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outlet

noun
 
🔊/ˈaʊtlet/
🔊/ˈaʊtlet/
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  1.  
    a shop or an organization that sells goods made by a particular company or of a particular type专营店；经销店
    • The business has 34 retail outlets in this state alone.那家商号仅在本州就有 34 个零售店。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • a retail outlet for exotic plants外来植物零售店
    • The vouchers can be spent at any fast-food outlet across the UK.优惠券可以在英国任何一家快餐店消费。
    Topics Shoppingc1, Businessc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • specialist
    • high-street
    • local
    • …
    outlet + noun
    • mall
    • store
    preposition
    • outlet for
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  2. a shop that sells goods of a particular make at reduced prices（某品牌的）折扣店
    • the Nike outlet in the outlet mall折扣品商场里的耐克折扣店
    • Here you'll find factory outlets that sell to the public directly.在这里，您会找到直接向公众销售的工厂直销店。
    Topics Shoppingc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • specialist
    • high-street
    • local
    • …
    outlet + noun
    • mall
    • store
    preposition
    • outlet for
    See full entry
  3. outlet (for something) a way of expressing or making good use of strong feelings, ideas or energy（感情、思想、精力发泄的）出路；表现机会
    • She needed to find an outlet for her many talents and interests.她多才多艺、兴趣广泛，需要找个施展的机会。🔊🔊
    • Sport became the perfect outlet for his aggression.运动成为他攻击性情绪的最佳释放途径。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • emotional
    • creative
    verb + outlet
    • have
    • find
    • provide (somebody with)
    • …
    preposition
    • outlet for
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  4. a pipe or hole through which liquid or gas can flow out出口；排放管
    • a sewage outlet污水排放口
    • an outlet pipe排水管道
    opposite inlet
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • sewage
    • water
    outlet + noun
    • pipe
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  5. (also receptacle, socket)
     (both North American English)
    (British English power point)
    a device in a wall that you put a plug into (= a small plastic object with two or three metal pins) in order to connect electrical equipment to the power supply of a building（电源）插座
    • The appliance can be connected to any standard outlet.这件电器可以连接到任一标准电源插口。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • AC
    • electric
    • electrical
    • …
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    6. Word OriginMiddle English: from out- + the verb let.