1. Research on the new product was becoming very expensive so the company pulled the plug on the project.
2. The play got really bad reviews and almost no one came to see it, but the theatre owner said he wouldn’t pull the plug on it.
3. In English, when we tell someone we’re going to pull the plug on something, we mean we are going to stop spending time or money on it.
译文：
1. 新产品的研发越来越昂贵，公司决定终止这个项目。
2. 这个戏剧的评价很差，而且没有什么观众，但是剧院老板说他不能停止演出。
3. 英文中，当我们告诉别人说我们要 pull the plug on something，意思是我们将不会在某事上花时间和金钱。
pull the plug on something = 终止，取消
pull the plug on someone = 对某人不再支持
口语练习：
The company pulled the plug on the project because it had become very expensive.
The mayor was doing a fine job until the treasurer pulled the plug on him.
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