plug

名词 plug:

1. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
   同义词：stopper, stopple
2. a wad of something chewable as tobacco
   同义词：chew, chaw, cud, quid, wad
3. blatant or sensational promotion
   同义词：ballyhoo, hoopla, hype
4. electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
   同义词：spark plug, sparking plug
5. an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
   同义词：male plug
6. an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
   同义词：fireplug, fire hydrant
7. an old or over-worked horse
   同义词：hack, jade, nag

动词 plug:

1. fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
   同义词：stop up, secure
2. persist in working hard
   同义词：plug away
3. deliver a quick blow to
   同义词：punch
4. make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote

1. Plug in the radio, please.
   请把收音机的插头插上。
2. She pulled the plug out of the bathtub and the dirty water ran away.
   她把浴缸的塞子拔掉，脏水流走了。
3. You can plug into the national computer network.
   你可以接通全国计算机网络。
4. The TV compere gave her new record a plug.
   电视节目主持人极力推荐她的新唱片。

plug

n.（名词）
An object, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; a stopper.
塞子；栓子：用来填紧洞孔的物体，如软木塞或一团布；塞子
A dense mass of material that obstructs a passage.
堵塞物：堵住通道的一团稠密的物质
A usually cylindrical or conic piece cut from something larger, often as a sample.
圆柱状的样本：从较大的物品上切下的通常为圆柱状或圆锥状的小块，常用作样品
Electricity
【电学】
A fitting, commonly with two metal prongs for insertion in a fixed socket, used to connect an appliance to a power supply.
插头：一种接头配件，一般有为插入一固定的插座而设计的两根金属棒，用来联结电器和电力供应系统
A spark plug.
火花塞
A hydrant.
消防栓

A flat cake of pressed or twisted tobacco.
（压成块状的）烟草：压成或绞成的扁平的块状烟草
A piece of chewing tobacco.
一块口嚼烟草
Geology A mass of igneous rock filling the vent of a volcano.
【地质学】 岩颈：填满一座火山的一块火成岩
Informal A favorable public mention of a commercial product, business, or performance, especially when broadcast.
【非正式用语】 商业广告：一种商业产品、一个企业或一场表演的公开的有利称赞，尤其是在广播时
Slang Something inferior, useless, or defective, especially an old, worn-out horse.
【俚语】 废物，蹩脚货：劣质的、无用的或有缺陷的事物，尤指一匹羸弱的老马
Slang A gunshot or bullet:
【俚语】 枪击，子弹：
例句：
a plug in the back.
背后挨了一枪

Sports A lure to which hooks are attached, used especially in angling.
【体育运动】 鱼饵：系于鱼钩的诱饵，尤用于垂钓
v.（动词）
plugged,plug.ging,plugs
v.tr.（及物动词）
To fill (a hole) tightly with or as if with a plug; stop up.
用塞塞紧，栓紧：用或仿佛是用一个塞子来填紧（一个孔洞）；堵上
To insert (something) as a plug:
将…作为一个塞子插进去：
例句：
plugged a cork in the bottle.
用软木塞塞住瓶子

Slang
【俚语】
To hit with a bullet; shoot.
枪击；射中
To hit with the fist; punch.
拳打；殴击
Informal To publicize (a product, for example) favorably, as by mentioning on a broadcast:
【非正式用语】 打广告，作宣传：褒扬性地宣传（如一种产品），如通过广播提及：
例句：
authors who plug their latest books on TV talk shows.
在电视谈话节目中为他的新书宣传的作者

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become stopped up or obstructed:
堵住，堵塞：
例句：
alveoli that plug up with phlegm.
被痰堵住的肺泡

Informal To work doggedly and persistently:
【非正式用语】 埋头苦干：坚定不移和坚持不懈地工作：
例句：
.You may plug along fifty years before you get anywhere.(Saul Bellow)
.你可能得埋头苦干五十年才会出人头地.(索尔·贝洛)

<常用词组>plug in
To connect (an appliance) to an electrical outlet.
插入电源：将（电器）联在一个电源插座上
To function by being connected to an electrical outlet:
接通电源：通过连结电源插座上工作产生功能：
例句：
a power drill that plugs in.
插上电源的电钻

plug into
To connect or be connected to in the manner of an electrical appliance:
以电器的方式联结或被联结：
例句：
The local system is plugged into the national telephone network. This computer plugs into a data bank.
这个地区性电话系统已与全国的电话网连接。这台计算机与资料库连线

Slang To cause to be closely attuned or responsive to:
【俚语】 使与…紧密协调，使与…产生共鸣：
例句：
connoisseurs who are plugged into the current art scene.
与当前的艺术景观产生共鸣的鉴赏家

来源：
Dutch
荷兰语
from Middle Dutch plugge
源自 中古荷兰语 plugge

【引伸】
plug.ger
n.（名词）