lock

名词 lock:

1. a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
2. a strand or cluster of hair
   同义词：curl, ringlet, whorl
3. a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
4. enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
   同义词：lock chamber
5. a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
   同义词：ignition lock
6. any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured

动词 lock:

1. fasten with a lock
2. keep engaged
   同义词：engage, mesh, operate
3. become rigid or immoveable
4. hold in a locking position
   同义词：interlock, interlace
5. become engaged or intermeshed with one another
   同义词：interlock
6. hold fast (in a certain state)
7. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
   同义词：lock in, lock away, put away, shut up, shut away, lock up
8. pass by means through a lock in a waterway
9. build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

1. The brakes locked, causing the car to skid.
   汽车因车轮刹住而打滑。
2. All their capital is locked up in land.
   他们把全部资金都搁死在地产投资上了。
3. He keeps a lock of her hair.
   他保存着她的一绺头发。
4. After the burglary I had all the locks changed.
   在遭到盗窃之后，我把所有的锁都换了。
5. She locked her jewels in the safe.
   她把自己的珠宝首饰都锁在保险箱里。

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