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。
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
a wall socket that supplies electricity to devices
A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
零售商品的营业场所
a place of business for retailing goods
Something which allows for the release of one's desires.
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
A river that runs out of a lake.
允许排出或释放的开口
an opening that permits escape or release
A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.
A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be taken to run electrical devices.
Please plug the charger into the wall outlet.
请把充电器插到墙上的电源插座里。
用法提示：名词，指电源插座。
I bought these shoes at an outlet store for half price.
我在一家折扣店半价买了这双鞋。
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.
厨房的电源插座坏了，我们需要修理它。
用法提示：名词，指电源插座。
The brand opened a new retail outlet.
该品牌开设了一家新的零售店。
Plug the charger into the electrical outlet.
将充电器插入电源插座。
泛指各类商店，使用范围更广；outlet 尤指厂家直销店或折扣店。
英式英语常用，指小型商店；outlet 更偏美式，指品牌折扣店。
强调商业实体而非具体店铺；outlet 侧重直接销售渠道。
常指露天或大型交易市场；outlet 是固定的零售店。
专注时尚精品；outlet 通常为折扣或清仓卖场。
grammar · medium
易错句子In case of fire, use the outlet.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need to plug in the outlet.
正确表达I need to plug into the outlet.
“plug in”是短语动词，后应接设备（如“plug in the phone”）；若接插座，需用介词“into”，构成“plug into the outlet”，表示将插头插入插座。
outlet（电源插座）特指墙上或地板上的固定电源接口，socket则泛指任何用于插入插头的装置，包括灯座、延长线插座等。在英式英语中，socket常指电源插座，而美式英语多用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。
电源插座
Please plug the charger into a power outlet.
请将充电器插入电源插座。
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。
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。
noun
情感的宣泄口
Writing poetry is an outlet for her emotions.
写诗是她情感的宣泄口。
创造力的表达方式
He uses painting as a creative outlet.
他把绘画当作创造力的表达方式。
压力的释放途径
Exercise is a great outlet for stress.
锻炼是释放压力的好途径。
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