lock

verb

1. （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。
2. 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。
3. （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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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

1. 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。
2. 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
3. （机器部件等的）锁定
   a state in which the parts of a machine, etc. do not move
4. 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。
5. （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
6. 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。
7. 头发
   a person's hair
   1. She shook her long, flowing locks.
      她抖了抖她那飘逸的长发。
8. （并列争球的）第二排前锋
   a player in the second row of the scrum
9. （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。

1. VERB 锁；锁上；锁住
   When you lock something 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。
2. N-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.
   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。
3. VERB 把… 锁起妥藏；把…关起来
   If you lock something 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。
4. V-ERG 扣住；拴住；（使）固定
   If you lock something in a particular position or if it lock there, 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。
5. （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.
6. N-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.
   1. She brushed a lock of hair off his forehead.
      她撩开他脑门上的一绺头发。
7. N-PLURAL 头发
   Your locks are your hair.
   1. ...women with long, wavy locks.
      留着长长卷发的女人们
8. PHRASE 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.
   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。
9. lock, stock, and barrel → see: barrel

1. Always lock your garage.
   每次都要锁上车库。
2. They dug up their New Jersey garden and moved it lock, stock, and barrel back home.
   他们把在新泽西的花园刨了个遍，然后将里面的东西一样不落地搬回了家。
3. He reminded her that he would have to lock and bolt the kitchen door after her.
   他提醒她，在她走后他得把厨房的门上锁并闩上。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. Leave your key with a neighbour in case you lock yourself out one day.
   给邻居留把钥匙，以防有朝一日把自己反锁在外面。
8. Are you sure you locked the front door?
   你确定锁了前门吗？
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. Her maid locked the case in the safe
    她的女佣把箱子锁进保险柜里。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. She brushed a lock of hair off his forehead.
    她撩开他脑门上的一绺头发。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. Don't forget to lock up
    别忘了锁好门窗。
21. It was too late now for Blake to lock his room door
    这会儿布莱克再锁房门已太晚了。
22. 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。
23. The best place to catch fish on a canal is close to a lock
    运河上捕鱼的最佳地点是靠近水闸的地方。
24. 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。
25. In my haste I forgot to lock the door.
    我匆忙中忘了锁门。
26. The key has stuck in the lock.
    钥匙卡在锁里了。
27. Don't neglect locking [ to lock] the door when you leave.
    走的时候别忘了锁门。
28. Move the handle to the left and the door will lock.
    向左转动把手，门就会锁上。
29. The front door needs a stronger lock.
    前门需要牢一点的锁。
30. The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.
    门上的锁锈住了。

lock sb/sth away

lock sb/sth away

lock sb/yourself in (…)

1. 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

1. 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)

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

lock sb out

1. （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

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

lock sb↔up/away

1. 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

1. 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。
2. 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

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
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. We keep our valuables under lock and key.
     我们把贵重物品锁起来收好了。
  2. 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

noun

1. any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured

2. a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

3. 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

4. enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level

   Synonym:    lock chamber

5. a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun

6. a strand or cluster of hair

   Synonym:    curlringletwhorl

verb

1. become rigid or immoveable
   1. The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise

2. 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

3. fasten with a lock
   1. lock the bike to the fence

4. keep engaged
   1. engaged the gears

   Synonym:    engagemeshoperate

5. become engaged or intermeshed with one another
   1. They were locked in embrace

   Synonym:    interlock

6. hold in a locking position
   1. He locked his hands around her neck

   Synonym:    interlockinterlace

7. build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

8. hold fast (in a certain state)
   1. He was locked in a laughing fit

9. pass by means through a lock in a waterway