Word · Frequency #2332
lock
锁;门锁
a device for fastening a door, drawer, or container, opened by a key or combination
- 1.
Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
用钥匙或密码才能打开的紧固装置
- 2.
A tuft or length of hair, wool, etc.
一绺或一束头发、羊毛等
- 3.
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
装在门或抽屉上使其紧闭的锁具
- 4.
A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
互斥锁或其他限制资源访问的标记
- 5.
A small quantity of straw etc.
少量稻草等
- 6.
a strand or cluster of hair
一缕或一束头发
- 7.
A segment of a canal or other navigable waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
运河或其他航道中设闸门的一段,用于升降船只以调节水位
- 8.
a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
枪的击发机构
- 9.
The firing mechanism.
击发机构
- 10.
Complete control over a situation.
对局面的完全掌控
- 11.
Something sure to be a success.
必然成功之事
- 12.
Synonym of Dutch book.
“荷兰赌”的同义词
- 13.
A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.
橄榄球争球中位于前排之后的球员,通常为队中最高者
- 14.
A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
紧固或交织;一物闭合于另一物;固定或不可移动的状态
- 15.
A place impossible to get out of, as by a lock.
无法逃脱的地方,如被锁闭
- 16.
A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
防止轮子转动的装置
- 17.
A grapple in wrestling.
摔跤中的擒抱
一绺(头发、羊毛等);一束(稻草等);船闸;运河闸;(计算机)锁;互斥锁;完全控制;牢牢掌握;必定成功的事;十拿九稳的事
In use
She turned the key in the lock and opened the door.
The lock on the front door is old and needs replacing.
He put a new lock on the bicycle.
a lock on [sth]
泛指门或抽屉上的锁。
He installed a new lock on the front door.
他在前门上安装了一把新锁。
under lock and key
固定短语,表示安全地锁好。
The documents are kept under lock and key.
这些文件被妥善锁藏。
a lock of [hair]
指一缕头发,常用于描述发束。
She cut a lock of her hair as a keepsake.
她剪下一缕头发作为纪念。
Connections
Collocations
- door lock
- 门锁
- The door lock is broken and needs to be replaced.门锁坏了,需要更换。
- lock and key
- 锁和钥匙
- She keeps her diary under lock and key.她把日记锁得好好的。
- pick a lock
- 撬锁
- The burglar tried to pick the lock with a hairpin.小偷试图用发卡撬锁。
- change the locks
- 换锁
- After moving into the new apartment, we changed all the locks.搬进新公寓后,我们换了所有的锁。
- combination lock
- 密码锁
- He forgot the combination to his locker's combination lock.他忘记了储物柜密码锁的密码。
- safety lock
Learner notes
Memory Tip
钥匙插入锁孔,'咯'一声锁住了。lock发音像'咯',联想锁住的动作。
Context & Register
选择"锁"的含义。register: neutral。contexts: 门锁、抽屉锁、自行车锁。note: 作为名词,"lock"最常指锁具,广泛用于各种日常和安全场景,属于中性语域。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'lock' (same stressed vowel and subsequent sounds). Words like 'look' (/lʊk/) have a different vowel sound and do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,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。
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