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Latch Word Door Opened Front Open Lætʃ N.门锁

Front latch
Pron [lætʃ]
Back 【latch】
n.门锁
He turned the latch of the door and opened it so gently.
他转动门锁轻轻地把门打开。
Vocab
latchcatch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove

When you unlock your front door, you open the latch. A latch is a fastener or lock that you open with a key.

A latch can usually be opened with a key or by turning a knob or lifting a hook or bar. You can also use the word latch as a verb, like when your mom reminds you to latch the front and back doors before you leave for school in the morning. In some places, the word "latch-key" is used to mean "key." The root of latch is the Germanic word læccan, "to grasp or seize."

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latch
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