put sb in a headlock
headlock 是可数名词，put sb in a headlock 是常见搭配，表示做出夹头动作。
The wrestler put his opponent in a headlock.
摔跤手对对手使了一个夹头。
夹头
headlocks — plural of headlock
摔跤动作,攻击者用臂紧紧箍住对手头部,使其难以挣脱。；(摔跤中的)夹头
a wrestling hold where you lock the opponent's head between your elbow and your body
摔跤动作,攻击者用臂紧紧箍住对手头部,使其难以挣脱。
A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, from which the opponent cannot easily escape.
He put his opponent in a headlock during the wrestling match.
他在摔跤比赛中把对手夹在头锁里。
用法提示：headlock 在这里用作名词，表示摔跤中的夹头动作。
She managed to escape from the headlock and push him away.
她设法挣脱了夹头，把他推开。
用法提示：headlock 用作名词，指被对手用胳膊夹住头部的状态。
The coach taught us how to break a headlock safely.
教练教我们如何安全地破解夹头。
用法提示：headlock 用作名词，指摔跤中的锁头技法。
headlock 是可数名词，put sb in a headlock 是常见搭配，表示做出夹头动作。
The wrestler put his opponent in a headlock.
摔跤手对对手使了一个夹头。
have sb in a headlock 强调持续锁住的状态。
He had the thief in a headlock until the police arrived.
他把小偷的头夹在臂弯里，直到警察赶到。
break free from 后接 headlock，表示挣脱；也可说 get out of a headlock。
She managed to break free from his headlock.
她设法摆脱了他的夹头。
grammar · medium
易错句子He headlocked his opponent.
正确表达He put his opponent in a headlock.
headlock 在词典中是名词，表示“夹头（摔跤动作）”。表达“用夹头锁住某人”时，应使用动词短语 put someone in a headlock。将 headlock 直接当作动词用不符合其词性。
grammar · medium
易错句子He put him in headlock.
正确表达He put him in a headlock.
headlock 是可数名词，单数需加不定冠词 a/an。in a headlock 是固定搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子He held him on a headlock.
正确表达He held him in a headlock.
表达“被用夹头锁住”时，介词用 in，表示处于某种状态；on a headlock 搭配错误。
headlock 用臂弯夹住对方头部或颈部一侧，属于控制性摔跤动作；chokehold 则勒住颈部以阻断呼吸或血流，力度与危险性明显更高。
headlock 是摔跤动作，指用臂锁住对手头部；deadlock 是名词，指双方势均力敌、无法打破的僵持状态，与身体动作无关。
headlock 是锁住对手头部的摔跤技法；gridlock 指车辆互不相让造成的路口彻底堵塞，或比喻机构运转不灵；二者虽都以 -lock 结尾，但意义完全不同。
把某人夹在臂弯里（用夹头锁住某人）
He put his opponent in a headlock during the match.
比赛中他用夹头锁住了对手。
用夹头锁住某人（保持夹头姿势）
She had her attacker in a headlock until help arrived.
她一直用夹头锁住袭击者，直到有人来帮忙。
加紧夹头（锁得更紧）
The wrestler tightened his headlock, forcing his opponent to submit.
摔跤手加重了夹头的力道，迫使对手认输。
挣脱夹头
She managed to escape from the headlock and counterattack.
她设法挣脱了夹头并进行了反击。
headlock 是摔跤中的一种锁头技巧，wrestling 这项运动是它最常见的语境。
grapple 描述摔跤选手相互抓抱、争夺优势的动作，headlock 常在这样的缠斗中出现。
在搏击或柔术中，某些锁技（包括 headlock 类动作）可迫使对手认输，达到 submission。
headlock 等技术动作都在 mat 上进行，它是摔跤场地的核心设施。
比赛中的 headlock 是否违规、是否有效，由 referee 判定。
完全控制某人，使某人无法挣脱
The monopolistic platform has its users in a headlock, forcing them to accept constant price increases.
这家垄断平台把用户牢牢控制住，迫使他们不断接受涨价。
让某人陷入困境；使某人受制于人
The sudden hike in rent put many shop owners in a headlock.
房租突然上涨让许多店主陷入困境。
使某人摆脱困境或束缚
The bailout package helped get the bank out of a financial headlock.
救助计划帮助该银行摆脱了财务困境。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.