| 词组 | lock up |
| 释义 | lock up 1. lock sth up • lock up sth • lock up to lock all the doors and windows of a building or a car so that no-one can get in: ▪ When we arrived, the house was all locked up and there was no sign of anyone. ▪ Did you remember to turn off the lights and lock up? lock-up n C BrE a garage that someone rents and that can be locked safely, often one that is used for storing things: ▪ Underhill stopped in front of a lock-up on Dale Street, opened the door and carried the boxes inside. ▪ a lock-up garage 2. lock sb up • lock up sb to put or keep someone in prison, or in a hospital for people who are mentally ill: ▪ The governor argued that tougher laws and locking up criminals had helped to lower the crime rate. ▪ Mansell's wife described her husband as a sick man. "He should be locked up," she said. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑lock away, ↑put away informal lockup n C a prison, especially a small one, or a room in a prison: ▪ On Friday night there were already five guys inside the lockup at the police station. 3. lock sth up • lock up sth to put something in a safe place and lock the door: ▪ The silver knives and forks were always locked up when they weren't in use. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑lock away 4. be locked up if your money is locked up, you have put it into a financial plan or a business in order to make more money, and you cannot take it out and use it for a specific period of time: + in ▪ If your money is locked up in an investment plan while interest rates are low, it could be the wrong choice. ■ SIMILAR TO: be tied up |
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