插头 plug 是很多电子设备必不可少的部件。只有把它与插座连上时，设备才能通电；相反，如果把插头拔下来，设备会停止运行。我们常用表达 pull the plug on something “把插销拔下来”表示停止、阻止某事继续进行，尤指停止资助某个项目或计划，从而使该项目下马。

 

例句

I'm afraid the university has pulled the plug on the plan to upgrade¹ the computers in the library. We'll have to make do with what we've got for another couple of years.

 

When the viewing figures fell below a million the TV station pulled the plug on the series.

 

If you can't make a profit in five years we will have to pull the plug on further investments².

 

请注意

单词 plug 做动词时可以指在广播、电视等媒体上为某产品、活动、节目等大肆推销。做名词时它的含义是“宣传、广告”。

 

例句

He's on four different TV programmes today plugging his new book.

 

I'm going to be giving a plug to a great new film.

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