请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 lock up
释义

lock up


lock up

vb (adverb) 1. (tr) Also: lock in or lock away to imprison or confine2. to lock or secure the doors, windows, etc, of (a building)3. (tr) to keep or store securely: secrets locked up in history. 4. (Banking & Finance) (tr) to invest (funds) so that conversion into cash is difficult5. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing to secure (type, etc) in a chase or in the bed of the printing machine by tightening the quoins n 6. the action or time of locking up 7. a jail or block of cells 8. (Commerce) Brit a small shop with no attached quarters for the owner or shopkeeper 9. Brit a garage or storage place separate from the main premises 10. (Stock Exchange) stock exchange an investment that is intended to be held for a relatively long period 11. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing the pages of type held in a chase by the positioning of quoins adj : lock-up Brit and NZ (of premises) without living accommodation: a lock-up shop.
Thesaurus
Verb1.lock up - secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation"fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
2.lock up - place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"lock away, put away, shut away, shut up, lock in, lockconfine - prevent from leaving or from being removed
Translations
关押锁住锁好

lock1

(lok) noun1. a mechanism for fastening doors etc. He put the key in the lock.2. a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal. (運河等的)船閘 船闸3. the part of a gun by which it is fired. (槍的)扳機 枪机4. a tight hold (in wrestling etc). (摔角等的)夾抱 揪扭,紧紧抓住(或抱住) verb to fasten or become fastened with a lock. She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock. 鎖住 ˈlocker noun a small cupboard, especially for sports equipment. 置物櫃(尤指放運動裝備者) 有锁存物柜,寄物柜 ˈlocket (-kit) noun a little ornamental case hung round the neck. a gold locket containing a piece of his hair. (項鏈上的)裝飾盒 保藏记念品的贵重金属小盒ˈlocksmith noun a person who makes and mends locks. 鎖匠 锁匠lock in to prevent from getting out of a building etc by using a lock. She found she was locked in, and had to climb out of the window. 鎖在裡面 关在里面lock out to prevent from getting into a building etc by using a lock. Don't lock yourself out (of the house) by forgetting to take your key with you. 鎖在外面 关在外面lock up1. to confine or prevent from leaving or being taken away by using a lock. to lock up a prisoner / one's jewellery. 監禁,鎖藏 锁住,关押 2. to lock whatever should be locked. He locked up and left the shop about 5.30 p.m. 鎖好 锁好

lock up


lock up

1. To lock something in a container or storage space. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lock" and "up." It's very important that dangerous cleaning products are locked up when your children start crawling around the house. I locked our valuables up in a wall-mounted safe before we left for our vacation.2. To incarcerate someone in some place, especially prison, indefinitely or for a very long time. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lock" and "up." I hope they lock that crazy drunk driver up—he nearly killed me! In the old days, they'd lock you up for showing the symptoms of schizophrenia.See also: lock, up

lock someone or something up (somewhere)

to lock someone or something within something or some place. The captain ordered the sailor locked up in the brig until the ship got into port. Don't lock me up! The sheriff locked up the crook in a cell.See also: lock, up

lock up

1. Close a house or place of work, fastening all the doors and windows, as in The attendant locks up at eleven o'clock every night, or Did you remind Abby to lock up? [Late 1500s] 2. Invest in something not easily converted into cash, as in Most of their assets were locked up in real estate. [Late 1600s] 3. lock someone up. Confine or imprison someone, as in The princes were locked up in the Tower of London. [c. 1300] See also: lock, up

lock up

v.1. To shut or make something secure with or as if with locks: We locked the house up and went on vacation. I locked up my bike and went into the store. The owner locks up every day at 5:00.2. To confine or exclude something or someone by or as if by means of a lock: We locked up the dog for the night. The guards locked the criminal up in the cell. All our savings are locked up in a retirement account.3. To become fixed in place so that movement or escape is impossible; be immobilized: I was so nervous that my knees locked up and I couldn't walk. The car's brakes locked up, and it skidded to a halt.See also: lock, up

lock up


lock up

Brit a small shop with no attached quarters for the owner or shopkeeper

lock up

[′läk ¦əp] (graphic arts) To position a form in the frame in which type and plates are locked up for letterpress printing.
MedicalSeelockLegalSeeLockupFinancialSeeLock

lock up


Related to lock up: Lock up period
  • verb

Synonyms for lock up

verb secure by locking

Related Words

  • fasten
  • fix
  • secure

verb place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

Synonyms

  • lock away
  • put away
  • shut away
  • shut up
  • lock in
  • lock

Related Words

  • confine
随便看

 

英语词典包含2567994条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/4/1 11:30:09