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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。
锁；门锁
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
锁；门锁
a device for fastening a door, drawer, or container, opened by a key or combination
He installed a new lock on the front door.
他在前门上安装了一把新锁。
用钥匙或密码才能打开的紧固装置
Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
一绺或一束头发、羊毛等
A tuft or length of hair, wool, etc.
装在门或抽屉上使其紧闭的锁具
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
互斥锁或其他限制资源访问的标记
A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
She turned the key in the lock and opened the door.
她在锁里转动钥匙，打开了门。
The lock on the front door is old and needs replacing.
前门的锁很旧了，需要更换。
He put a new lock on the bicycle.
他给自行车装了一把新锁。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
I need lock for my bike.
Use this
I need a lock for my bike.
中文学习者常遗漏不定冠词'a'，因为中文中没有冠词。可数名词'lock'前需加冠词表示泛指。
Not this
She put a lock in the door.
Use this
She put a lock on the door.
中文表达'在门上'用'在...上'，但英语中安装锁用介词'on'，而非'in'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
门锁
The door lock is broken and needs to be replaced.
门锁坏了，需要更换。
锁和钥匙
She keeps her diary under lock and key.
她把日记锁得好好的。
撬锁
The burglar tried to pick the lock with a hairpin.
小偷试图用发卡撬锁。
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。
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。
安全锁
Always engage the safety lock on the gun when not in use.
不使用时一定要锁上枪的安全锁。
完全地，全部地
He sold his business lock, stock, and barrel.
他把他的生意全部卖掉了。
锁着，妥善保管
The documents are kept under lock and key.
这些文件被妥善锁着。
争吵，争斗
The two politicians locked horns over the new policy.
两位政治家就新政策争吵起来。
人枪俱在，两杆冒烟的枪。
The film 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' is a classic British crime comedy.
电影《两杆大烟枪》是一部经典的英国犯罪喜剧。
被拒于天堂之外。
Bruno Mars's hit song 'Locked out of Heaven' blends pop and reggae.
布鲁诺·马尔斯的热门歌曲《被拒于天堂之外》融合了流行和雷鬼风格。
Use lock naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
钥匙插入锁孔，'咯'一声锁住了。lock发音像'咯'，联想锁住的动作。
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。
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.
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