lock

n. 锁, 刹车, 水闸, 一缕头发
vt. 锁, 锁上, 拘禁, 隐藏, (用锁等)拴住, 刹住
vi. 锁住, (齿轮等)啮合, (船)过闸
【医】 锁, 阻, 固定
相关词组:
under lock and key
lock a secret in one's heart
lock oneself in
lock sth away
lock stock and barrel

动词过去式:locked 过去分词:locked 现在分词:locking 第三人称单数:locks 形容词:lockable 

lock

n.（名词）
A device operated by a key, combination, or keycard and used, as on a door, for holding, closing, or securing.
锁：一种用钥匙、暗码锁或钥匙卡操作的装置。装于门上，用以把持、关上或紧闭
A section of a waterway, such as a canal, closed off with gates, in which vessels in transit are raised or lowered by raising or lowering the water level of that section.
水闸：用门关住的水道的一部分，如运河。其中通过升高或降低这部分的水位可以抬升或压低运输中的船只
A mechanism in a firearm for exploding the charge.
枪机：火器中的机械装置，用于引爆火药
An interlocking or entanglement of elements or parts.
连接：各因素或部分的连接或纠结


Sports A hold in wrestling or self-defense that is secured on a part of an opponent`s body.
【体育运动】 揪扭：在摔跤或自我防卫中紧抓住对手身体的某个部位
A secure hold or grip:
牢牢的紧握：
例句：
The distributor has a lock on most of the market.
销售商掌握着大部分市场

v.（动词）
locked,lock.ing,locks
v.tr.（及物动词）


To fasten the lock of:
锁上：
例句：
close and lock a drawer.
关上并锁上抽屉

To shut or make secure with or as if with locks:
锁好，关好：用锁或好家用锁关上或紧闭：
例句：
locked the house.
锁上房子

To confine or exclude by or as if by means of a lock:
锁起来，拘禁：用锁或好家用锁关住或赶出：
例句：
locked the dog in for the night; locked the criminal up in a cell.
晚上把狗关进去；把罪犯关在囚室里

To fix in place so that movement or escape is impossible; hold fast:
固定：固定在一个地方使其无法移动或逃离；抓牢：
例句：
The ship was locked in the ice through the winter. She felt that she had become locked into a binding agreement.
整个冬天船只被冻在冰层里。她感到她已经被一个具约束力的和约锁住了



To sight and follow (a moving target) automatically:
追踪：瞄准并自动跟踪（一移动目标）：
例句：
locked the enemy fighter in the gun sights.
用枪炮瞄准器跟踪敌人战斗机

To aim (a weapon or other device) at a moving target so as to follow it automatically:
锁定：使（武器或其他装置）瞄准一移动目标以便能对其进行自动跟踪：
例句：
.The pilot had locked his targeting radar on the slow-moving frigate.(Ed Magnuson)
.飞行员已经锁定了缓慢移动的护卫船上的雷达目标.(埃德·马格努森)

To engage and interlock securely so as to be immobile.
使固定：紧紧地连结或咬合使其无法移动
To clasp or link firmly; intertwine:
紧紧握住，纠缠：紧紧地抓住或连结；交织：
例句：
locked arms and walked away.
抱住手臂走开了

To bind in close struggle or battle:
揪扭：在肉搏或战斗中缠结在一起：
例句：
The two dogs were locked in combat.
两只狗打架时纠缠在一起



To equip (a waterway) with locks.
（在水道上）装上水闸
To pass (a vessel) through a lock.
使（船）通过水闸
Printing
【印刷术】
To secure (letterpress type) in a chase or press bed by tightening the quoins.
将铅字装版：收紧楔子把（已排好版的铅字）固定在框架内或印刷机版上
To fasten (a curved plate) to the cylinder of a rotary press.
将曲线版系于滚筒：把（曲线版）固定到轮转印刷机的滚筒上
To invest (funds) in such a way that they cannot easily be converted into cash.
套牢（资本）：资本无法轻易转为现金的投资
Computer Science To end the processing of (a magnetic tape or disk) in such a way as to deny access to its contents.
【计算机科学】 锁定：通过拒绝存取内容而结束（磁盘或磁碟）的运行
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become fastened by or as if by means of a lock:
锁上：用锁或似乎用锁变得固定：
例句：
The door locks automatically when shut.
这门在关上时自动锁住

To become entangled; interlock.
纠结；连结
To become rigid or immobile:
僵硬不动：
例句：
The mechanism tends to lock in cold weather.
寒冷的天气里机械装置会变僵硬

To pass through a lock or locks in a waterway.
穿过水道的水闸

<常用词组>lock out
To withhold work from (employees) during a labor dispute.
停工：在劳工纠纷期间不让（雇佣工人）工作
<习惯用语>lock horns
To become embroiled in conflict.
卷入矛盾冲突
lock, stock, and barrel
To the greatest or most complete extent; wholly:
彻底地，完全地：达到最大或最彻底的范围；完全地：
例句：
an estate that was auctioned off lock, stock, and barrel.
被完全拍卖出去的一块房地产

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English loc [bolt, bar]
源自 古英语 loc [插销，闩]

【引伸】
lock.able
adj.（形容词）

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lock
lock 2

n.（名词）


A length or curl of hair; a tress.
一缕头发；一束长发
Often locks The hair of the head.
常作 locks 头发
A small wisp or tuft, as of wool or cotton.
一束或一簇，如羊毛或棉花

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English locc
源自 古英语 locc