喜樂美語
  1. 1
    vA2

    /ʌnˈplʌɡ/

    to stop a machine from using electricity by pulling its plug out of the wall.

    拔掉插頭

    過去式 unplugged過去分詞 unplugged-ing unplugging三單 unplugs

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現， 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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核心畫面

Picture pulling the plug out of the wall: the cord goes slack and the machine goes dead. The prefix un- undoes the action of plugging in, the same way undoes tying.

可以想成：把插頭從牆上拔下來——線一鬆，機器就沒電了。字首 un- 的作用是「把那個動作倒回去」，跟 untie（解…更多收起可以想成：把插頭從牆上拔下來——線一鬆，機器就沒電了。字首 un- 的作用是「把那個動作倒回去」，跟 untie（解開）倒回 tie（綁）是同一個道理。

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

unplugverb/ʌnˈplʌɡ/

  • 1

    To disconnect from a supply, especially an electrical socket.

    • To save electricity, I unplug my computer when I am not at home.
    • We had unplugged from each other, the kind of unplugging where the charger gets torn out of the computer and the computer automatically dies.
  • 2

    To stop using electronic devices, especially for relaxation or to reduce stress.

  • 3

    To remove a blockage from (especially a water pipe or drain).

    • I had to unplug the sink the other day: there was far too much hair and gunk down there.
  • 4

    To temporarily disconnect from worldly experiences.

    • I need to unplug and spend some time with my family.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。