英语词汇“latch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	latch
释义	latch I. \ˈlach\ verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: Middle English lachen, lacchen, from Old English læccan; akin to Greek lambanein, lazesthai to take, grasp *intransitive verb* 1. a. (1) : to lay hold especially with the hands or arms : grasp, seize, grapple < searching for crevices to latch upon — Norman Mailer > — usually used with on or onto < tractors latch on to remains of derrick and drilling tools — Irish Digest > < latched onto a … pass — New Yorker > (2) : to gain or come into possession : get hold — usually used with on or onto < had latched on to 444,000 shares — Newsweek > < can I latch on to some of your dough — C.O.Gorham > < knew that he had latched on to a good thing — Philip Hamburger > (3) : to keep firm possession or grasp : hold — usually used with on or onto < you ought to know enough to latch onto your gear — John Hersey > b. : to gain understanding or comprehension : tumble — usually used with on < slow … in latching on to the notion that her husband's work is important — John McCarten > c. : to associate oneself closely or intimately : attach oneself — used with on or onto < I'd think he'd latch onto a girl like that — W.C.Fridley > < nobody's latching onto me — Saul Levitt > < latched onto this racket right under his nose — Harold Robbins > 2. dialect England : alight *transitive verb* dialect Britain : catch, get, receive II. noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English lache, lacche, from lachen, lacchen, v. 1. : a device that holds something in place by entering a notch or cavity; specifically : the catch which holds a door or gate when closed even if not bolted 2. now dialect England : a loop or noose that fastens or holds : snare 3. : the hinged piece of a knitting-machine needle that holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop III. verb (-ed/-ing/-es) *transitive verb* : to catch or fasten by means of a latch < latch the door > *intransitive verb* : to latch itself : shut so that the latch catches < will the door latch > IV. variant of letch I
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