To pull the plug, 意思是停止,终止。
“The Washington Times pulled theplug on its sport section,”
华盛顿时报决定停发体育版。”TheWashington Redskins pulled the plug on its head coach after a dismal season,”
华盛顿红皮队整个赛季表现不佳,主教练终于被解除职务。
“After only four months, NBC decidedto pull the plug on Jay Leno’s prime-time experiment,”
经过短短四个月的尝试后,美国全国广播公司决定停止脱口秀主持人杰伊.莱诺在黄金时段的节目。