| 释义 |
lock¹ /lɒk/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 锁
The gate needs a stronger lock. 大门需要一把比较牢的锁。
2. 止动器；制轮楔
a steering lock (汽车的) 转向角限止器
3. (运河等的)(船)闸，水闸
The ship passed through several locks in the canal. 船通过了运河的几道水闸。
4. 〈古〉(交通)堵塞
a lock of carriages 马车造成的交通堵塞
5. 〈英〉(车辆的)前轮转向角
a car with a good lock 前轮转向角良好的轿车
6. 〈古〉【军】(用以防止武器意外发火的)闭锁机，枪机；(枪、炮的)保险栓
7. 【体】(摔跤中的)抱，夹
an arm (a leg, a head) lock 夹臂 (腿，头)
Smith closed with his opponent, trying to put a lock on his arm. 史密斯逼近对手，想把对手的臂膀夹住。
8. = lock forward
9. 【机】阻塞；气塞；液压卡紧
10. = lock hospital
11. [a lock] 〈美口〉必定成功的人(或事)
II ❶ vt.
1. 锁，锁上 (up)
lock (up) a door 锁门
lock up a house 把房子锁好
2. 把…锁起妥藏；把…关起来 (up)
You should lock the jewels (up) in a safe. 你应当把珠宝首饰锁起妥藏在保险箱内。
She locked herself (up) in her room. 她把自己关在房里。
Energy is locked up in the atom. 能量被锁藏于原子内。
The jailer locked the convicts up in the cells. 看守把犯人关入各间小牢房。
3. (用锁等)拴住；拴紧
lock the hind wheel of a bicycle 锁住自行车后轮
We locked our boat to the shore. 我们把小船靠岸拴住。
4. 刹住(车轮等)；闭锁
The brakes locked the wheels. 制动器将车轮刹住。
jaws tightly locked 紧闭的上下颚
a ship locked in ice 被冰封锁的船
5. 使相连；使相交
lock one's fingers 将两手的指头交叉在一起
They locked arms and walked off. 他们臂挽着臂，迈步离去了。
6. 紧紧搂住；(争斗时)揪扭
lock a child in one's arms 把孩子紧紧搂在怀里
The invading force was locked in fierce combat with the defenders. 入侵部队与防御部队难解难分地鏖战。
7. 为(运河、水坝等)设闸
8. 使(船)过闸
lock a ship in (out) 使船过闸驶入 (驶出)
9. 设闸拦(河) (off)
They succeeded in locking off the portion of the river. 他们建成闸门把那段河水拦住了。
10. [常用被动语态](山等)围住
The village is locked with hills. 村子被群山团团围住。
11. [常用被动语态]搁死(资金) (up)
He had all his money locked up in land. 他把自己所有的钱都搁死在地产投资上了。
12. 【印】将(铅字等)装版 (up)
13. 〈美口〉对(某事)胜利在握 (up)
It became apparent that he had the presidential nomination locked up. 很明显，他被提名为总统候选人已成定局。
❷ vi.
1. 被锁上
This suitcase won't lock because it is too full. 衣箱装得太满了，锁不上。
2. (齿轮等)啮合；互相卡住
Two cars locked together in passing. 两车交会时互相卡住了。
3. (船)过闸
The ship locked into the canal. 船过闸驶入运河。
4. 设(船)闸
[< OE loc; 与 ON lok, OHG loh enclosure, OE locc lock of hair 有关] phr. have a lock on 〈美口〉完全控制 lock away 1. 把…锁起妥藏 She locked away her jewellery before going away on holiday. 她在外出度假前把珠宝首饰都锁藏了起来。The secret was locked away in her heart. 她把秘密藏在心底。2. 关押；把…关入精神病院 He was locked away for murder. 他因杀人罪被关押。lock down 〈美〉把 (犯人)关入单间牢房 lock horns 见 horn
lock on (to)1. (雷达、导弹等) 跟踪 (目标)；使 (雷达、导弹等) 跟踪 (目标)
2. (利用雷达等)截获(目标)
lock out 1. 不准 (工人) 进厂以胁迫工人接受条件
Workmen had been locked out until they agreed to the employers' terms. 工人们在接受厂方的条件之前被禁止进厂。
2. 把…关在门外
They have deliberately locked the children out. 他们有意把孩子们关在门外。
lock, stock, and barrel 完全，全部
Before they were repatriated, they sold all their possessions, lock, stock, and barrel. 他们被遣返回国之前，把全部财产统统变卖了。
lock the stable door after (或 when) the horse has been stolen (或 has bolted) 见 stable²
put a lock on 〈美〉控制
try to put a lock on the general election 试图控制大选
under lock and key 1. 妥善锁藏着
2. 被关押着
walk lock and lock 臂挽着臂地走
People walked lock and lock in the demonstration against the military government. 人们在反军政府示威游行中臂挽臂地迈步行进。 |