outlet

英 [ˈaʊtlet]

美 [ˈaʊtlet]

n. (感情、思想、精力发泄的)出路; 表现机会; 专营店; 经销店; 折扣品经销店

复数：outlets　

Collins.2 / BNC.4508 / COCA.4624

牛津词典

noun

（感情、思想、精力发泄的）出路；表现机会
a way of expressing or making good use of strong feelings, ideas or energy
1. She needed to find an outlet for her many talents and interests.
  她的多才多艺、兴趣广泛需要找个施展的机会。
2. Sport became the perfect outlet for his aggression.
  运动成为他攻击性心理的最佳出路。
专营店；经销店
a shop/store or an organization that sells goods made by a particular company or of a particular type
1. 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。
折扣品经销店
a shop/store that sells goods of a particular make at reduced prices
1. the Nike outlet in the outlet mall
  折扣品商场里的耐克折扣店
出口；排放管
a pipe or hole through which liquid or gas can flow out
出口；排放管
a pipe or hole through which liquid or gas can flow out

N-COUNT 经销店；专营店
Anoutletis a shop or organization which sells the goods made by a particular manufacturer.
1. ...the largest retail outlet in the city.
  该市最大的零售商店
N-COUNT 廉价商品经销店；折扣店
Anoutletor anoutlet storeis a place which sells slightly damaged or outdated goods from a particular manufacturer, or goods that it made in greater quantities than needed.
1. ...the factory outlet store in Belmont.
  位于贝尔蒙特的厂家直销型折扣店
N-COUNT （情感的）发泄途径；（思想的）表达方式
If someone has anoutlet fortheir feelings or ideas, they have a means of expressing and releasing them.
1. Her father had found an outlet for his ambition in his work.
  她父亲在工作中找到了施展抱负的机会。
N-COUNT 出口；排放管
Anoutletis a hole or pipe through which liquid or air can flow away.
1. ...a warm air outlet.
  热气出口
2. ...an underwater outlet pipe discharging waste into the sea.
  排污入海的水下管道
（通常指墙上的）电源插座
Anoutletis a place, usually in a wall, where you can connect electrical devices to the electricity supply.

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 socket

noun

activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
1. she had no other outlet for her feelings
2. he gave vent to his anger
Synonym:releasevent
an opening that permits escape or release
1. he blocked the way out
2. the canyon had only one issue
Synonym:exitissueway out
a place of business for retailing goods
Synonym:mercantile establishmentretail storesales outlet
receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
Synonym:wall socketwall plugelectric outletelectrical outletelectric receptacle