socket

🇬🇧 UK/'sɒkit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A hollow opening designed to receive and hold something, such as an electrical plug, a light bulb, or a bone.

插座,插口;窝,穴

v.

To place or fit into a socket.

插入插座

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
socketother
=socket

Common Collocations

  • 1.power socket电源插座
  • 2.eye socket眼眶
  • 3.socket wrench套筒扳手
  • 4.plug into a socket插入插座

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Please plug the charger into the socket on the wall.

  • 2.

    The doctor examined the patient's hip socket after the fall.

  • 3.

    The light bulb screws directly into the socket in the ceiling.

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