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单词 unlock
释义 un·lock
\“+\ verb
Etymology: Middle English unlokken, from un- (II) + lokken to lock — more at lock
transitive verb
1. : to unfasten the lock of
 < unlocked the trunk of his car >
2.
 a. : to lay open by or as if by undoing a lock
  < struggle to unlock the lands held by a handful of squatters — Times Literary Supplement >
 b. : to gain or grant admission to
  < how to unlock one of the greatest of all mysteries — photosynthesis — Bruce Bliven b. 1889 >
  < reference books are the keys that quickly unlock the doors to … stored knowledge and golden wisdom — G.B.Shaw >
3. : to cause to open : free from restraints or restrictions
 < the reaction to the shock unlocked a flood of emotions >
4.
 a. : to open by a physical action : spread apart
  < they unlocked their cramped fingers from the paddles — Bill Wolf >
 b. : to release from immovability
  < sheer anger finally unlocked his tongue and he shouted at the mob >
5. : to furnish a key to
 < the three cipher men unlocked the whole letter — Fletcher Pratt >
intransitive verb
: to become unfastened or freed from restraints
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