socket
/ˈsɒkɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsɑːkɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsä-kət/ (ame, mw)
socket — noun
- socketsingular
- socketsplural
1. a device built into a wall or electrical equipment where a plug can be inserted
a device built into a wall or electrical equipment where a plug can be inserted to draw electricity for powering appliances.
Noa plugged the charger into the wall socket behind the desk.
collocation: wall socket
Padma's lamp stopped working because the socket in the ceiling had a loose wire.
Harper bought a power strip with six sockets for the new apartment.
Dewi pointed to the socket on the wall and asked if it was safe.
- outlet
more common in American English; socket is neutral or British-leaning
- receptacle
more formal and technical, used in electrical engineering contexts
- plug
the part that is inserted into a socket
用法筆記
In British English socket usually refers to the wall-mounted power point. In American English outlet or wall outlet is more common for this sense.
常見錯誤
2. a natural hollow in a bone or body part where something such as an eye or the ro
a natural hollow in a bone or body part where something such as an eye or the rounded end of a joint is held and able to move.
The doctor examined the patient's eye socket for signs of swelling after the accident.
collocation: eye socket
Christopher felt a sharp pain deep in his hip socket after the long run.
collocation: hip socket
The skeleton's eye sockets were empty and dark when the students saw it in class.
As people age, the sockets around the joints can become less flexible.
用法筆記
The most common body-socket terms are eye socket (the hollow in the skull that contains the eyeball) and hip socket (the cavity in the pelvis where the head of the thigh bone articulates).
常見錯誤
socket — verb
- socketpresent simple I / you / we / they
- sockets3rd person singular
- socketing-ing form
- socketedpast simple
1. to fit, fix, or place something into a socket, or to provide something with a so
to fit, fix, or place something into a socket, or to provide something with a socket for connection.
The metal rod was carefully socketed into the base of the machine.
passive: be socketed into
Engineers socketed the new processor chip onto the circuit board.
The technician socketed each wire into its correct position before testing the system.
In some tools the cutting head is socketed into the handle for easy replacement.
- remove
to take something out of a socket
文法句型
socket + object + into + socket
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice (be socketed into). The verb form is uncommon in everyday conversation; speakers usually say insert into a socket or plug into an outlet instead.