To pull the plug, 意思是停止,終止。
“The Washington Times pulled theplug on its sport section,”
華盛頓時(shí)報(bào)決定停發(fā)體育版。”TheWashington Redskins pulled the plug on its head coach after a dismal season,”
華盛頓紅皮隊(duì)整個(gè)賽季表現(xiàn)不佳,主教練終于被解除職務(wù)。
“After only four months, NBC decidedto pull the plug on Jay Leno’s prime-time experiment,”
經(jīng)過短短四個(gè)月的嘗試后,美國全國廣播公司決定停止脫口秀主持人杰伊.萊諾在黃金時(shí)段的節(jié)目。