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wear a locket around one's neck
She wears a locket around her neck.
她脖子上戴着一条项链小盒。
项链吊坠小盒；小金属挂盒
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项链吊坠小盒；小金属挂盒
locket
She wears a locket around her neck.
她脖子上戴着一条项链小盒。
可打开存放照片或其他小物品的吊坠。
A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a photograph or other small item.
小盒式吊坠
a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace
猫身上的一块小白斑。
A small white marking on a cat's coat.
She wore a silver locket with her mother's photo inside.
她戴着一个里面放着母亲照片的银色项链小盒。
The old locket opened to reveal a tiny lock of hair.
那个旧项链小盒打开后，露出一小绺头发。
They gave their daughter a locket for her birthday.
他们送给女儿一个项链小盒作为生日礼物。
She wears a locket around her neck.
她脖子上戴着一条项链小盒。
He gave her a locket with a photo of his mother inside.
他送给她一个里面放着他母亲照片的项链小盒。
locket 是可数名词，复数形式为 lockets；可用 with 或 containing 说明盒内所放之物，如照片或头发。
The locket containing a lock of hair belonged to her grandmother.
那只装着一绺头发的小挂盒是她祖母的。
Not this
He put his bag in the locket at the gym.
Use this
He put his bag in the locker at the gym.
"locket" 指挂在项链上的小装饰盒，"locker" 才是储物柜；二者拼写相近但含义完全不同，用错会让句子意思错误。
Not this
She keeps her children's photos in the necklace.
Use this
She keeps her children's photos in the locket.
"necklace" 指项链整体或链子，"locket" 才是可打开装相片或头发的小挂盒；中文里虽都会说"项链"，但英语表达具体物件时要用 "locket"。
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戴项链吊坠小盒
She wears a locket around her neck.
她脖子上戴着一个项链吊坠小盒。
银质吊坠小盒
He gave her a silver locket.
他送给她一个银质吊坠小盒。
心形吊坠小盒
The heart-shaped locket contains a tiny photo.
这个心形吊坠小盒里装着一张小小的照片。
装有照片的吊坠小盒
She kept a locket with a photo of her mother.
她保存着一个装有母亲照片的吊坠小盒。
打开吊坠小盒
He opened the locket and saw a lock of hair.
他打开吊坠小盒，看到一缕头发。
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locket 含 lock（锁），联想：把爱人的照片或发丝锁进项链小盒，贴身珍藏。
语域：neutral 常见场景：jewelry、gifts and keepsakes locket 是中性常用词，通常指挂在项链下的金属小盒，多用于佩戴或作为纪念礼物。日常口语和书面语中都比较常见，没有明显的正式或非正式限制。
与 locket /ˈlɑkɪt/ 押韵的词：pocket, rocket, socket，都读 /-ɑkɪt/（美式）。注意 bracket /ˈbrækɪt/ 虽拼写同为 -cket，但元音为 /æ/，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.