| 单词 | lockstep |
| 释义 | lockstep (lɒkstɛp ) also lock-step also lock step 1. in lockstep uncountable noun [usu in N] When members of the armed forces march in lockstep, they march very close to each other. [US] Navy officers marched in lockstep to lay flowers at the base of the new monument. 2. phrase [after v; oft PHR with n] If people or things move in lockstep, or if they move in lockstep with each other, they act in a similar way. [mainly US] After years of moving in lockstep, France and Germany are growing apart at an alarming rate. In the end, the 1987 collapse suggested, the economy doesn't move in lockstep with stock prices. Idioms: in lockstep [mainly US] if two people or things move in lockstep, they are very closely linked and dependent on one another, so that if one changes, the other changes too Many criminologists argue that support for the death penalty moves in lockstep with the crime rate. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers |
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