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

P11. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). to have (also get, keep, etc.) a lock on (something): (a) (originally) to be certain to win or gain (something); (b) (now chiefly) to have a secure hold on, total control over, or a monopoly on (something). Cf. sense 24.

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1924 Washington Post 19 Apr. (Sports section) 2/6 The Cosden-Parr confederacy appear to have a lock on the opener with Bother and Cloudland.

1964 San Antonio (Texas) Light 25 Jan. 10/1 The victory enabled Lee to keep a lock on the district lead with six wins in as many starts.

1972 N.Y. Times 17 Dec. 60/3 Vice President Agnew..might get a lock on the nomination long before the 1976 convention.

1984 Pop. Mech. Feb. 56 c/2 The Russians think they have a lock on the world caviar market.

1990 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 6 Apr. 22 a As in any controversy, no side has a lock on the truth.

2007 B. Mulroney Memoirs iv. iv. 314 The Liberals (who had had a lock on government for the previous twenty-one years) had over time acquired an ease with the leading bureaucrats.

单词	to have a lock on
释义	> as lemmas to have (also get, keep, etc.) a lock on (something) P11. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). to have (also get, keep, etc.) a lock on (something): (a) (originally) to be certain to win or gain (something); (b) (now chiefly) to have a secure hold on, total control over, or a monopoly on (something). Cf. sense 24. ΚΠ 1924 Washington Post 19 Apr. (Sports section) 2/6 The Cosden-Parr confederacy appear to have a lock on the opener with Bother and Cloudland. 1964 San Antonio (Texas) Light 25 Jan. 10/1 The victory enabled Lee to keep a lock on the district lead with six wins in as many starts. 1972 N.Y. Times 17 Dec. 60/3 Vice President Agnew..might get a lock on the nomination long before the 1976 convention. 1984 Pop. Mech. Feb. 56 c/2 The Russians think they have a lock on the world caviar market. 1990 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 6 Apr. 22 a As in any controversy, no side has a lock on the truth. 2007 B. Mulroney Memoirs iv. iv. 314 The Liberals (who had had a lock on government for the previous twenty-one years) had over time acquired an ease with the leading bureaucrats. extracted from lockn.² < as lemmas
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