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~ (sth) (in/into/around, etc. sth) | ~
(sth) (together) to
become
or make
sth become fixed in one position and unable to move ( ) 0 aE , 7 ft , M ft : [V] The
brakes locked and the car skidded. fr- f£
o 0 [VN] He locked his
helmet into position with a click, fife ^ 7* jE A 7l 0 4
[VN] be locked
in/into sth to be involved in a
difficult situation, an argument, a disagreement, etc. PSA, #A
( #-
dispute. M. A PS A 7 M 0. $J X
j0o 5 [VN] be locked together/in sth to be held very
tightly by sb )
: They were locked
in a passionate embrace. #, ill $7^1
confidentiality. A 7 & ^ , & * £ 17 #P 7 ft <> mTTTi lock 'horns (with sb)
(over sth) to get involved in an argument or a disagreement with
sb AW
) ) : The company has locked
horns with the unions over proposed pay cuts. :/fr ^] X^iEMlH+iclJ^ifeX'f^o .lock sb/sth a way
= LOCK sb/sth up .lock sb/yourself 'in ( ... ) to prevent sb from
leaving a place by locking the door IG - MSMM; - At
are locked in for the night.
.lock 'onto sth (of a missile,
etc. ##^) to find the thing that is being attacked and follow it # $ Si, MaEi ( i&Xgfe ) .lock sb/yourself 'out
(of sth) to prevent sb from entering a place by locking the
door JE
• • • 1$ |E H : I’d locked myself out of the house and had to break a window to get in. ffclE il (EfljX7
H^h, XtfXfi&UfMAp .lock sb out (of an employer
ilijito refuse to allow workers into their place of work until they agree to
particular conditions ( XX
) X/iiftAX#W^A —related noun lockout .lock 'up | .lock sth—up to make a building
safe by locking the doors and windows H®: Don’t forget to lock up at night. <, 0 He locked up
the shop and went home. W H Wfs ® M 7 „
.lock sb—'up/a'way (informal) to put sb in
prison JE^ A^Ml —related noun lock-up .lock sth—'up/ a way 1 to put sth in a safe
place that can be locked fE••• 2
to
put money into an investment
that you cannot easily
turn into cash fE ( $$ ) Mfi (
X
7JI j&JJft W A ) : Their capital is all locked up in
property. ,
m noun 1 [C] a device that
keeps a door, window, lid, etc. shut, usually needing a key to open it : She turned the key in the
lock, jfa
zft Dl Bd M W 0 —see also combination
lock 2 [C]
a device with a key that prevents a vehicle or machine from being used flHlsfr#;
HUE#; mnm-. a bicycle lock a steering lock ft 3 [U] a
state in which the parts of a machine, etc. do not move ( f/l pP # ^ W ) ae
4
[U, sing.] (BrE) (on a car, etc. fvX^f)
the amount that
the front wheels can be
turned in one direction or the other in order to turn the vehicle fj $f fa fa JU; I had the steering wheel on full lock (= I had turned it as
far as it would turn). f^jEA ft£t$f PJ T/Ro 5 [C] a section of canal or river with a gate at either
end, in which the water level can be changed so that boats can move from one
level of the canal or river to another ( jSfnjpg M
ftrt W ) |¥], fp l¥J 6 [C] a few hairs that hang or lie together on your
head — ( M — ^ John
brushed a lock of hair from his eyes. WHt&JF BUhu W“
7 locks [pi.] (literary) a person’s hair AA: She shook her long, flowing
locks.
8 [C] (in
(NAmE) total control of sth ( One
company had a virtual lock on all
orange juice sales in the state, fa±mt7£/nnJewett-®
U0 — see also armlock,
headlock IRTCl .lock, stock and barrel including everything Bf#: He sold
the business lock, stock and barrel. itk
JE X IS X His W
T 0 (keep sth/put sth/be)
under .lock and key
locked up safely somewhere;
in prison JE--
;
& If; 0 3*: We keep our valuables under
lock
and key. (ft j£ ft M pp Ut £2
—
more at pick v.
lock-able /'lnkabl; NAmE 'la:k-/ adj. that you can lock
with a key XtUXW;
lock-down /'lnkdaon; NAmE
‘la:k-/ noun [C, U] (NAmE)
a situation in which restrictions are placed on sb’s movements or actions j
( B&ij-zfo ) PSM: Prisoners have been placed on lockdown to prevent
further violence at the jail. , VX&tiWntiimmfl.
lock er /'lDka(r); NAmE 'la:k-/ noun a small cupboard that
can be locked, where you can leave your clothes, bags, etc. while you play a
sport or go somewhere ( W
wttsw)
'locker room noun (especially NAmE) a room with lockers
in it, at a school, gym, etc.,
where people can change their clothes '( )
M
: A#J|h]
—compare changing room locket /'lnkit; NAmE 'la:k-/ noun a piece of jewellery
in the form of a small case that you wear on a chain around your neck and in
which you can put a picture, piece of hair, etc. ^ ^ ^ II = ( of i A ^ ^ )
—
picture c> jewellery
'lock-in noun (BrE) an occasion when
customers are locked in a bar or club after it has closed so that they can
continue drinking privately ( M BE ^ fT ^ /5 ) e§ fi
lock-jaw /'lnkd3o:;
NAmE 'lark-/ noun [U] (old-fashioned, informal) a form of the disease
tetanus in which the jaws become stiff and closed HfcfrjR
'lock-keeper
noun a person who is in
charge of a lock on a canal or river, and opens and closes
the gates
lock-out /'lDkaut; NAmE 'la:k-/ noun a situation when an
employer refuses to allow workers into their place of work until they agree to
various conditions |;fIJA # X
( S±£XA^##^f«^if£Am )
lock-smith /'kiksmiG; NAmE 'la:k-/ noun a person whose job is
making, fitting and repairing locks I^E; {iltJfX lock-step /'lnkstep; NAmE 'la:k-/ noun [U] (especially NAmE) 1 a way of walking
together where people move their feet at the same time ( sfifki ) : The coffin
was carried by six soldiers walking in lockstep.
o 0 (figurative) Politicians and the media
are marching
in lockstep on this issue (= they agree). |b1@±jf
2 a situation
where
things happen at the same time or change at the same rate Ir] X |r] $ : a lockstep approach to
teaching {£
# X ^ X i ^ t f t ft 0 Cases of breathing difficulties increase in lockstep with air pollution, uf Vfc
'lock-up noun 1 a small prison where
prisoners are kept for a short time (Il^jflAW
) « 2 (BrE)
a small shop that the
owner does not live in; a garage that is usually separate from other buildings
and that is rented to sb ( IgXXXXW W ) Xi§l0; ( XfP^jlk ► 'lock-up adj. [only before
noun]: a lock-up garage loco /'laukao; NAmE 'loukou/ noun, adj. m noun (pi -os) (informal) = locomotive — see also in
LOCO PARENTIS
a adj. [not before noun] (slang, especially NAmE) crazy %
fc
loco mo tion /.lauka'maujn; NAmE .louka'moujn/ noun [U] (formal) movement or the
ability to move # zj]
( jj ) ; ( J] }
loco mo tive /.lauka'mautiv; NAmE .louka'moo-/ (also informal loco) noun, adj.
a noun a railway engine that
pulls a train f/tX; X AA: steam/diesel/electric locomotives M H / lAj
M / X A
MX
»
adj.
(formal) connected with
movement