英语词汇“lock”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lock¹

(lŏk)

1. A device operated by a key, combination, or keycard and used, as on a door, for holding, closing, or securing.

2. A section of a waterway, such as a canal, closed off with gates, in which vessels in transit are raised or lowered by raising or lowering the water level of that section.

3. A mechanism in a firearm for exploding the charge.

4. An interlocking or entanglement of elements or parts.

a. Sports A hold in wrestling or self-defense that is secured on a part of an opponent's body.

b. A secure hold; control: The distributor has a lock on most of the market.

c. A sure thing; a certainty: His promotion is a lock.

v. locked, lock·ing, locks

v.tr.

a. To fasten the lock of: close and lock a drawer.

b. To shut or make secure with or as if with locks: locked the house.

2. To confine or exclude by or as if by means of a lock: locked the dog in for the night; locked the criminal up in a cell.

3. To fix in place so that movement or escape is impossible; hold fast: The ship was locked in the ice through the winter. She felt that she had become locked into a binding agreement.

a. To sight and follow (a moving target) automatically: locked the enemy fighter in the gun sights.

b. To aim (a weapon or other device) at a moving target so as to follow it automatically: "The pilot had locked his targeting radar on the slow-moving frigate" (Ed Magnuson).

5. To clasp or link firmly; intertwine or interlock: locked arms and walked away.

6. To bind in close struggle or battle: The two dogs were locked in combat.

a. To equip (a waterway) with locks.

b. To pass (a vessel) through a lock.

8. To invest (funds) in such a way that they cannot easily be converted into cash.

9. To arrange or secure (an interest rate) for a loan.

10. Computers

a. To end the processing of (a magnetic tape or disk) in such a way as to deny access to its contents.

b. To protect (a file) from changes or deletion.

v.intr.

1. To become fastened by or as if by means of a lock: The door locks automatically when shut.

2. To become entangled or jammed; interlock.

3. To become rigid or immobile: The mechanism tends to lock in cold weather.

4. To pass through a lock or locks in a waterway.

Phrasal Verbs:

lock down

1. To place (a facility or the people in it) in a lockdown.

2. To arrange or secure (something) so that it does not change or can't be undone.

lock out

To withhold work from (employees) during a labor dispute.

Idioms:

lock horns

To become embroiled in conflict.

lock lips Slang

To engage in a long kiss.

lock, stock, and barrel

To the greatest or most complete extent; wholly: an estate that was auctioned off lock, stock, and barrel.

under lock and key

Securely locked up.

[Middle English lok, from Old English loc, bolt, bar.]

locka·ble adj.

单词	lock
释义	lock¹ (lŏk) n. 1. A device operated by a key, combination, or keycard and used, as on a door, for holding, closing, or securing. 2. A section of a waterway, such as a canal, closed off with gates, in which vessels in transit are raised or lowered by raising or lowering the water level of that section. 3. A mechanism in a firearm for exploding the charge. 4. An interlocking or entanglement of elements or parts. 5. a. Sports A hold in wrestling or self-defense that is secured on a part of an opponent's body. b. A secure hold; control: The distributor has a lock on most of the market. c. A sure thing; a certainty: His promotion is a lock. v. locked, lock·ing, locks v.tr. 1. a. To fasten the lock of: close and lock a drawer. b. To shut or make secure with or as if with locks: locked the house. 2. To confine or exclude by or as if by means of a lock: locked the dog in for the night; locked the criminal up in a cell. 3. To fix in place so that movement or escape is impossible; hold fast: The ship was locked in the ice through the winter. She felt that she had become locked into a binding agreement. 4. a. To sight and follow (a moving target) automatically: locked the enemy fighter in the gun sights. b. To aim (a weapon or other device) at a moving target so as to follow it automatically: "The pilot had locked his targeting radar on the slow-moving frigate" (Ed Magnuson). 5. To clasp or link firmly; intertwine or interlock: locked arms and walked away. 6. To bind in close struggle or battle: The two dogs were locked in combat. 7. a. To equip (a waterway) with locks. b. To pass (a vessel) through a lock. 8. To invest (funds) in such a way that they cannot easily be converted into cash. 9. To arrange or secure (an interest rate) for a loan. 10. Computers a. To end the processing of (a magnetic tape or disk) in such a way as to deny access to its contents. b. To protect (a file) from changes or deletion. v.intr. 1. To become fastened by or as if by means of a lock: The door locks automatically when shut. 2. To become entangled or jammed; interlock. 3. To become rigid or immobile: The mechanism tends to lock in cold weather. 4. To pass through a lock or locks in a waterway. *Phrasal Verbs:* *lock down* 1. To place (a facility or the people in it) in a lockdown. 2. To arrange or secure (something) so that it does not change or can't be undone. *lock out* To withhold work from (employees) during a labor dispute. *Idioms:* *lock horns* To become embroiled in conflict. *lock lips* Slang To engage in a long kiss. *lock, stock, and barrel* To the greatest or most complete extent; wholly: an estate that was auctioned off lock, stock, and barrel. *under lock and key* Securely locked up. [Middle English lok, from Old English loc, bolt, bar.] locka·ble adj.
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