| 单词 | lock up |
| 释义 | lock upverb (adverb) 1. Also: lock in, lock away (transitive) to imprison or confine 2. to lock or secure the doors, windows, etc, of (a building) 3. (transitive) to keep or store securely secrets locked up in history 4. (transitive) to invest (funds) so that conversion into cash is difficult 5. printing to secure (type, etc) in a chase or in the bed of the printing machine by tightening the quoins noun lockup 6. the action or time of locking up 7. a jail or block of cells 8. British a small shop with no attached quarters for the owner or shopkeeper 9. British a garage or storage place separate from the main premises 10. stock exchange an investment that is intended to be held for a relatively long period 11. printing the pages of type held in a chase by the positioning of quoins adjective 12. lock-up British and New Zealand (of premises) without living accommodation a lock-up shop lock-up(ˈlɒkʌp) noun 1. British a garage that is not attached to the user's house 25lb of Semtex explosive was found in the lock-up she had rented to Mr Henderson. 2. a small shop with no attached quarters for the owner or shopkeeper K claims to be based in a small lock-up in Tokyo. 3. US informal a jail or block of cells I was in the lock-up for a night. the 450 inmates at the maximum-security lock-up in Lucasville 4. stock exchange an investment that is intended to be held for a relatively long period 5. the action or time of locking up 6. printing the pages of type held in a chase by the positioning of quoins adjective 7. capable of being locked, for security There is an underground garage and secure lockup storage. 8. British and New Zealand (of premises) without living accommodation |
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