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单词 unlock
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unlock

(ʌnlɒk)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense unlocks, present participle unlocking, past tense, past participle unlocked
1. verb
If you unlock something such as a door, a room, or a container that has a lock, you open it using a key.
He unlocked the car and threw the coat on to the back seat. [VERB noun]
She unlocked the case and carefully lifted out the vase. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: open, undo, unfasten, release More Synonyms of unlock
2. verb
If you unlock the potential or the secrets of something or someone, you release them.
Education and training is the key that will unlock our nation's potential. [VERB noun]
...the man who dedicated his life to unlocking the secrets of the universe. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: discover, uncover, unearth, lay bare More Synonyms of unlock

unlock in British English

(ʌnˈlɒk)
verb
1. (transitive)
to unfasten (a lock, door, etc)
2. (transitive)
to open, release, or let loose
3. (transitive)
to disclose or provide the key to
unlock a puzzle
4. (intransitive)
to become unlocked
Derived forms
unlockable (unˈlockable)
adjective

unlock in American English

(ʌnˈlɑk)
verb transitive
1. 
a. 
to open (a lock)
b. 
to open the lock of (a door, chest, etc.)
2. 
to let loose as if by opening a lock; release
to unlock a torrent of grief
3. 
to cause to separate; part
to unlock clenched jaws
4. 
to lay open; reveal
to unlock a secret
verb intransitive
5. 
to become unlocked

Examples of 'unlock' in a sentence
unlock

She will remind you if you have left the front door unlocked.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It’s like investing in fingerprint identification for your front door and leaving your back door unlocked.
Computing (2010)
He can already unlock the front door and get out.
The Sun (2017)
If they match, the car will unlock.
The Sun (2016)
You understand how to unlock people's potential.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
This would provide delivery drivers with a one-time code letting them unlock your front door.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It can unlock doors, but it is up to Western businesses to push them open.
Computing (2010)
When the delivery driver receives the parcel, he or she is given a one-time code that can unlock the door.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You can leave your front door unlocked when you go out.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They were reportedly found in an unlocked car at the hospital in the city.
The Sun (2008)
Logic puzzles unlock new areas once they are solved.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Try to keep it tight and they will unlock you.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He will be hoping that his interventions will unlock that potential.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Labour is the key to unlocking this crisis of the opposition.
Hirst, Paul After Thatcher (1989)
It unlocks the universe from my back garden.
The Sun (2012)
Visitors can identify themselves by intercom before the door is unlocked.
Christianity Today (2000)
These work by sensing your proximity to the car and automatically unlocking the doors.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They are the key that will unlock it for us.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He was looking for the keys that would unlock the mysteries of life.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The only time he used to get told off was for leaving his car unlocked.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The real value of this will be unlocked over the next three years.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Does unlocking the bathroom door to your spouse unlock the key to your heart?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The door was unlocked but it was blocked by a piece of furniture.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The island is a place where residents leave their cars and homes unlocked.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Now experts hope her astonishing mind power will unlock the secrets of the human brain.
The Sun (2008)
Because in future the book will be her only key to unlock her happy past.
The Sun (2011)
Choir singing is a team sport and a good conductor or vocal coach will help to unlock your potential.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The key motivator for change has to be a desire from the heart of the business to unlock its potential.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They want to unlock their potential.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You will find yourself on a mysterious and uninhabited island, solving loads of puzzles to unlock its secrets.
The Sun (2013)
Then, by chance, he met a local fisherman who helped him to unlock the puzzle.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
 Puzzles must be unlocked to advance the story, which is moving, well told and pretty darn sad.
The Sun (2014)

In other languages
unlock

British English: unlock /ʌnˈlɒk/ VERB
If you unlock something such as a door, a room, or a container, you open it using a key.
He unlocked the car.
  • American English: unlock
  • Arabic: يَفْتَحُ القُفْل
  • Brazilian Portuguese: destrancar
  • Chinese: 开锁
  • Croatian: otključati
  • Czech: odemknout
  • Danish: låse op
  • Dutch: ontgrendelen
  • European Spanish: abrir
  • Finnish: avata lukko
  • French: déverrouiller
  • German: aufschließen
  • Greek: ξεκλειδώνω
  • Italian: sbloccare
  • Japanese: 錠をあける
  • Korean: (잠긴 것을) 열다
  • Norwegian: låse opp
  • Polish: otworzyć
  • European Portuguese: destrancar
  • Romanian: a descuia
  • Russian: открывать
  • Latin American Spanish: quitar el seguro
  • Swedish: låsa upp
  • Thai: ไขกุญแจ
  • Turkish: açmak kilit
  • Ukrainian: відмикати
  • Vietnamese: mở khóa

Chinese translation of 'unlock'

unlock

(ʌnˈlɔk)

vt

  1. [door, car, suitcase] 开(開) (kāi)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to unfasten a lock or door
She unlocked the case and lifted out the vase.
Synonyms
open
He opened the window and looked out.
undo
I managed to undo a corner of the parcel.
unfasten
Reaching down, he unfastened the latch on the gate.
release
He was released from custody the next day.
unbolt
unlatch
unbar
2 (verb) 
He dedicated his life to unlocking the secrets of the universe.
Synonyms
discover
The suitcase was discovered on a roadside outside the city.
uncover
Auditors said they had uncovered evidence of fraud.
unearth
No evidence has yet been unearthed.
lay bare
bring to light
blow wide open (slang)
free
let loose

Additional synonyms

in the sense of release
Definition
to free (a person or animal) from captivity or imprisonment
He was released from custody the next day.
Synonyms
set free,
free,
discharge,
liberate,
drop,
deliver,
loose,
let go,
undo,
let out,
extricate,
untie,
disengage,
emancipate,
unchain,
unfasten,
turn loose,
unshackle,
unloose,
unfetter,
unbridle,
manumit
in the sense of uncover
Definition
to reveal or disclose
Auditors said they had uncovered evidence of fraud.
Synonyms
reveal,
find,
discover,
expose,
encounter,
turn up,
detect,
disclose,
unveil,
come across,
unearth,
dig up,
divulge,
chance on,
root out,
unmask,
lay bare,
make known,
blow the whistle on (informal),
bring to light,
smoke out,
take the wraps off,
blow wide open (slang),
stumble on or across
in the sense of undo
Definition
to open, unwrap or untie
I managed to undo a corner of the parcel.
Synonyms
open,
unfasten,
loose,
loosen,
unlock,
unwrap,
untie,
disengage,
unbutton,
disentangle,
unstrap,
unclasp

Synonyms of 'unlock'

unlock

Explore 'unlock' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of unearth
Definition
to discover by searching
No evidence has yet been unearthed.
Synonyms
discover,
find,
reveal,
expose,
turn up,
uncover,
bring to light,
ferret out,
root up
in the sense of unfasten
Definition
to undo, untie, or open or become undone, untied, or opened
Reaching down, he unfastened the latch on the gate.
Synonyms
undo,
open,
loosen,
separate,
detach,
unlock,
disconnect,
untie,
unstrap,
unclasp,
uncouple,
unlace
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