socket

/ˈsɒkɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsɑːkɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsä-kət/ (ame, mw)

socket — 名詞

  • socketsingular
  • socketsplural

1. a device built into a wall or electrical equipment where a plug can be inserted

1.名詞B1
釋義

插座

牆上或設備上供插頭接通電源的裝置

a device built into a wall or electrical equipment where a plug can be inserted to draw electricity for powering appliances.

例句

Noa plugged the charger into the wall socket behind the desk.

Noa 將充電器插入書桌後的牆上插座。

collocation: wall socket

Padma's lamp stopped working because the socket in the ceiling had a loose wire.

Padma 的檯燈不亮了,因為天花板的插座電線鬆脫。

同義詞
  • outlet

    more common in American English; socket is neutral or British-leaning

  • receptacle

    more formal and technical, used in electrical engineering contexts

反義詞
  • 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

Please plug the iron into the male socket.
Please plug the iron into the wall socket.
💡In English a socket is the receiving end (female); 'male socket' is not a natural expression.

2. a natural hollow in a bone or body part where something such as an eye or the ro

2.名詞B2
釋義

骨窩;眼眶

身體中容納眼球或關節的凹陷處

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.

例句

The doctor examined the patient's eye socket for signs of swelling after the accident.

醫生檢查患者車禍後的眼眶,看是否有腫脹的跡象。

collocation: eye socket

Christopher felt a sharp pain deep in his hip socket after the long run.

Christopher 在長跑後感到髖關節深處一陣劇痛。

collocation: hip socket

同義詞
  • cavity

    a broader term for any hollow space; socket is more specific to body structures where something lodges

  • hollow

    less precise and lacks the specific fitting or articulation meaning of socket

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

The ball fit into the socket of the bone.
The head of the thigh bone fits into the hip socket.
💡Use precise anatomical terms rather than vague descriptions.

socket — 動詞