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单词 padlock
释义
padlock
(pædlɒk )
Word forms: padlocks , padlocking , padlocked
1. countable noun
A padlock is a lock which is used for fastening two things together. It consists of a block of metal with a U-shaped bar attached to it. One end of the bar is released by turning a key in the lock.
They had put a padlock on the door of his flat.
Synonyms: lock, fastening, clasp  
2. verb
If you padlock something, you lock it or fasten it to something else using a padlock.
Eddie parked his cycle against a lamp post and padlocked it. [VERB noun]
An old mailbox has been padlocked shut. [VERB noun]
[Also VERB noun + to]
Synonyms: secure, lock, chain, bolt  
Collocations:
padlock a gate
We have now had to put up notices and padlock the gates.
The Sun
They would sometimes padlock the gates to deny us access.
ST
As self-appointed 'custodian of the land' he says he clears fly-tipping, has set up birdbaths and padlocked a gate.
The Sun
Translations:
Chinese: 挂锁, 用挂锁锁上
Japanese: 南京錠, 南京錠をかける
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