Vocab Bloom Hub

pull the plug

/pʊl ðə plʌɡ/

翻译: 停止继续某事物,通常通过切断支持或资源来实现;最初指拔掉电源插头使设备断电。

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/pʊl ðə plʌɡ/B2informal
  • zh停止继续某事物,通常通过切断支持或资源来实现;最初指拔掉电源插头使设备断电。

To prevent something from continuing, often by withdrawing support or resources; originally referred to disconnecting electrical equipment.

  1. Discontinue support or stop an activityB2informal

    To stop something from continuing, especially by withdrawing financial support or resources.

    zh停止支持

    • The investors decided to pull the plug on the failing project.
    • The network pulled the plug on the unpopular TV show after one season.
    • The government threatened to pull the plug on the funding if reforms were not made.
  2. Remove life supportC1formal

    To disconnect a patient from life-support equipment, resulting in death.

    zh拔掉生命维持设备

    • The family made the difficult decision to pull the plug after the doctors said there was no hope.
    • The hospital cannot pull the plug without the family's consent.
    • The legal battle was about whether to pull the plug on the comatose patient.
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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