plucky 1522 I
plucky /'plAki/ adj. {informal) (pluck-ier,
plucki-est) having
a lot of courage and determination 勇敢的；■有
胆量的；刚毅的 SElBRAVEkpluck.i丨yMv/.
plugs插实；塞于
tap (8r£) faucet {NAmE)
水龙头
plug /pLvg/ noun, verb
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ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 喝气设备 1
a small plastic object
with two or three metal
pins, that connects a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of
electricity 插头：..a
t/iree-pm pZug 三相插头◊ HZ Aave to
change the on my hafrd/yer.我必細更换吹风机的插头。
2 (informal, especially Br£) a small opening in a
wall, by which you connect a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply
of electricity,..(电源）插座 ‘SX3 socket: Can J use this pZug/or my iron?我能用这个插
座插一下喪斗吗？ 3
a small object that connects, a wire from one piece of electrical equipment to
an opening in another 换插头：.the plug from the computer
to the printer电jif和打印机的转换插头
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IN ENGINE 4 = SPARK PLUG
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IN BATH/SINK 浴缸；水禅 5
a thick round piece of plastic or rubber that you put in the hole in a bath/ bathtub or a sink to stop the water flowing out 塞子： She pulled out the plug and let the water
drain away. 她拔起塞子放掉了水。〇 note at ud
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IN HOLE 洞 6 a round piece of
material that fits into a hole and blocks it 栓塞；堵塞物：She Wok the plug of cotton woo丨介om her ear.她从式朵中取出棉毛耳塞来。
一 see also earplug
7 {NAm£} = stopper
o note at lid
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FOR SCREW 螺丝 8 a small plastic tube
that you put into a hole in a wall so that it will hold a screw 癌❺楔子， 螺钉塞栓（塞入洞中用来固定螺丝的小塑料管）
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FOR BOOK/MOVIE 书籍；电影 9 (/n/owjfl/) praise or atten- tion that sb
gives to a new book, film/movie, etc. in order to encourage people to buy or
see it 推销； '寘传： He managed to get in a plug for his new book,
自己的新书k入了一条宣传信息。
see pull
v,
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verb (-gg-) [VN]
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FILL HOLE 堵洞 1 ~ sth (up) to fill a
hole with a substance or piece of material that fits tightly into it 堵塞；封堵：He plugged the hoZe in
the pipe with an oZd rag.他用一块旧破布把管子上的那个洞塞住了。：
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PROVIDE STH M丨SSING 弥补不足 2 to provide sth that has been missing from
a particular situation and is needed in order to improve it 补足；补充；供给：A cheaper range of products
was introduced to plug the gap at the Zower end 〇/t/ie market.推出相对廉私的一系列卢品，是
为了填补较低档市场的缺口。
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BOOK/MOV丨E.书籍；电影 3 to .give praise or attention to a new
book, film/movie, etc. in order to encourage people to buy it or see it 推广；.宣传 BPi?!
promote ： She came on the show to
plug her latest album.
电视节目上，推广她的新唱片专辑。
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SHOOT 射击 4 (oW-/仍朽/oned, to shoot sb 射击；射杀
.plug
a'way
(at sth) to
continue working hard at sth，especially sth that you find difficult 坚持不懈地
做（尤指困难的工作），P丨ug sth^_in丨.plug sth 'into
sth to connect a piece of
electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity or to another piece of
elec- trical equipment接通（电源）；把（插i )插进（插
座）：Js the printer pZugged
in?打印机接上电源没有？
Plin
unplug .plug sth 'into sth 1 *= plug sth in 2 to connect a computer to
a computer system 把（计算 ■机）联网：AH our computers are
pZugged into the main network.我们所有的电脑都和主阿络联网了。，plug'into sth 1 (of a piece of electrical equipment 电器）to be able to be
connected to the main supply of electricity or to another piece of electrical
equipment 能与'■(电源 或其他电器.）%接：The VCRpiugs fnto the
back o/t/ie teZevisfon.,录像政可插到电视机的畐萍。2 to become involved
with a particular activity or group of people 参与加入：The company has
doubZed its pro/its since plugging into lucrative overseas markets.自从这家公司 步入嫌钱的海外市场以后，利润翻了一番。
.Plug and 'Play noun [U] {computing if) a system which
makes it possible for a piece of equipment, such as a printer, to be connected
to a computer and to work immediately, without the user needing to do anything 即插即用系统► ,plug-and-’p丨ay ⑽..：pZug-cmti-pkiy peripheral即插即用式外围设备
plug-hole /'plAghaul; NAmE -houl/ (8r£) (
'plug-in adj., noun
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1 able to be
connected using a plug 可插入插’头
的；插入式的：a fcetrfe电源插入式水i 2 (c〇m-
puting if) able to be
added to a computer system so that it can do more things插入(以扩展功能）的;外挂 的：a graphics card插入式图形卡
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noun 1 (computing if) a piece of
computer software that can be added to a system so that it can do more things 插件； '外挂程序
2 (0?/?£) a connection to an electricity
supply in a garage, etc. so that you can use an electric heater to warm the engine of a car, so
that it starts more easily (连接车库等电源的}发动k预热器接线
,plug」ugly （/Vj/omw/) very ugly极丑陋的；很难看的
plum /pLvm/ noun, adj.
m noun 1 [C] a soft round
fruit with smooth red or purple skin，sweet flesh and a large flat seed inside 李 _
梅 ._子：a joZum tree 李树 2 [U，C] a dark reddish-purple colour療红色
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a办（of a job，etc.工作等）considered very good and worth having 称心的；®_拥有的：She’s ianded a p〖um 扣b at the BBC她在英国广播公司谋得称心如意的i作。
plum-age /'pluimids/ noun [U] the feathers
covering a bird’s body (鸟的)荃身羽毛.
plumb /plAm/ verb, adv.
• verb [VN] {literary) to try to understand
or succeed in understanding sth mysterious 探索；钻研；探究.SEI fathom ： She spent her life plumbing
the mysteries of the human psyche.她毕虽途索人类心灵奧秘。
ITiTBil plumb the depths of sth to be or to experience an extreme example of sth unpleasant 陷入■(痛苦.等 的）深渊；深乂…深处：His kitest noveZ pZumbs the depths 〇/ horror and violence.他的最新小也充斥着极
端的恐怖和暴力.p ◊ TTie team’s poor per/orma/ices pZumbed new depths
Zasf when t/i^y Zosf 昨
晚这个队的糟糕表现达到了新低纪录,以2:10输掉了。
, plumb sth^'in (especially BrB) to connect a washing machine, toilet, etc. to the water supply in a building把（洗衣机、马桶等）与水管连接i
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fw/v. 1 (used before prepositions 用于介词前）exactly 恰 恰;■正知：He was standing plumb in
the middle of the road 他站在路正中间。2 {old-fashioned，NAmE, informal) completely 完全；：He’s pZumb crajzy.他_底疯了。
plumb-er /'plAm0(r)/ noun a person whose job is
to fit and repair things such as water pipes, toilets, etc. 7jc® 工；管f工；铅管工
plumbing /'plAmi]]/ noun [U] 1 the system of
pipes, etc. that supply water to a building (建筑物的）管
系 统，自来水管道2 the work of a plumber tK—工的工作