socket
socket — 名詞
1. a device built into a wall or electrical equipment where a plug can be inserted
插座
牆上或設備上供插頭接通電源的裝置
a device built into a wall or electrical equipment where a plug can be inserted to draw electricity for powering appliances.
Noa plugged the charger into the wall socket behind the desk.
Noa 將充電器插入書桌後的牆上插座。
collocation: wall socket
Padma's lamp stopped working because the socket in the ceiling had a loose wire.
Padma 的檯燈不亮了，因為天花板的插座電線鬆脫。
Harper bought a power strip with six sockets for the new apartment.
Harper 為新公寓買了一個有六個插座的延長線。
Dewi pointed to the socket on the wall and asked if it was safe.
Dewi 指著牆上的插座，問那個插座是否安全。
- outlet
more common in American English; socket is neutral or British-leaning
- receptacle
more formal and technical, used in electrical engineering contexts
- plug
the part that is inserted into a socket
用法筆記
In British English socket usually refers to the wall-mounted power point. In American English outlet or wall outlet is more common for this sense.
常見錯誤
2. a natural hollow in a bone or body part where something such as an eye or the ro
骨窩；眼眶
身體中容納眼球或關節的凹陷處
a natural hollow in a bone or body part where something such as an eye or the rounded end of a joint is held and able to move.
The doctor examined the patient's eye socket for signs of swelling after the accident.
醫生檢查患者車禍後的眼眶，看是否有腫脹的跡象。
collocation: eye socket
Christopher felt a sharp pain deep in his hip socket after the long run.
Christopher 在長跑後感到髖關節深處一陣劇痛。
collocation: hip socket
The skeleton's eye sockets were empty and dark when the students saw it in class.
學生在課堂上看見那副骷髏時，它的眼眶空洞而黑暗。
As people age, the sockets around the joints can become less flexible.
隨著年齡增長，關節周圍的骨窩會變得較不靈活。
用法筆記
The most common body-socket terms are eye socket (the hollow in the skull that contains the eyeball) and hip socket (the cavity in the pelvis where the head of the thigh bone articulates).
常見錯誤
socket — 動詞
1. to fit, fix, or place something into a socket, or to provide something with a so
嵌入插孔
將某物放入或固定在插座中
to fit, fix, or place something into a socket, or to provide something with a socket for connection.
The metal rod was carefully socketed into the base of the machine.
這根金屬棒被小心地裝入機器底座的插孔中。
passive: be socketed into
Engineers socketed the new processor chip onto the circuit board.
工程師將新的處理器晶片裝入電路板的插槽中。
The technician socketed each wire into its correct position before testing the system.
技術人員在測試前將每一條電線插入正確的位置。
In some tools the cutting head is socketed into the handle for easy replacement.
在某些工具中，刀頭以插槽方式裝入手柄，便於更換。
- remove
to take something out of a socket
文法句型
socket + object + into + socket
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice (be socketed into). The verb form is uncommon in everyday conversation; speakers usually say insert into a socket or plug into an outlet instead.