plug

🇬🇧 UK/plʌg/🇺🇸 US

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Definitions

n.

A device with pins inserted into a socket to make an electrical connection; any object used to block a hole

插头；塞子，栓

v.

To block or seal a hole; to promote or advertise something; to persist with a task

堵塞，塞住；宣传，推广；坚持不懈

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword

plugother

=plug

Common Collocations

1.pull the plug拔掉插头；终止（计划）
2.plug socket插座
3.rubber plug橡皮塞
4.spark plug火花塞

Example Sentences

1.
He inserted the plug into the socket and turned on the lamp.
2.
She used a rubber plug to stop the water from draining out of the bathtub.
3.
The plumber fitted a plug to seal the leaking pipe.

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