2N-COUNT 锁 The lock on something such as a door or a drawer is the device which is used to keep it shut and prevent other people from opening it. Locks are opened with a key. 锁
At that moment he heard Gill's key turning in the lock of the door. [+ of]
那一刻,他听见吉尔的钥匙开启门锁的声音。
An intruder forced open a lock on French windows at the house.
5N-COUNT (运河或河流上的)船闸,水闸 On a canal or river, a lock is a place where walls have been built with gates at each end so that boats can move to a higher or lower section of the canal or river, by gradually changing the water level inside the gates. (运河或河流上的)船闸,水闸
6N-COUNT 一绺(头发) A lock of hair is a small bunch of hairs on your head that grow together and curl or curve in the same direction. 一绺(头发)
She brushed a lock of hair off his forehead. [+ of]
7N-PLURAL [usually supplement NOUN]头发 Your locks are your hair. 头发 [literary]
...women with long, wavy locks.
留着长长卷发的女人们
8PHRASE [PHRASE after verb]妥善锁藏着;被关押着 If something or someone is kept under lock and key, they are in a container or room which has been securely locked. 妥善锁藏着;被关押着
The books were normally kept under lock and key in the library vault.
这些书一般妥善锁藏在图书馆的地窖里。
He is currently under lock and key at Eastmoor secure unit in Leeds.
1fastening device鎖ADJECTIVE | VERB + LOCK | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤combination, cylinder, deadbolt, mortise, Yale™ (BrE) 暗碼鎖;圓筒銷子鎖;嵌鎖;插鎖;耶爾鎖◇The hotels replaced their mortise locks on guest rooms with magnetic card readers.賓館把客房門上的插鎖換成了磁卡閱讀器。➤electronic電子鎖➤safety安全鎖;保險機◇Most cars are now fitted with child safety locks on the back doors.多數小轎車現在都在後門配置了兒童安全鎖。◇safety locks for handguns手槍保險栓➤gun, trigger槍機;扳機保險◇trigger locks for guns槍械扳機保險➤bicycle, bike (informal) 自行車鎖▸➤door, window門鎖;窗鎖VERB + LOCK➤fit安裝鎖◇We had new locks fitted after the burglary.遭入室盜竊之後,我們換了新鎖。➤break, force, pick撬鎖▸➤open, turn開鎖;轉動鎖◇He turned the lock and pushed the door open.他轉動門鎖,推開了門。➤check檢查鎖◇She ran around the house, checking all the locks.她在房子各處跑了一遍,檢查所有的鎖。PHRASES➤insert the key in the lock, turn the key in the lock在鎖眼中插入鑰匙;轉動鎖眼中的鑰匙▸➤under lock and key關押;被囚禁◇Prisoners are kept under lock and key 24 hours a day.囚犯一天 24 小時都被關押着。lock
noun²
2small bunch of hair一綹頭髮ADJECTIVE➤stray一縷散髮◇She flicked a stray lock of hair off her face.她輕輕撩開臉上一縷散亂的頭髮。➤flowing飄逸的頭髮◇She had long flowing locks and blue eyes.她有着飄逸的長髮和碧藍的眼睛。➤blonde, chestnut, golden, etc.金黃色、栗色、金色等髮綹➤curly鬈髮◇He ran a hand through his curly brown locks.他用一隻手梳理他那棕色鬈髮。lock
verb¹
1close with a lock鎖ADVERB | VERB + LOCK | PHRASESADVERB➤carefully仔細鎖上◇He carefully locked the door behind him.他隨手小心鎖好了門。➤automatically, electronically自動/電子鎖閉◇The door locks automatically.這種門自動鎖閉。VERB + LOCK➤forget to忘記上鎖PHRASES➤be firmly locked, be securely locked鎖得牢固▸➤keep sth locked鎖住⋯◇Keep your garage securely locked.把你的車庫鎖嚴。lock
verb²
2put sb/sth inside sth that is locked鎖起來ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤away, in鎖起來◇I was terrified they would lock me in again.我非常害怕他們會再把我鎖起來。PREPOSITION➤in鎖在⋯裏面◇I locked myself in the bathroom.我把自己鎖在浴室裏。PHRASES➤be safely locked, be securely locked被妥善鎖起◇All the valuables were safely locked away.所有貴重物品都已妥善鎖好。