单词 | to lock in |
释义 | > as lemmasto lock in to lock in 1. transitive. To enclose and secure in a room, building, enclosure, etc., by locking the door or doors; to prevent the exit of (a person) by locking the door or doors. ΚΠ 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) iv. l. 779 To the chawmer quhar he was vpon chance, ‘Speid fast,’ he said, ‘Wallace is lokit In’. 1590 tr. A. De Valdés Sacke of Roome sig. K3 And you will not out I will lock you in. 1609 B. Jonson Case is Alterd ii. i. sig. C3 Rachel I must abroad. Lock thy selfe in, but yet take out the key. View more context for this quotation 1650 R. Stapleton tr. F. Strada De Bello Belgico vi. 6 The Calvinists would have sallyed out of Antwerp to helpe their Fellowes. But finding themselves lockt in they grew rageous. 1713 G. Mackenzie Hist. Acct. Conspiracy Earls of Gowry 49 Let Andrew Henryson go into the Round of the Chamber, and I will lock him in, and take the Key to of the Chamber with me. c1746 H. Walpole Let. c8 Aug. (1941) IX. 43 I..envy a dame over the way that has just locked in her boarders. 1820 C. Lamb in London Mag. Nov. 486/2 Here the poor boy was locked in by himself all day. 1870 F. P. Verney Lettice Lisle xx. 220 I did feel queesy and queery..when Ursley locked me in. 1921 A. E. Coppard Adam & Eve & pinch Me 92 Someone locked me in last night, Sir. 2012 A. Blum Tubes iv. 141 The fingerprint scanner wasn't recognizing his dirty hands and had locked him in, to the jeers of his coworkers on either side of the glass. 2. transitive. Business. To ensure, guarantee, or protect (profits, prices, rates, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [verb (transitive)] > other money-dealing operations to part stakes (also shares)1553 marshal1771 float1872 squeeze1885 hedge1909 block1932 to lock in1950 divest1962 reintermediate1971 launder1973 wash1973 1950 Barron's National Business & Financial Weekly 13 Mar. 3/2 The weight of profit-taking proved heavy enough only to lock in additional shorts. 1960 Jrnl. Accountancy June 54/1 Such unplanned termination..may..lock in the undistributed profits previously taxed to the shareholders. 1975 Financial Times 21 Apr. 4/1 (advt.) We'll explain how options can be used to lock in profits. 1999 What Investm. Mar. 21/1 Protected investments..have a rolling protection period to lock in gains or losses over a shorter period. 2003 D. L. Scott Wall St. Words 192 As with other futures contracts, interest rate futures permit a buyer and a seller to lock in the price of an asset..for future delivery. < as lemmas |
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