English Dictionary

plug in

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To connect (an electrical device) to a plug socket. / (idiomatic) To familiarize and integrate (a person) into an organization.

日本語の意味

電気機器をプラグソケットに接続する / （人を）組織に慣れさせ、統合する

Please plug in the coffee maker before you start it.

使用する前にコーヒーメーカーをコンセントに差し込んでください。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To connect (an electrical device) to a plug socket.

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

意味（2）

(idiomatic) To familiarize and integrate (a person) into an organization.

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.

意味（3）

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

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

plugs in （ present singular third-person ）

plugging in （ participle present ）

plugged in （ participle past ）

plugged in （ past ）