亚洲网紅露点

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earplug

[ eer-pluhg ]

noun

  1. a plug of soft, pliable material inserted into the opening of the outer ear, especially to keep out water or noise.


earplug

/ 藞瑟蓹藢辫濒蕦伞 /

noun

  1. a small piece of soft material, such as wax, placed in the ear to keep out noise or water
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of earplug1

First recorded in 1900鈥05; ear 1 + plug
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People living near Land's End have been advised to buy earplugs due to a lighthouse's on-the-blink fog horn.

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鈥淚 wear earplugs and skip breakfast,鈥 he said.

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鈥淚ndeed, the alarm seems so loud and so constant that much of the public has by now put in earplugs.鈥

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The cheers were so loud that I regretted not bringing my earplugs.

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I鈥檓 not sure if there was construction or something else going on, but we were woken up really early due to noise, so if you鈥檙e easily woken, consider bringing earplugs to ensure a restful sleep.

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