单词	lock-in
释义	lock-in noun ˈläk-ˌin  plural lock-ins 1 : a demonstration in which protestors lock themselves inside a building, factory, etc. When those demands weren't met, students took over several school buildings and began a lock-in on March 11. P. R. Lockhart 2 : a usually supervised social event for young people confined to a space (such as a library or church) often overnight Each year, students are enticed to participate in a post-prom lock-in with the promise of games, prizes, food and fun. Jasmine Dent Franks Christian youth lock-ins aren't unusual in religious Texas, though they usually happen in churches. Every so often, a church group will leave a house of worship and rent out a mall or skating rink after normal operating hours. Steve Jansen Word History First Known Use 1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1
随便看	a chill runs up someone's spine a chill/shiver runs up/down someone's spine a chosen few a clip round the ear a closed book a contrario A Coruña a couple a couple of a crashing halt a crying need a crying shame a cut above a day a day to remember a dead cert a deuce of a deuce of a time a devil of a devil of a time a dibs a difference of opinion a dime a dozen a dog's breakfast a dog's life

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