请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 lock sb up
释义
  • English

lock sb up

phrasal verb with lock uk/lɒk/us/lɑːk/verb

to put someone in a prison or a hospital for people who are mentally ill:

Murderers should be locked up for life.
After what she did, they should lock her up and throw away the key (= lock her up until she dies).
See also
lock-up

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Putting people in prison

  • at His/Her Majesty's pleasure idiom
  • bang
  • bang sb up
  • bar
  • behind bars idiom
  • bird
  • hold
  • immured
  • imprison
  • incarcerate
  • internment
  • jail
  • lock
  • pen
  • restraint
  • rot
  • rot in jail, prison, etc. idiom
  • send
  • send sb down
  • serve

See more results »

随便看

 

英语词典包含110679条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/13 22:55:33