plug in

verb

1. plug into an outlet

e.g. Please plug in the toaster!
Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight

Synonym: plug intoconnect

1. （将插头插入插座）给…接通（电源）
If you plug a piece of electrical equipment into an electricity supply or if you plug it in, you push its plug into an electric socket so that it can work.

e.g. They plugged in their tape-recorders...
他们给录音机接上了电源。
e.g. I filled the kettle while she was talking and plugged it in...
她说话间，我把水壶灌满并插上了电源。

2. 把（某一电器）与（另一电器）连接
If you plug one piece of electrical equipment into another or if you plug it in, you make it work by connecting the two.

plug in的近义词

e.g. They plugged their guitars into amplifiers...
他们把吉他与扩音器相接。
e.g. He plugged in his guitar.
他连上了他的吉他。

3. （某一电器以电线或导线）连接（电源），与（另一电器）相接
If one piece of electrical equipment plugs in or plugs into another piece of electrical equipment, it works by being connected by an electrical cord or lead to an electricity supply or to the other piece of equipment.

e.g. A CD-I deck looks like a video recorder and plugs into the home television and stereo system...
CD-I规格的光碟播放器看起来就像录像机，能与家庭电视和立体音响系统相连。
e.g. They plug into the mains...
它们接到了干线上。

4. 将…塞入； 用…堵住
If you plug something into a hole, you push it into the hole.

e.g. Her instructor plugged live bullets into the gun's chamber.
她的教练在枪膛里装上了实弹。