| 单词 | latch |
| 释义 | latch n. & v. --n 1. a bar with a catch and lever used as a fastening for a gate etc. 2. a spring-lock preventing a door from being opened from the outside without a key after being shut. --vtr. & intr. fasten or be fastened with a latch. Phrases and idioms latch on (often foll. by to) colloq. 1. attach oneself (to). 2. understand. on the latch fastened by the latch only, not locked. Etymology: prob. f. (now dial.) latch (v.) seize f. OE l{aelig}ccan f. Gmc |
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