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Chinese translation of 'lock up' vt - [house, car]
锁(鎖)好 (suǒhǎo) - [criminal]
把 ... 监(監)禁起来(來) (bǎ ... jiānjìn qǐlái) - [mental patient]
把 ... 关(關)进(進)精神病院 (bǎ ... guānjìn jíngshénbìngyuàn)
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锁(鎖)好门(門)窗 (suǒhǎo ménchuāng)
See lock - lock away
- lock in
- lock out
- lock up
- lock, stock and barrel
- locked
- locker
- lock out
- lock in
- lock away
1. phrasal verbIf you lock something up in a place or container, you put or hide it there and fasten the lock. Give away any food you have on hand, or lock it up and give the key to the neighbours. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Control of materials could be maintained by locking up bombs. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verbTo lock someone up means to put them in prison or a secure psychiatric hospital. Mr Milner persuaded the federal prosecutors not to lock up his client. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verbWhen you lock up a building or car or lock up, you make sure that all the doors and windows are locked so that nobody can get in. Don't forget to lock up. [VERB PARTICLE] Leave your car here and lock it up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] See full dictionary entry for lock also lockup Word forms: plural lock-ups1. countable nounA lock-up is the same as a jail. [US, informal] ...the 450 inmates at the maximum-security lock-up in Lucasville. 2. countable nounA lock-up is a garage that is used by someone, but is not next to their house. [British] 25lb of Semtex explosive was found in the lock-up she had rented to Mr Henderson. Lock-up is also an adjective. ...a lock-up garage. lock up in British Englishverb (adverb)1. Also: lock in, lock away (transitive) to imprison or confine 2. to lock or secure the doors, windows, etc, of (a building) 3. (transitive) to keep or store securely secrets locked up in history 4. (transitive) to invest (funds) so that conversion into cash is difficult 5. printing to secure (type, etc) in a chase or in the bed of the printing machine by tightening the quoins noun lockup6. the action or time of locking up 7. a jail or block of cells 8. British a small shop with no attached quarters for the owner or shopkeeper 9. British a garage or storage place separate from the main premises 10. stock exchange an investment that is intended to be held for a relatively long period 11. printing the pages of type held in a chase by the positioning of quoins adjective12. lock-up British and New Zealand (of premises) without living accommodation a lock-up shop lock-up in British English (ˈlɒkʌp) noun1. British a garage that is not attached to the user's house 25lb of Semtex explosive was found in the lock-up she had rented to Mr Henderson. 2. a small shop with no attached quarters for the owner or shopkeeper K claims to be based in a small lock-up in Tokyo. 3. US informal a jail or block of cells I was in the lock-up for a night. the 450 inmates at the maximum-security lock-up in Lucasville 4. stock exchange an investment that is intended to be held for a relatively long period 5. the action or time of locking up 6. printing the pages of type held in a chase by the positioning of quoins adjective7. capable of being locked, for security There is an underground garage and secure lockup storage. 8. British and New Zealand (of premises) without living accommodation lock up in American English 1. to fasten the doors of (a house, etc.) by means of locks 2. to enclose or store in a locked container 4. to make certain to have the result one wants to have an election locked up See full dictionary entry for lock Examples of 'lock up' in a sentencelock up |