The term " plug nickel, " however, describes something that is " worthless" – that's not worth very much money.

然而，术语“塞镍”描述的是“毫无价值” 的东西——不值多少钱。

That's the origin of " plug nickel, " meaning something that was worthless, something that didn't have the metal that it was supposed to have.

这就是“plug nickel” 的起源，意思是没有价值的东西，没有它应该有的金属的东西。

When the search for Crystal Kingsley eventually began, it had to come to Lavery, and at that moment Lavery's life wasn't worth a plugged nickel.

当最终开始寻找 Crystal Kingsley 时，必须找到 Lavery，而在那一刻，Lavery 的生命一文不值。