Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4508
outlet
电源插座；墙壁插座
核心释义
a wall socket that supplies electricity to devices
- 1.
A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
- 2.
零售商品的营业场所
a place of business for retailing goods
- 3.
Something which allows for the release of one's desires.
- 4.
接线系统中用于取电以运行电气设备的插座
receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
- 5.
A river that runs out of a lake.
- 6.
允许排出或释放的开口
an opening that permits escape or release
- 7.
A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.
- 8.
A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be taken to run electrical devices.
零售店；专卖店；折扣店；宣泄途径；抒发渠道；排放口；通风口；湖泊出水口；湖的泄水河；零售商品的营业场所
用法In use
Please plug the charger into the wall outlet.
用法提示：名词，指电源插座。
I bought these shoes at an outlet store for half price.
用法提示：名词，指零售店/折扣店。
The outlet in the kitchen is broken, so we need to fix it.
用法提示：名词，指电源插座。
a(n) [adj] outlet (retail store)
The brand opened a new retail outlet.
该品牌开设了一家新的零售店。
an electrical outlet (power socket)
Plug the charger into the electrical outlet.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- retail outlet
- 零售店
- The company opened a new retail outlet in the city center.该公司在市中心开了一家新的零售店。
- power outlet
- 电源插座
- Please plug the charger into a power outlet.请将充电器插入电源插座。
- outlet store
- 工厂直销店
- We bought these shoes at an outlet store for half the price.我们在一家工厂直销店以半价买了这双鞋。
- emotional outlet
- 情感宣泄方式
- Writing in a journal can be a healthy emotional outlet.写日记可以是一种健康的情感宣泄方式。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
outlet = out（出）+ let（让），想象插座让电流流出，或商店让商品流出。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：中性；典型场景：家庭、办公室、公共场所。注意：多用于指电源插座，比较常见于日常对话和技术说明中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'inlet' and 'sublet' share the same /lɛt/ ending as 'outlet', but they do not rhyme because the stressed vowel differs. The other words end with /ɪt/ despite spelling '-let'.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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