Word
lockup
(地方警察局的)拘留所;看守所
核心释义
a jail in a local police station
- 1.
车辆的一个或多个车轮因制动力矩过大而突然停止转动,导致受影响车轮打滑的状态
A condition in which one or more of a vehicle's wheels suddenly cease to rotate due to the application of excessive brake torque, causing the affected wheel(s) to skid.
- 2.
系统停止响应输入的状态;死机。
A condition where a system stops responding to inputs; a freeze.
- 3.
包含一个或多个徽标及可能相关文本的固定布局
A fixed layout involving one or more logos and possibly related text.
车辆的一个或多个车轮因制动力矩过大而突然停止转动,导致受影响车轮打滑的状态;系统停止响应输入的状态;死机。;包含一个或多个徽标及可能相关文本的固定布局;关门时间;拘留所
用法In use
The suspect spent the night in a police lockup before the court hearing.
用法提示:lockup 是名词,指地方警察局的拘留所。
They keep drunk drivers in the local lockup until they sober up.
用法提示:lockup 作可数名词,表示警察局的临时监禁处。
Visitors are not allowed inside the lockup for safety reasons.
用法提示:lockup 此处指警察局内的拘留区域,体现其场所含义。
in the lockup
lockup 是可数名词,指具体的一间拘留室;这里用 the 特指某个警察局的拘留所。
The suspect was held in the lockup overnight.
嫌疑人被关在拘留所里过了一夜。
a/the lockup at/in + place
lockup 后可接 at 或 in 加地点;复数形式为 lockups。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- police lockup
- 警察局拘留所
- He spent the night in the police lockup before his court appearance.他在出庭前在警察局拘留所待了一夜。
- county lockup
- 县看守所
- The county lockup holds prisoners awaiting trial.县看守所关押着等待审判的囚犯。
- lockup cell
- 拘留室
- The suspect was placed in a lockup cell at the station.嫌疑人被关在警察局的拘留室里。
- in a lockup
- 在拘留所里
- He woke up in a lockup after the bar fight.酒吧斗殴后,他在拘留所里醒来。
- lockup facility
- 拘留设施
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象警察把嫌疑人“锁起来”(lock up)关进拘留所,lockup就是“锁起人来的地方”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:police stations、news reports about arrests “lockup”表示“地方警察局的拘留所”时属非正式(口语)用法,多用于日常交谈或新闻报道;正式书面或法律文件中通常改用“jail”或“detention center”。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -up 结尾,末音节都是不重读的 /ʌp/,但它们与 lockup /ˈlɒkʌp/ 不押韵,因为重读元音不同:pickup /ɪ/、backup /æ/、checkup 和 setup /e/、cleanup /iː/、markup /ɑː/。只有重读部分为 /ɒkʌp/ 的词(如短语 stock up)才与 lockup 押韵。
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