Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4508
outlet
电源插座；墙壁插座
a wall socket that supplies electricity to devices
- 1.
A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
- 2.
a place of business for retailing goods
零售商品的营业场所
- 3.
Something which allows for the release of one's desires.
- 4.
receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
接线系统中用于取电以运行电气设备的插座
- 5.
A river that runs out of a lake.
- 6.
an opening that permits escape or release
允许排出或释放的开口
- 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
In use
Please plug the charger into the wall outlet.
I bought these shoes at an outlet store for half price.
The outlet in the kitchen is broken, so we need to fix it.
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.
将充电器插入电源插座。
Common mistakes
In case of fire, use the outlet.In case of fire, use the exit.
“outlet”主要用于“电源插座”或“零售店”，而“exit”才是“出口”的正确词。中文学习者常将“出口”直接译为“outlet”，导致混淆。
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- an outlet for one's emotions
- 情感的宣泄口Writing poetry is an outlet for her emotions.写诗是她情感的宣泄口。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
outlet = out（出）+ let（让），想象插座让电流流出，或商店让商品流出。
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。
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'.
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。
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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