| 单词 | interlock |
| 释义 | interlock —interlocker, n. v. /in'teuhr lok", in"teuhr lok'/; n. /in"teuhr lok'/, v.i. 1. to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized. 2. to interweave or interlace, one with another: The branches of the trees interlock to form a natural archway. 3. Railroads. (of switches, signals, etc.) to operate together in a prearranged order. v.t. 4. to lock one with another. 5. to fit (parts) together to ensure coordinated action. 6. Railroads. to arrange (switches, signals, etc.) to effect a predetermined sequence of movement. n. 7. the fact or condition of interlocking or of being interlocked. 8. the existence or an instance of an interlocking directorate. 9. a device for preventing a mechanism from being set in motion when another mechanism is in such a position that the two operating simultaneously might produce undesirable results. 10. Also called ignition interlock. a device or system that prevents an automotive engine from starting until the seat belt for any occupied front seat is fastened. 11. a stretch fabric made with a circular knitting machine having two alternating sets of long and short needles. 12. Motion Pictures. a device for synchronizing the action of a camera and sound recorder. [1625-35; INTER- + LOCK1] |
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