1. plug something on TV 做電視廣告
I have a contract for two million dollars a year to plug these shoes on TV. They've already filmed three plugs and you'll see the first plug next week - I think you'll like it.
我有一份耗資兩百萬(wàn)美元為這些鞋子作一年電視廣告的合約。他們已經(jīng)拍了三個(gè)廣告片。下星期你將會(huì)看到第一個(gè)。我想你會(huì)喜歡的。
例句里提到 to plug these shoes,這里plug是動(dòng)詞,就是“做廣告宣傳”。后面提到的 three plugs和the first plug,這里plug成了名詞了,意思就是“廣告”。
2. plug away 堅(jiān)持不懈,努力完成某項(xiàng)工作
I started my novel five years ago. It's been hard to find the time with all my other work, but I've kept plugging away every weekend and yesterday I started the last chapter.
我五年前開(kāi)始動(dòng)筆寫這部小說(shuō)。但是因?yàn)槠綍r(shí)還得忙于其它事務(wù),所以很難擠出時(shí)間來(lái)寫作。不過(guò),我每個(gè)周末都堅(jiān)持創(chuàng)作,昨天已經(jīng)開(kāi)始進(jìn)入最后一章的寫作了。
這里的plugging away every weekend就是每個(gè)周末都埋頭苦干的意思。五年來(lái)一直如此。這樣說(shuō)來(lái)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)plug away意思就是堅(jiān)持不懈、排除障礙,努力完成一件困難的工作。
3. plug in 和權(quán)貴關(guān)系密切并熟知內(nèi)情
See that tall man who just walked in. He's a good news source: he's a lawyer who's plugged in to the leaders of both political parties and is really in touch with what's going on.
看見(jiàn)那剛進(jìn)來(lái)的高個(gè)子先生吧,他可是寶貴的消息來(lái)源。他是律師,和兩黨的頭面人物都關(guān)系密切,所以確實(shí)熟知政界內(nèi)情。
我們都知道plug通??梢灾鸽娋€插頭,動(dòng)詞詞組plug in意思一定是“插進(jìn)插頭”。電器一插上了插頭就接通了電源,也就能發(fā)揮作用了。然而plug in常常隱含更深的意思,可以轉(zhuǎn)用來(lái)說(shuō)人,多用be plugged in to的形式出現(xiàn),表示“和權(quán)貴/高層關(guān)系密切并熟知內(nèi)情”。