| 释义 |
lock1/lok/ nouna fastening that can be opened and often closed only by means of a particular key or combination an enclosed section of a river or waterway, e.g. a canal that, which has gates at each end and in which the water level can be raised or lowered as boats pass through to move boats from one level to another in wrestling, etc, a hold secured on a usu specified body part chiefly Brit the extent to which the front wheels of a vehicle are turned to change the direction of travel [Old English loc]
lock2verb transto fasten or make secure with or as if with a lock to be fitted and fastenable with a lock to shut in or make inaccessible by locking a door, lid, etc to fasten the lock of (something) to make (something) fast with or as if with a lock to shut (somebody) in or out, or to make (something) secure or inaccessible, by or as if by means of locks He had locked himself away from the curious world to fix (something) immovably by means of a securing mechanism or through parts becoming jammed to fix (somebody or something) in a particular situation or method of operation Administration and students were locked in conflict to hold (somebody) in a close embrace to grapple (somebody) in combat to move or permit (e.g. a ship) to pass by raising or lowering it in a lock to be fitted and fastenable with a lock to become locked, e.g. when closed to make or become fixed or jammed immovably to hold in a close embrace or grapple in combat to engage in a discussion, conflict, etc lock horns to engage in an argument or dispute lockable adj
lock3nouna curl, tuft, etc of hair literary (in pl) the hair of the head a tuft or bunch of wool, cotton, etc [Old English locc] |