[VERB 动词]锁；锁上；锁住 When you lock something such as a door, drawer, or case, you fasten it, usually with a key, so that other people cannot open it.
[V n]
[V-ed]
Are you sure you locked the front door?...
你确定锁了前门吗？
Wolfgang moved along the corridor towards the locked door at the end.
沃尔夫冈走向过道尽头锁着的那扇门。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]锁 The lock on something such as a door or a drawer is the device which is used to keep it shut and prevent other people from opening it. Locks are opened with a key.
At that moment he heard Gill's key turning in the lock of the door...
那一刻，他听见吉尔的钥匙开启门锁的声音。
An intruder forced open a lock on French windows at the house.
有人强行撬开落地窗上的锁闯入屋里。
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[VERB 动词]把… 锁起妥藏；把…关起来 If you lock something or someone in a place, room, or container, you put them there and fasten the lock.
[V n in/into n]
Her maid locked the case in the safe...
她的女佣把箱子锁进保险柜里。
They beat them up and locked them in a cell.
他们殴打了他们，并把他们锁在一间囚室里。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]扣住；拴住；（使）固定 If you lock something in a particular position or if it lock there, it is held or fitted firmly in that position.
[V n prep/adv]
[V prep/adv]
He leaned back in the swivel chair and locked his fingers behind his head...
他仰靠在转椅上，十指交叉枕在脑后。
There was a whine of hydraulics as the undercarriage locked into position.
随着液压系统嘎吱一声响，起落架进入了锁定位置。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（运河或河流上的）船闸，水闸 On a canal or river, a lock is a place where walls have been built with gates at each end so that boats can move to a higher or lower section of the canal or river, by gradually changing the water level inside the gates.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]一绺（头发） A lock of hair is a small bunch of hairs on your head that grow together and curl or curve in the same direction.
[usu N of n]
She brushed a lock of hair off his forehead.
她撩开他脑门上的一绺头发。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]头发 Your locks are your hair.
[usu supp N]
[LITERARY 文]
...women with long, wavy locks.
留着长长卷发的女人们
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[PHRASE 短语]妥善锁藏着；被关押着 If something or someone is kept under lock and key, they are in a container or room which has been securely locked.
[PHR after v]
The books were normally kept under lock and key in the library vault...
这些书一般妥善锁藏在图书馆的地窖里。
He is currently under lock and key at Eastmoor secure unit in Leeds.
他眼下被关押在利兹的伊斯特穆尔保安部。
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lock, stock, and barrel→see:
barrel
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相关词组：
lock away
lock in
lock out
lock up
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lock★/lɒk; NAmElɑːk/
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locklockslockedlockingverb★1★[transitive , intransitive ]lock(sth) to fasten sth with a lock; to be fastened with a lock （用锁）锁上；被锁住◆Did you lock the door?你锁门了吗？◆This suitcase doesn't lock.这手提箱锁不上。2★[transitive ]locksth + adv./prep. to put sth in a safe place and lock it 把…锁起来◆She locked her passport and money in the safe.她把自己的护照和钱锁在了保险柜里。3[intransitive , transitive ]lock(sth) (in/into/around, etc. sth) |lock(sth) (together) to become or make sth become fixed in one position and unable to move （使）固定，卡住，塞住◆The brakes locked and the car skidded.汽车刹车抱死，车在原地打滑。◆He locked his helmet into position with a click.他咔哒一声把头盔扣好。4[transitive ]be locked in/into sthto be involved in a difficult situation, an argument, a disagreement, etc. 陷入，卷入（困境、争论、争执等）◆The two sides are locked into a bitter dispute.双方陷入了激烈的争论。◆She felt locked in a loveless marriage.她觉得自己陷入了一桩没有爱情的婚姻。5[transitive ]be locked together/in sthto be held very tightly by sb 被紧紧抓住（或抱住）◆They were locked in a passionate embrace.他们热烈地拥抱在一起。6[transitive ]locksth ( computing 计) to prevent computer data from being changed or looked at by sb without permission 加锁；锁（定、紧）；封闭◆These files are locked to protect confidentiality.为了保密，这些文件都加了锁。IDIOMˌlock ˈhorns (with sb) (over sth)to get involved in an argument or a disagreement with sb 涉及（与某人的）争论（或争端、纠纷）◆The company has locked horns with the unions over proposed pay cuts.公司与工会就减薪计划争论不休。PHRASAL VERBSˌlock sb/sth aˈway= lock sb/sth upˌlock sb/yourself ˈin (…)to prevent sb from leaving a place by locking the door 把…锁在屋里；把…关押起来◆At 9 p.m. the prisoners are locked in for the night.晚上 9 点犯人被锁在牢房里过夜。ˌlock ˈonto sth(of a missile,etc. 导弹等)to find the thing that is being attacked and follow it 寻找跟踪，锁定（攻击目标）ˌlock sb/yourself ˈout (of sth)to prevent sb from entering a place by locking the door 把…锁在门外◆I'd locked myself out of the house and had to break a window to get in.我把自己锁在了门外，不得不破窗而入。ˌlock sb ˈout(of an employer 雇主)to refuse to allow workers into their place of work until they agree to particular conditions （在工人答应某些条件前）不准进入工作的地方☞related noun
lockout
★ˌlock ˈup | ˌlock sth↔ˈupto make a building safe by locking the doors and windows 锁好门窗◆Don't forget to lock up at night.晚上别忘了锁好门窗。◆He locked up the shop and went home.他锁好商店的门窗后回家了。★ˌlock sb↔ˈup/aˈway( informal) to put sb in prison 把某人关进监狱☞related noun
lock-up
ˌlock sth↔ˈup/aˈway1★to put sth in a safe place that can be locked 把…收好并锁起来2to put money into an investment that you cannot easily turn into cash 把（钱）搁死（成为不易兑现的资本）◆Their capital is all locked up in property.他们把所有资金都搁死在地产上了。noun★1★[countable ]a device that keeps a door, window, lid, etc. shut, usually needing a key to open it 锁◆She turned the key in the lock.她转动锁眼里的钥匙。☞see also
combination lock
2★[countable ]a device with a key that prevents a vehicle or machine from being used 车锁；制动器；锁定器；制轮楔◆a bicycle lock自行车的车锁◆a steering lock转向锁3[uncountable ]a state in which the parts of a machine, etc. do not move （机器部件等的）锁定4[uncountable , singular ]( BrE) (on a car, etc. 汽车等)the amount that the front wheels can be turned in one direction or the other in order to turn the vehicle 前轮转向角度◆I had the steering wheel on full lock(= I had turned it as far as it would turn).我把方向盘转到了底。5[countable ]a section of canalor river with a gate at either end, in which the water level can be changed so that boats can move from one level of the canalor river to another （运河或河流的）闸，船闸6[countable ]a few hairs that hang or lie together on your head 一绺（或一缕）头发◆John brushed a lock of hairfrom his eyes. 约翰撩开眼前的一绺头发。7locks[plural ]( literary) a person's hair 头发◆She shook her long, flowing locks.她抖了抖她那飘逸的长发。8[countable ](in rugby橄榄球)a player in the second row of the scrum（并列争球的）第二排前锋9[singular ]a lock(on sth) ( NAmE) total control of sth （对某物的）完全控制◆One company had avirtual lock onall orange juice sales in the state. 有一家公司实际上垄断了整个州所有的橙汁销售。☞see also
armlock
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headlock
IDIOMSˌlock, stock and ˈbarrelincluding everything 全部；所有◆He sold the business lock, stock and barrel.他把生意全盘卖掉了。(keep sth/put sth/be) under ˌlock and ˈkeylocked up safely somewhere; in prison 把…安全地锁起来；在押；被囚禁◆We keep our valuables under lock and key.我们把贵重物品锁起来收好了。◆I will not rest until the murderer is under lock and key.杀人凶手不关起来我是不会安心的。☞more at
pick
v.lock/lɒk; NAmElɑːk/
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locklock1 /lɒk $ lɑːk/ ●●●S2W3 verb
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1fasten something [intransitive, transitive] to fasten something, usually with a key, so that other people cannot open it, or to be fastened like this: Did you lock the car? I can’t get this drawer to lock.2keep in a safe place [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put something in a place and fasten the door, lid etc with a keylock something in something Lock the cat in the kitchen.3fixed position [intransitive, transitive] to become fixed in one position and impossible to move, or to make something become fixed: The wheels suddenly locked.lock something around/round something He locked his hands around the younger man’s throat. A moment later they were locked in an embrace (=holding each other very tightly in a loving or friendly way). Their eyes locked together (=they could not look away from each other) for an instant.4fixed situation [transitive] if you are locked in a situation, you cannot get out of itbe locked in/into something The two groups are locked in a vicious cycle of killing. The company is locked into a five-year contract.GRAMMARLock is usually passive in this meaning.5be locked in battle/combat/dispute etc to be involved in a long, serious argument or fight with someone: They are now locked in a bitter custody battle over the three children.6lock arms if people lock arms, they join their arms tightly with the arms of the people on each side: The police locked arms to form a barrier against the protesters.7lock horns (with somebody) to argue or fight with someone: The band have now locked horns with their record company over the album.—lockable adjectivelock away phrasal verb1to put something in a safe place and lock the door, lid etcSYN lock up: He locked his money away in the safe.2to put someone in prisonSYN lock up: I hope they lock him away for years.3lock yourself away to keep yourself separate from other people by staying in your room, office etclock in phrasal verb1 lock somebody in (something) to prevent someone from leaving a room or building by locking the door: She locked herself in. They locked the director in his office.2lock something ↔ in to do something so that a price, offer, agreement etc cannot be changed: Sell your stocks now to lock in some of the gains of recent months.3lock something ↔ in to make the taste, liquid etc remain in something: This method of cooking locks in the flavour of the meat.lock onto phrasal verbif a missile or satellite locks onto a target or signal, it finds it and follows it closelylock out phrasal verb1to keep someone out of a place by locking the doorlock out of I locked myself out of the house!2if employers lock workers out, they do not let them enter their place of work until they accept the employers’ conditions for settling a disagreement →
lockout
lock up phrasal verb1to make a building safe by locking the doors, especially at night: I’ll leave you to lock up.lock something ↔ up Don’t forget to lock up the warehouse.2lock something ↔ up to put something in a safe place and lock the door, lid etcSYN lock away3lock somebody ↔ up to put someone in prisonSYN lock away: Rapists should be locked up.4be locked up (in something) if your money is locked up, you have put it into a business,investment etc and cannot easily move it or use it
lock1 verb
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locklock2 ●●●S2 noun
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1fastening [countable] a thing that keeps a door, drawer etc fastened and is usually opened with a key or by moving a small metal bar: I’m sorry, there isn’t a lock on the bathroom door. The key turned stiffly in the lock. a bike lock → pick a lock
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2under lock and keya)kept safely in a box, cupboard etc that is locked: Dad keeps all his liquor under lock and key.b)kept in a place such as a prison3lock, stock, and barrel including every part of something: He moved the whole company, lock, stock, and barrel, to Mexico.4haira)[countable] a small number of hairs on your head that grow and hang togetherlock of He gently pushed a lock of hair from her eyes.b)locks [plural] literary someone’s hair: long flowing locks5on a river etc [countable] a part of a canal or river that is closed off by gates so that the water level can be raised or lowered to move boats up or down a slope6in a fight [countable] a hold which wrestlers use to prevent their opponent from moving: a head lock7vehicle [countable, uncountable] British English the degree to which a vehicle’s front wheels can be turned in order to turn the vehicle8rugby [countable] a playing position in the game of rugby9a lock on something American English complete control of something: Pro football still has a lock on male viewers aged 18 to 34. →
air lock
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