lock

英 [lɒk]

美 [lɑːk]

v.  (用锁)锁上; 被锁住; 把…锁起来; (使)固定，卡住，塞住
n.  锁; 车锁; 制动器; 锁定器; 制轮楔; (机器部件等的)锁定

过去分词：locked　复数：locks　过去式：locked　现在分词：locking　第三人称单数：locks　

中考高考CET4考研IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2332 / COCA.2221

短语动词

短语用例

lock sb/sth away

lock sb/sth away

lock sb/yourself in (…)

• 把…锁在屋里；把…关押起来
  to prevent sb from leaving a place by locking the door
  1. The brakes locked and the car skidded.
     汽车刹车抱死，车在原地打滑。
  2. He locked his helmet into position with a click.
     他喀哒一声把头盔扣好。

lock onto sth

• 寻找跟踪，锁定（攻击目标）
  to find the thing that is being attacked and follow it
  1. They were locked in a passionate embrace.
     他们热烈地拥抱在一起。

lock sb/yourself out (of sth)

• 把…锁在门外
  to prevent sb from entering a place by locking the door

lock sb out

• （在工人答应某些条件前）不准进入工作的地方
  to refuse to allow workers into their place of work until they agree to particular conditions
  1. a bicycle lock
     自行车的车锁
  2. a steering lock
     转向锁

lock up

lock sth↔up

• 锁好门窗
  to make a building safe by locking the doors and windows

lock sb↔up/away

• 把某人关进监狱
  to put sb in prison
  1. She shook her long, flowing locks.
     她抖了抖她那飘逸的长发。

lock sth↔up/away

• 把…收好并锁起来
  to put sth in a safe place that can be locked
  1. One company had a virtual lock on all orange juice sales in the state.
     有一家公司实际上垄断了整个州所有的橙汁销售。
• 把（钱）搁死（成为不易兑现的资本）
  to put money into an investment that you cannot easily turn into cash

习惯用语

v.

lock horns (with sb) (over sth)
• 涉及（与某人的）争论（或争端、纠纷）
  to get involved in an argument or a disagreement with sb
• The company has locked horns with the unions over proposed pay cuts.
  公司与工会就减薪计划争论不休。

n.

lock, stock and barrel
• 全部；所有
  including everything
• He sold the business lock, stock and barrel.
  他把生意全盘卖掉了。
(keep sth/put sth/be) under lock and key
• 把…安全地锁起来；在押；被囚禁
  locked up safely somewhere; in prison
• We keep our valuables under lock and key.
  我们把贵重物品锁起来收好了。
• I will not rest until the murderer is under lock and key.
  杀人凶手一天不关起来我一天不罢休。
pick a lock
• （用铁丝等）捅开锁
  to open a lock without a key, using sth such as a piece of wire

牛津词典

verb

• （用锁）锁上；被锁住
  to fasten sth with a lock; to be fastened with a lock
  1. Did you lock the door?
     你锁门了吗？
  2. This suitcase doesn't lock.
     这手提箱锁不上。
• 把…锁起来
  to put sth in a safe place and lock it
  1. She locked her passport and money in the safe.
     她把自己的护照和钱锁在了保险柜里。
• （使）固定，卡住，塞住
  to become or make sth become fixed in one position and unable to move
  1. The brakes locked and the car skidded.
     汽车刹车抱死，车在原地打滑。
  2. He locked his helmet into position with a click.
     他喀哒一声把头盔扣好。
• 陷入，卷入（困境、争论、争执等）
  to be involved in a difficult situation, an argument, a disagreement, etc.
  1. The two sides are locked into a bitter dispute.
     双方陷入了激烈的争论。
  2. She felt locked in a loveless marriage.
     她觉得自己陷入了一桩没有爱情的婚姻。
• 被紧紧抓住（或抱住）
  to be held very tightly by sb
  1. They were locked in a passionate embrace.
     他们热烈地拥抱在一起。
• 加锁；锁（定、紧）
  to prevent computer data from being changed or looked at by sb without permission
  1. These files are locked to protect confidentiality.
     为了保密，这些文件都加了锁。

noun

• 锁
  a device that keeps a door, window, lid, etc. shut, usually needing a key to open it
  1. She turned the key in the lock.
     她转动锁眼里的钥匙。
• 车锁；制动器；锁定器；制轮楔
  a device with a key that prevents a vehicle or machine from being used
  1. a bicycle lock
     自行车的车锁
  2. a steering lock
     转向锁
• （机器部件等的）锁定
  a state in which the parts of a machine, etc. do not move
• 前轮转向角度
  the amount that the front wheels can be turned in one direction or the other in order to turn the vehicle
  1. I had the steering wheel on full lock (= I had turned it as far as it would turn) .
     我把方向盘转到了底。
• （运河或河流的）闸，船闸
  a section of canal or river with a gate at either end, in which the water level can be changed so that boats can move from one level of the canal or river to another
• 一绺（或一缕）头发
  a few hairs that hang or lie together on your head
  1. John brushed a lock of hair from his eyes.
     约翰撩开眼前的一绺头发。
• 头发
  a person's hair
  1. She shook her long, flowing locks.
     她抖了抖她那飘逸的长发。
• （并列争球的）第二排前锋
  a player in the second row of the scrum
• （对某物的）完全控制
  total control of sth
  1. One company had a virtual lock on all orange juice sales in the state.
     有一家公司实际上垄断了整个州所有的橙汁销售。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 锁；锁上；锁住
  When youlocksomething such as a door, drawer, or case, you fasten it, usually with a key, so that other people cannot open it.
  1. Are you sure you locked the front door?...
     你确定锁了前门吗？
  2. Wolfgang moved along the corridor towards the locked door at the end.
     沃尔夫冈走向过道尽头锁着的那扇门。
• N-COUNT 锁
  Thelockon 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.
  1. At that moment he heard Gill's key turning in the lock of the door...
     那一刻，他听见吉尔的钥匙开启门锁的声音。
  2. An intruder forced open a lock on French windows at the house.
     有人强行撬开落地窗上的锁闯入屋里。
• VERB 把… 锁起妥藏；把…关起来
  If youlocksomething or someone in a place, room, or container, you put them there and fasten the lock.
  1. Her maid locked the case in the safe...
     她的女佣把箱子锁进保险柜里。
  2. They beat them up and locked them in a cell.
     他们殴打了他们，并把他们锁在一间囚室里。
• V-ERG 扣住；拴住；（使）固定
  If youlocksomething in a particular position or if itlockthere, it is held or fitted firmly in that position.
  1. He leaned back in the swivel chair and locked his fingers behind his head...
     他仰靠在转椅上，十指交叉枕在脑后。
  2. There was a whine of hydraulics as the undercarriage locked into position.
     随着液压系统嘎吱一声响，起落架进入了锁定位置。
• （运河或河流上的）船闸，水闸
  On a canal or river, alockis 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.
• N-COUNT 一绺（头发）
  Alock ofhair is a small bunch of hairs on your head that grow together and curl or curve in the same direction.
  1. She brushed a lock of hair off his forehead.
     她撩开他脑门上的一绺头发。
• N-PLURAL 头发
  Yourlocksare your hair.
  1. ...women with long, wavy locks.
     留着长长卷发的女人们
• PHRASE 妥善锁藏着；被关押着
  If something or someone is keptunder lock and key, they are in a container or room which has been securely locked.
  1. 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。
  2. He is currently under lock and key at Eastmoor secure unit in Leeds.
     他眼下被关押在利兹的伊斯特穆尔保安部。
• lock, stock, and barrel→ see:barrel

英英释义

noun

• any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
• a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
• a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
  Synonym:ignition lock
• enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level
  Synonym:lock chamber
• a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
• a strand or cluster of hair
  Synonym:curlringletwhorl

verb

• become rigid or immoveable
  1. The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise
• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
  1. The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend
  2. She locked her jewels in the safe
  Synonym:lock inlock awayput awayshut upshut awaylock up
• fasten with a lock
  1. lock the bike to the fence
• keep engaged
  1. engaged the gears
  Synonym:engagemeshoperate
• become engaged or intermeshed with one another
  1. They were locked in embrace
  Synonym:interlock
• hold in a locking position
  1. He locked his hands around her neck
  Synonym:interlockinterlace
• build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
• hold fast (in a certain state)
  1. He was locked in a laughing fit
• pass by means through a lock in a waterway

双语例句

• Are you sure you locked the front door?
  你确定锁了前门吗？
• The key has stuck in the lock.
  钥匙卡在锁里了。
• Her maid locked the case in the safe
  她的女佣把箱子锁进保险柜里。
• Always lock your garage.
  每次都要锁上车库。
• That key will come in handy if you lock yourself out
  要是你把自己锁在了屋外，那把钥匙就派上用场了。
• She forgot to lock her door one day and two men got in
  有一天她忘了锁门，两个男人溜了进来。
• Turn a special key, press the brake pedal, and your car's brakes lock
  转动一把特制的钥匙，踩下刹车踏板，这样你的汽车刹车就锁住了。
• He took a small key from his pocket and slowly inserted it into the lock
  他从口袋里掏出一把小钥匙，慢慢地插到锁眼里。
• Give away any food you have on hand, or lock it up and give the key to the neighbours
  把手头的所有食物都送给别人，或者把食物藏好锁起，然后将钥匙交给邻居。
• He picked each lock deftly, and rifled the papers within each drawer.
  他熟练地撬开每一把锁，把每个抽屉里的文件都偷走了。