To pull the plug on something 终止、遏止
<p>插头<span word="plug">plug</span> 是很多电子设备必不可少的部件。只有把它与插座连上时，设备才能通电;相反，如果把插头拔下来，设备会停止运行。我们常用表达<span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plug">plug</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="something">something</span> “把插销拔下来”表示停止、阻止某事继续进行，尤指停止资助某个项目或计划，从而使该项目下马。</p><p>例句</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plug">plug</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="upgrade">upgrade</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="library">library</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="viewing">viewing</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plug">plug</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="series">series</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plug">plug</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="investments">investments</span>.</p><p>请注意</p><p>单词<span word="plug">plug</span> 做动词时可以指在广播、电视等媒体上为某产品、活动、节目等大肆推销。做名词时它的含义是“宣传、广告”。</p><p>例句</p><p><span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="programmes">programmes</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="plugging">plugging</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="book">book</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plug">plug</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="film">film</span>.</p>
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