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单词 latch on
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
latch on vb (intr, adverb) often followed by to: informal
  1. to attach oneself (to)
  2. to understand
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
latch /lætʃ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a device for holding a door, gate, or the like closed, with a bar that falls or slides into a catch, groove, or hole.
  2. a lock on a door that can be opened with a key.

v. 
  1. to close or fasten (with a latch): [+ object]He latched the barn door shut.[no object]The door would not latch.
  2. latch on or onto, [+ on or onto + object]
    • to obtain;
      get.
    • to attach oneself to:The stray dog latched onto the children and followed them home.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
latch  (lach),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.

v.t. 
  1. to close or fasten with a latch.

v.i. 
  1. to close tightly so that the latch is secured:The door won't latch.
  2. latch on:
    • to grab or hold on, as to an object or idea, esp. tightly or tenaciously.
    • to include or add in;
      attach:If we latch the tax on, the bill will come to over $100.
  3. latch onto, [Informal.]
    • to take possession of;
      obtain;
      get.
    • to acquire understanding of;
      comprehend.
    • to attach oneself to;
      join in with:The stray dog latched onto the children and wouldn't go home.
  • bef. 950; 1930–35 for def. 5; Middle English lacchen, Old English lǣccan to take hold of, catch, seize; akin to Greek lázesthai to take

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