 34. plug into, a. to connect or become connected by or as if by means of a plug: The device will plug into any convenient wall outlet. The proposed new departments would eventually plug into the overall organizational plan. b. Informal. to feel an affinity for; like; understand: Some kids just don't plug into sports in school. 35. plug up, to become plugged: The drain in the sink plugs up every so often. [1620-30; < D; c. G Pflock] |
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