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plug-in

ˈplug-in¹

adjective [only before noun]
able to be connected to the electricity supply, or to another piece of electrical equipment:

a plug-in microphone

plug-in²

, plug‧in /ˈplʌɡɪn/ noun [countable] technical
a piece of computer software that can be used in addition to existing software in order to make particular programs work properly

adjective,

noun

plug-in

BrE

/ˈplʌɡ ɪn/

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NAmE

/ˈplʌɡ ɪn/

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adjective

[only before noun]

able to be connected using a plug 可插入插头的；插入式的

◆a plug-in kettle电源插入式水壶

(

computing 计算机

)

able to be added to a computer system so that it can do more things 插入（以扩展功能）的；外挂的

◆a plug-in graphics card插入式图形卡

plug-in

BrE

/ˈplʌɡ ɪn/

🔊

NAmE

/ˈplʌɡ ɪn/

🔊

noun

(

computing 计算机

)

a piece of computer software that can be added to a system so that it can do more things 插件；外挂程序

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CanE

)

a connection to an electricity supply in a garage, etc. so that you can use an electric

heater

to warm the engine of a car, so that it starts more easily （连接车库等电源的）发动机预热器接线