plucky
1522
plucky /'plAki/ adj. (informal) (pluckier,
pluckiest) having a lot of courage and determination H 64; W Hit
64; BiJt&64 EY771 brave ► pluck-ily adv.
plugs « ; MT taPM
faucet (NAmE)
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plug 0-ir /plAg/ noun, verb
mnoun
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ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Hi Ai&ll 1 a small plastic
object
with two or three metal
pins, that connects a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of
electricity 4® : a three-pin plug H 4146 A 0 HI have to change
the plug on my hairdryer. i&M ® M 441 64 4® A „
2
(informal,
especially BrE) a small opening in a wall, by which you connect a
piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity ( I I ). il EiTH socket: Can I use this plug for my iron? j&'HS
H4®^TIt4^? 3 a small object that
connects a wire from one piece of electrical equipment to an opening in another
ft 4® A: the
plug from the computer to the printer
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IN ENGINE 4 = SPARK PLUG
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IN BATH/SINK iff ; /Jc fife 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 Hf/ She
pulled out the plug and let the water drain away. MM&fl tKo
o note at lid
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IN HOLE y|f 6 a round piece of
material that fits into a
hole and blocks it 4£H; : She took the plug of
cotton wool from her ear. A3X&4$X^PiSAo
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see also earplug 7 (NAmEi) == stopper o note at lid
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FOR SCREW jjg££ 8 a small plastic tube
that you put into a hole in a wall so that it will hold a screw tfXTliff
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FOR BOOK/MOVIE fift; f&W' 9 (informal) praise or attention
that sb gives to a new book, film/movie, etc. in order to encourage people to
buy or see it It Iff;
He managed to get in a plug for his new book. #, A f] i B64fH$4®A rm see pull v,
m verb (-gg-) [VN]
►
FILL HOLE its 1 ~ sth (up) to fill a
hole with a substance or piece of material that fits tightly into it
ifif: He plugged the hole in the
pipe with an old rag.
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PROVIDE STH MISSING lift# A £ 2 to provide sth that
has
been missing from a
particular situation and is needed in order to improve it # aeL ; 4f fkin : A cheaper range of products
was introduced to plug the gap at the lower end of the market. 4t 64— fp, H
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BOOK/MOVIE 45ff; H=Li£ 3 to give praise or
attention to a new book, film/movie, etc. in order to encourage people to buy
it or see it #£A; H# promote: She came on the show to
plug her latest album. MthiilfE
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SHOOT $$§& ;4 (old-fashioned, NAmE,
informal) to shoot sb
ttfr,
.plug
a'way
(at sth) to
continue working hard at sth, especially sth that you find difficult M4# XHfife
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( ) .plug sth~'in | .plug sth 'into
sth
to
connect a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity or to
another piece of electrical equipment tfcil ( f&M ) ; 4E ( 4® A ) 4®it ( 4® H
) : Is the
printer plugged in? 4W44Ii4lc±ffeM'&;f
? PIUS unplug .plug sth 'into sth 1 = plug sth in 2 to connect a computer to a computer
system 4E ( if
441 ) If£ PR): All our computers are plugged into the main network. .plug'into
sth 1 (of a piece of
electrical equipment Hi fg) to be able to be connected to the main supply of
electricity or to another piece of electrical equipment fg -A ( Hi M sfc^ftfettLiHr.)
4144c: The
VCR plugs into the back of the television. ^ 44t rT 4® I<J Hi 41 441 (ft Is hP » 2 to become involved
with a particular activity or group of people ; 6n A: The company has doubled its
profits since plugging into lucrative overseas markets. §
.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
BP 4® BP 44! fk ► .plug-and-'play adj. -. plug-and-play
peripherals BP4fiBP^^fM|ii# plug hole /'plAghaul; NAmE -hool/ (BrE) (US drain) noun a hole in a
bath/BATHTUB, sink, etc. where
the water flows away and into which a plug fits ( 7kftfe> YfrfaM 64 ) 4#A ?L, MBS,
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(go) down the 'plughole (BrE) = (go) down the drain at drain
n.
'plug-in adj., noun
►
adj. 1 able to be connected using a
plug hJ 4® A 4® A
(ft; 4®Ai£64: a plug-in kettle E&M4® A^7jci 2 (computing if) able to be added
to a computer system so that it can do more things 4SA ( )
64; 4f4f
64 : a plug-in graphics card 4®
■ noun 1 (computing if) a piece of computer
software that can be added to a system so that it can do more things 4® If;
4f4-f 4S4? 2 (CanE) 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 (3£^7##ffeM64 )
, plug-'ugly adj. (informal) very ugly
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plum /phvm/ noun, adj.
m noun 1 [C] a soft round
fruit with smooth red or purple skin, sweet flesh and a large flat seed inside
^ 7; 4§ ff : a plum tree $ 2
[U, C] a dark reddish-purple
colour %il.%
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adj. (of a job, etc. X ff #) considered very good and worth
having 64; {14#4ffifT64: She’s landed a plum job at the BBC. MfE^ar«A^^#«^PE64Xff 0
plum-age /'plu:mid3/ noun [U] the feathers
covering a bird’s body ( J^64 ) plumb /plAm/ verb, adv.
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verb [VN] (literary) to try to understand
or succeed in
understanding sth mysterious ^ 'M; EY171
fathom : She spent her life plumbing
the mysteries of the human psyche. M ¥ X U %
A ^ 'If M 64 H 41 „ IT^l plumb the depths of
sth to
be or to experience an extreme example of sth unpleasant pg A ( M
64 ) M M A • • • M :
His
latest novel plumbs the
depths of horror and violence, ffe 64 fi iff X iii
it Jf 1i S 64 S ‘Ki ffl # A o
0 The
team’s poor performances plumbed new depths last night when they lost
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IJSU'Hyj .plumb sth^'in (especially BrE) to connect a washing machine, toilet, etc. to the
water supply in a building 4E (
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adv. 1 (used before prepositions ffiX^i^HU)
exactly J|^-
to ; X£F: He was standing plumb in
the middle of the road. 2
(old-fashioned,
NAmE, informal)
completely : He’s plumb crazy, jfetlT 0
plumb er /'plAme(r)/ noun a person whose job is
to fit and repair things such as water pipes, toilets, etc. 7jc®t X; HXX;
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plumb ing /'plAmiq/ noun [U] 1 the system of pipes,
etc. that supply water to a building ( ifc$i#l64 )
i ifeKIfil 2 the work
of a plumber 7K^X64Xff