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单词 latch
释义

latch

/latʃ /
noun
1A metal bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or gate: lifting the latch, she pushed the gate open...
  • On large canvas slabs, he uses a thick rust-colored paint and applies objects such as antler-shaped branches, a door latch or a metal chain.
  • He put it on, swung down from the sides the cheek-guards, fastened the metal latch tightly.
  • He was holding the latch of a metal door in the side of the pipe.

Synonyms

fastening, catch, fastener;
clasp, hasp, hook, bar, bolt, clip;
lock, padlock, deadlock;
Scottish sneck, snib
1.1A spring lock for an outer door, which catches when the door is closed and can only be opened from the outside with a key.Within seconds, I had located the latch and opened the door....
  • Wasting no time I pulled on my trousers and buckled them, kicking into my shoes and grabbing my shirt and jacket when the door latch opened.
  • He fumbled for the latch to open his door, and left the limousine and the beautiful woman behind as quickly as he could.
2 Electronics A circuit which retains whatever output state results from a momentary input signal until reset by another signal.The binding latch remains in a reset state while the battery signal is applied....
  • The compare circuit includes a holding circuitry that includes a number of latches for holding an encoded version of a memory address.
  • Sense amplifier latches are coupled to each column of memory cells.
verb [with object]
1Fasten (a door or gate) with a latch: she latched the door carefully...
  • Kathryn rolled her eyes and latched the door securely.
  • Once the viewing was over, they latched the door again, in silence.
  • And he shushed her, pulling her into the house, and latching the back door.

Synonyms

fasten, secure, make fast, bar, bolt;
lock, padlock, deadlock;
Scottish & Irish sneck, snib
2 [no object] Electronics (Of a device) become fixed in a particular state: the output relay can be set to latch at a preset value

Phrases

on the latch

Phrasal verbs

latch on

latch on to

Origin

Old English læccan 'take hold of, grasp (physically or mentally'), of Germanic origin.

Rhymes

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