| 单词 | interlock |
| 释义 | interlock (once / 6301 pages) 1vn 2vn When things interlock with each other, they fit or work together. When a bicycle is properly built, all of its separate parts interlock. The parts of a machine have to interlock for it to work well: gears must interlock with each other, for example. You can also interlock fingers with another person, holding hands so that they're laced together. This verb, dating from the 17th century, combines inter-, "between" and lock, "to close or to lock," from an Old English root. WORD FAMILYinterlock: interlocked, interlocking, interlocks+/forelock: forelocks/interlocking: interlockings/lock: forelock, interlock, lockage, locked, locker, locking, locks, unlock/locker: lockers/locking: lockings, self-locking/unlock: unlocked, unlocking, unlocks USAGE EXAMPLESStrengthening Iowa’s ignition interlock laws, which are among the weakest in the nation, according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Instead, he said, the group prefers to focus on interlock devices prohibiting people from driving drunk. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) She limited herself to two or three colours, painting interlocking abstractions where ovals met rectangles and triangles and semicircles, often set within a circular whole. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1v coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively Syn|Hyper mesh coordinate, organise, organize bring order and organization to 2v become engaged or intermeshed with one another Syn|Hyper lock bosom, embrace, hug, squeeze squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness 3n the act of interlocking or meshing 2an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check Syn|Hyper interlocking, mesh, meshing catch, grab, snap, snatch the act of catching an object with the hands 1v hold in a locking position Syn|Hyper interlace, lock hold, take hold have or hold in one's hands or grip 2n a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting Syn|Hyper ignition interlock device an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
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