plugin
plugin — 名詞
- pluginsingular
- pluginsplural
1. A small software program that you attach to a larger application to give it extr
外掛程式
附加在主程式上增加功能的小軟體
A small software program that you attach to a larger application to give it extra features or make it work more efficiently.
Sophie installed a photo-editing plugin that removes backgrounds with one click.
Sophie 安裝了一個照片編輯外掛程式，可以一鍵去除背景。
install + plugin + for purpose
Omar downloaded a dictionary plugin for his browser so he can look up words while reading online.
Omar 為他的瀏覽器下載了一個字典外掛程式，方便線上閱讀文章時查詢單字。
plugin + for + browser/program
The company website uses a video plugin that lets customers view 360-degree product tours.
該公司網站使用一款影片外掛程式，讓客戶可以觀看 360 度產品展示。
After Jin added the calendar plugin to his email client, his appointments appeared automatically.
Jin 將行事曆外掛程式加入他的電子郵件軟體後，行程就會自動顯示在介面上。
文法句型
plugin + for + program type
install/use/add + plugin
用法筆記
Commonly used in computing contexts. The noun can also be spelled with a hyphen (plug-in), though plugin is now more frequent in technical writing.
常見錯誤
plugin — 形容詞
- pluginpositive
- more plugincomparative
- most pluginsuperlative
1. Made to receive power by inserting a plug into a wall socket or outlet, rather t
插電式
以插入插座方式連接電源的
Made to receive power by inserting a plug into a wall socket or outlet, rather than being wired directly into a building's electrical system or running on batteries.
The Watanabe family bought a plug-in hybrid car that runs on both electricity and petrol.
渡邊家買了一輛插電式油電混合車，既可用電也可用汽油行駛。
plug-in hybrid + car/vehicle
Mei-Ling prefers a plug-in kettle because it boils water much faster than a stovetop model.
Mei-Ling 偏愛使用插電式電熱水壺，因為它比放在爐火上燒的傳統水壺快得多。
Some new apartment buildings in Taipei offer plug-in charging stations for electric scooters.
有些台北新建公寓的停車區都配有插電式電動機車充電站。
Anika chose a plug-in air freshener that releases fragrance only when connected to a socket.
Anika 選擇了一款插電式芳香噴霧器，只有在連接電源時才會散發香氣。
- electric
broader — includes battery-powered and hard-wired devices, not just plug-in ones
- mains-powered
British term for devices that connect to the main electricity supply
- battery-powered
runs on stored power rather than drawing from a socket
- cordless
operates without a connecting wire, usually on batteries
文法句型
plug-in + noun (device, vehicle, appliance)
用法筆記
Used only before a noun (attributive position). The hyphenated spelling (plug-in) is the standard written form for the adjective, unlike the noun which is often written as one word.
常見錯誤
plugin — 動詞
- pluginpresent simple I / you / we / they
- plugins3rd person singular
- plugining-ing form
- pluginedpast simple
1. To put the plug of an electrical device into a socket or outlet so it can receiv
插上
將插頭插入插座以接通電源
To put the plug of an electrical device into a socket or outlet so it can receive power and start working.
Kofi plugged the desk lamp into the wall socket and tested the switch to check it worked.
Kofi 將桌燈的插頭插入牆上的插座，然後測試開關是否正常。
plug + object + into + socket
Nadia plugged in her laptop charger before the battery level dropped below ten percent.
Nadia 在筆記型電腦的電量降到百分之十之前，就插上了充電器。
plug + in + object (separable)
The manual says to plug the kettle in only after you have filled it with water.
使用說明書上寫道，必須先把水裝進壺裡才能插上電熱水壺的電源。
Diego plugged the outdoor lights into a timer so they turned on automatically at dusk.
Diego 將戶外燈具插上定時器，這樣黃昏時就會自動亮起。
- unplug
to disconnect by pulling the plug out of the socket
- disconnect
general opposite of connect
文法句型
plug + object + in
plug + object + into + socket/outlet
plug + in + object
用法筆記
The verb is a separable phrasal verb: when the object is a noun, it can go between or after the particle ('plug the fan in' / 'plug in the fan'); when the object is a pronoun, it must go between ('plug it in', NOT 'plug in it').