Plug Inとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

plug in (三人称単数 現在形 plugs in, 現在分詞 plugging in, 過去形および過去分詞形 plugged in)

1. (idiomatic) To connect (an electrical device) to a plug socket.
   • 2006 Feb. 17, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 4:

     Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it off and turning it on again? Ok. Well, are you sure that it's plugged in?

   • 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 65:

     I eschew the idea of plugging in my laptop to take notes and resort to old-fashioned pen and paper instead, so that I can enjoy more of the view and not be distracted by bashing a keyboard.

2. (idiomatic) To familiarize and integrate (a person) into an organization.
   • 1994 September 22, 'Clinical Evidence' - Fraudulent Medicare Claims in FL (television production), Chris Wallace (actor), ABC:

     The drivers routinely patrol these areas- welfare offices, senior centers, even street corners- asking the Medicare patients to come with them for check-ups in return for cash. […] To get plugged in, we enlisted Lizzie Green, a 75-year-old widow who lives on social security and a small pension. She agreed to be our undercover test patient.

   • 2017 July 15, Dan Barnes, “Dan Barnes: Eskimos survive late scare to remain only unbeaten CFL team”, in Edmonton Journal‎^[1]:

     The Eskimos’ [football team] organizational depth has been tested early and often by a persistent injury bug that has claimed three starters […] and they continue to plug in new players and carry on.

   • c. 2017, Jay Moneta Hunter Thomson, “Membership”, in Wyatt Elementary PTA‎^[2]:

     Research shows that children whose parents are involved in their school make better grades and have fewer disciplinary problems at school. When parents get plugged in at school, their children do better.

3. (idiomatic, mathematics) To replace a variable with a number in order to solve an equation.

   Synonym: substitute

   If an equation has three unknowns, you can plug in two of them to find the third.

反意語

• (connect an electrical device): unplug

関連する語

• plug into

アナグラム

• Pinglu, gulpin, puling

語源

From the verb plug in.

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈplʌɡ.ɪn/
• ハイフネーション: plug-in

形容詞

plug-in (not comparable)

1. Designed to be plugged into an electrical power outlet or circuit.
2. Able to be extended with further components in a modular fashion.

反意語

• (designed to be plugged in): hard-wired

関連する語

• plug-in hybrid

名詞

plug-in (複数形 plug-ins)

1. Anything that plugs into something.
2. (computing) A module or device that interacts with another to add a specific feature or function.
3. An electric vehicle that can be recharged from an external power source.

   Synonym: PEV

同意語

• add-in, add-on, snap-in

上位語

• software component

関連する語

• drop-in