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| 1 | plug to fill a hole so that nothing can get through it 堵住，堵塞，填塞（洞） |
| plug sth with sth Plug the hole with newspaper before applying the cement. 上水泥之前先用报纸把那个洞堵起来。 |
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| 2 | to try to make people interested in a book , film , idea etc by talking about it in an enthusiastic way , especially on a radio or television programme （尤指在广播或电视节目中）力荐，吹捧，宣传（书籍、电影、观点等） |
| They’ re really here to plug their new album. 他们实际上是来这里宣传他们的新专辑的。 |
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| 3 | AMERICAN informal old-fashioned to shoot someone 射杀（某人） |
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| - | plug the gap
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| to provide what is missing from something |
| 填补空缺 |
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| The Home Secretary has ruled out immediate tax increases to plug the gap. 内政大臣已经排除了立即增加税收以填补此缺口的可能性。 |
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| - | ˌplug aˈway |
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| | to continue doing something in a determined way despite difficulties 不畏困难地坚持做 | I’ ll just keep plugging away and try to get it finished by tonight. 我会一鼓作气争取在今晚就把它做完。 | |
| - | ˌplug ˈin |
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| | T to connect a piece of equipment to an electricity supply or to another piece of equipment 给（设备）接通电源；将…与…连接起来 | Then I realized I hadn’ t plugged the TV in. 然后我意识到我还没有接通电视的电源。 | | | a | I to be connected to an electricity supply or to another piece of equipment 给（设备）接通电源；将…与…连接起来 | | Can you see where it plugs in? 你看得出它是接在哪里的吗？ | | |
| - | ˌplug ˈinto |
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| 1 | plug sth into sth: to connect a piece of equipment to an electricity supply or to another piece of equipment 给（设备）接通电源；将…与…连接起来 | First plug the keyboard into your computer. 首先把键盘连接到计算机上。 | | | 1a | plug into sthif a piece of equipment plugs into something , it is connected to an electricity supply or to another piece of equipment （设备）连接到（电源或其他设备上） | | The mouse plugs into a serial port. 鼠标插进串行端口。 | | | | 1b | plug into sthif you plug into a larger computer system , your computer becomes connected to it and you can get information from it （计算机）与（更大的计算机系统）相连，与…联网 | | |
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| 2 | plug into sth: to become connected or involved with someone or something and get some benefit from them 与…相连接；参与… | With this latest book, she is clearly hoping to plug into the international market. 显然她希望通过这本新书打入国际市场。 | |
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