Word · Frequency #14085
latches
门闩；插销
latches is the plural of latch.
a fastening for a door or gate, typically a bar or catch that fits into a slot or groove and can be lifted or slid open
- 1.
A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.
门闩,一种门的紧固装置,有一根横杆嵌入凹槽,可通过任一侧的杠杆或绳子提起。
- 2.
spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
只能用钥匙从外面打开的弹簧门锁
- 3.
An electronic circuit that is like a flip-flop, except that it is level triggered instead of edge triggered.
一种电子电路,类似于触发器,但它是电平触发而非边沿触发。
- 4.
catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
用于闩门或栅门的插销；可滑入凹槽的闩条
- 5.
A breastfeeding baby's connection to the breast.
母乳喂养婴儿与乳房的连接。
- 6.
A lightweight lock to protect internal structures from being modified by multiple concurrent accesses.
一种轻量级锁,用于保护内部结构免受多个并发访问的修改。
弹簧锁；碰锁；含乳；衔乳；锁存器；闩锁；轻量级锁；门闩,一种门的紧固装置,有一根横杆嵌入凹槽,可通过任一侧的杠杆或绳子提起。
In use
She turned the handle and the latch clicked open.
The gate latch was rusty and wouldn't close properly.
He installed a new latch on the garden shed.
the latch on [sth]
latch 常与 on 连用，说明门闩所在的物体。
The latch on the front door is broken.
前门上的门闩坏了。
lift the latch
lift 表示向上提起门闩，这是最常见的动词搭配。
She lifted the latch and entered the cottage.
她抬起门闩，走进了小屋。
the latch is [adjective]
secure 在此指“闩牢的、牢固的”，不是“安全的”。
Make sure the latch is secure before going to bed.
Connections
Collocations
- door latch
- 门闩，门锁
- She lifted the door latch and stepped inside.她抬起门闩，走了进去。
- on the latch
- 门虚掩着（门闩扣着但未锁）
- Leave the door on the latch so I can come in later.把门虚掩着，这样我待会儿能进来。
- safety latch
- 安全插销，保险闩
- The safety latch on the gate stopped the children from opening it.大门上的安全插销让孩子们无法打开。
- latch key
- 门锁钥匙（尤指大门弹簧锁的钥匙）
- He always carried a latch key in his pocket.他口袋里总是带着一把门锁钥匙。
- release the latch
- 松开插销；打开门闩
- You have to release the latch before you can open the window.你必须先松开插销才能打开窗户。
- good latch
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想想门闩的样子：把横杆拉（la）起来，再插进凹槽，咔嗒一声——latch 就是门闩。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：家居门窗、建筑五金、使用说明 作名词指“门闩、插销”时，语气通常为中性，多用于居家、建筑或五金场景，日常口语和书面说明中都较常见。
Grammar Note
表示门闩，是可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中，catch、match、patch、hatch、batch 与 latch（/lætʃ/）押韵，均以 /ætʃ/ 结尾。注意 watch 拼写也以 -atch 结尾，但发音为 /wɒtʃ/（美式常为 /wɑːtʃ/），元音不同，因此不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.