plug

電源につなぐ、コンセントに差し込む

機械や機器を、ケーブルで電源につなぐこと。

やさしい英語で： To connect a machine or device to an electricity supply using its cable.

• Please plug the lamp in.
• I plugged my phone into the charger.
• Have you plugged in the computer?

使い方： plug something in (Plug the lamp in before you switch it on.); plug something into something (He plugged the heater into the wall socket.)

類義語： connect

反対語： unplug

よく使う表現： plug something in, plug something into

塞ぐ、栓をする

穴や開口部を埋めて、何も通れないようにすること。

やさしい英語で： To fill a hole or opening so that nothing can pass through it.

• Plug the hole before it rains.
• She plugged the leak with a towel.
• They are plugging gaps around the window.

使い方： plug something with something (He plugged the hole with a piece of cloth.)

類義語： block, seal, stop up

よく使う表現： plug a hole, plug a leak, plug the gap, plug the bottle

差し込む、接続する

ケーブルの先の接続部品を、対応する差し込み口に入れること。

やさしい英語で： To push the connector at the end of a cable into a matching socket.

• Plug the cable into the socket.
• He plugged his headphones into the laptop.
• Have you plugged the microphone in?

使い方： plug something into something (Plug the headphones into this socket.); plug something in (She plugged the cable in carefully.)

類義語： connect

反対語： disconnect

よく使う表現： plug something in, plug something into

代入する、組み込む

すでにある情報、考え、方法を変えずに直接使うこと。

やさしい英語で： To use existing information, an idea, or a method directly, without changing it.

• Just plug in the numbers.
• We plugged last year’s results into the formula.
• Can we plug this method into our current system?

使い方： plug something into something (We plugged last year’s figures into the new model.); plug something in (You can plug the existing method in without any changes.)

類義語： insert, apply

よく使う表現： plug in results, plug in values, plug in something

栓

穴や開口部にはめ込み、そこを埋めたり閉じたりする物。

やさしい英語で： An object that fits into a hole or opening, filling or closing it.

• Put the plug in the sink.
• This rubber plug fits the opening perfectly.
• She pulled out the plug to let the bath water drain.

類義語： stopper, bung

よく使う表現： sink plug, rubber plug, bath plug, wooden plug

固形噛みタバコ

普通は噛むために使う、硬く平たく押し固めたタバコ。

やさしい英語で： A firm, flat block of tobacco, usually used for chewing.

• He bought a plug of tobacco.
• The shop sold tobacco in small plugs.
• She sliced a piece off the plug for him to chew.

使い方： a plug of tobacco (He cut a piece from a plug of tobacco.)

よく使う表現： tobacco plug, plug of tobacco