Outlet



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 出口
• ［英］ n. 出口 ( a way through which something may go out)
• ［例］ an outlet for water

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English ut-lete, from ut out + -lete watercourse, from Old English gel?t, from l?tan to let
• Date: 13th century
• 1.
  • a. a place or opening through which something is let out ; exit, vent
  • b. a means of release or satisfaction for an emotion or impulse <sexual outlets>
  • c. a medium of expression or publication
  • d. a publication or broadcast organization <media outlets>
• 2. a stream flowing out of a lake or pond
• 3.
  • a. a market for a commodity
  • b. an agency (as a store) through which a product is marketed <retail outlets>
• 4. a receptacle for the plug of an electrical device

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