lock /BrElɒk; NAmElɑːk/ ► SEE ALLlock sb awaylock sth awaylock yourself awaylock sth down lock sb/sth inlock yourself inlock sth inbe locked in sthlock in on sthbe locked into sthlock onto sthlock sb/sth outlock yourself outlock yourself out of sthlock uplock uplock sth uplock sb up/away lock sth up●ˌlock sb aˈway➡lock sb up/away●ˌlock sth aˈway➡lock sth up (1)●ˌlock yourself aˈwayto shut yourself in a place away from other people so that you are not disturbed把自己关起来（躲清静）◆He locked himself away (in his room) until he’d finished his work. 他把自己关在房间里，直到把活儿干完。SYNshut yourself away(from sb/sth)➡ see also lock sb up/away[v + pron + adv]●ˌlock sth ˈdown (NAmE) (of the police, etc.) to strictly control who goes in and out of a particular building, area, city, etc. during an emergency （警察等在紧急情况下）控制出入，封锁（建筑物、地区、城市等） ◆It would take more officers than we have to lock down the whole city. 要封锁整座城市，我们警力不足。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]▸ˈlockdown
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[countable, uncountable] (NAmE) ◆ The school was under lockdown for two hours after the shooting incident. 枪击事件后，学校被封闭了两个小时。●ˌlock sb/sth ˈin●ˌlock yourself ˈinto put sb/sth/yourself in a room or building and lock the door把…锁在里面；把…关起来◆The prisoners are locked in every night. 犯人每晚都被锁在牢房里。◆He rushed to his bedroom and locked himself in. 他冲进卧室，把自己反锁在里面。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]▸ˈlock-in
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(BrE) an occasion when customers are locked into a bar or pub after it has closed so that they can continue drinking privately（酒吧打烊后）留置顾客续饮●ˌlock sth ˈinto carry out measures to ensure that improvements in a system are permanent （采取措施以）确保（成果等） ◆Formal treaties help lock in the benefits of arms control. 正式条约有助于确保军备控制成果不至付诸东流。[v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv]●be ˈlocked in sthto be involved in a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially an argument or a legal battle, that seems unlikely to end soon陷入，卷入（困境或窘境，尤指旷日持久的纷争或诉讼）◆The parents are locked in a bitter legal battle over the future of the twins. 父母为双胞胎的将来打起了激烈的官司。[be + v + prep]●ˌlock ˈin on sth➡lock onto sth●be ˌlocked ˈinto sth ( become/get ˌlocked ˈinto sth) to be in a particular situation, or behave in a particular way, that you cannot change无法摆脱（某一状况）；积习难改◆The government is locked into a policy of reducing taxes. 政府难以从减税政策中抽身。◆Older horses can get locked into bad habits. 老马难以改掉过去养成的恶习。[be + v + prep]●ˌlock ˈonto sth ( ˌlock ˈin on sth) if a weapon that is sent through the air locks onto sth or is locked onto sth that it is aimed at, it finds it and follows it（武器）搜寻跟踪，锁定（攻击目标）◆The missile can lock onto a target from a kilometre away. 导弹能锁定一公里之外的目标。◆The missile was locked onto the target. 导弹锁定了目标。SUBJmissile OBJtarget[v + prep][v + adv + prep]●ˌlock sb/sth ˈout1. ( ˌlock sb/sth ˈout of sth) to prevent sb/sth from entering a place by locking a door把…锁在门外◆I arrived home to find the landlady had locked me out. 我回到家时发现我被房东太太锁在门外了。2.to prevent workers from entering their place of work until they agree to the conditions given by the employer（在工人答应雇主的条件前）不准（工人）进入工作场所；封闭工厂◆The management will lock out anyone who refuses to sign the new contract. 资方将不允许拒签新合同的员工进入工作场所。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]1also[v + n/pron + adv + prep]▸ˈlockout
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a situation when an employer refuses to let workers enter their place of work until they agree to particular conditions停工，闭厂（指雇主在工人答应条件前不准其进入工作场所）◆The strikers faced a lockout. 罢工者面临停工的威胁。●ˌlock yourself ˈout●ˌlock yourself ˈout of sthto accidentally leave your keys inside a car, building, etc. when you go out, so that you are unable to get inside again把自己锁在外面◆I’ve managed to lock myself out of my room three times! 我把自己锁在门外已经三次了！[v + pron + adv][v + pron + adv + prep]●ˌlock ˈupto stop working correctly 停止正常工作 ◆My brakes had locked up. 我的刹车卡住了。◆The computer locks up when I try to load the program. 我一加载这个程序，计算机就死机。[v + adv]▸ˈlock-up
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◆This computer game has a history of technical problems, including lock-ups. 这款计算机游戏曾经出现过游戏突然卡死等技术问题。●ˌlock ˈup🔑●ˌlock sth ˈup🔑to make a building safe by locking the doors and windows锁好（某处的）门窗◆Make sure you lock up before you leave. 离开时别忘了锁好门窗。◆She locked the shop up and went home. 她锁好商店的门窗回家了。[v + adv][v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]▸ˈlock-up
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(BrE) a small shop/store that the owner does not live in; a place that the owner does not need and rents to sb else, for example to keep a car in（店主不住在店内的）夜间上锁小商店；（供出租的）车库◆a lock-up garage / shop 出租的车库／不住人的夜间上锁小店●ˌlock sb ˈup/aˈway (informal) 🔑to put sb in prison or in a guarded hospital把某人关进监狱（或监管医院）◆People like that should be locked up! 那种人应该坐牢！◆They should lock her up and throw away the key. 他们应该把她关起来，然后丢掉钥匙。◆He was locked away for the rest of his life. 他锒铛入狱，在牢里度过了余生。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]▸ˈlock-up
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a small prison where prisoners are kept for a short time（短期关押犯人的）监狱，拘留所●ˌlock sth ˈup🔑1. ( ˌlock sth aˈway) to put sth valuable in a safe place and lock it把（贵重物品）收好并锁起来◆Lock your valuables up in the safe. 把你的贵重物品锁在保险箱里。◆She locked the money away in a cupboard. 她把钱锁在了橱柜里。2.(in sth)to invest money in sth and not be able to turn it into cash to spend （投资后难以变现）套牢，搁死，锁死 ◆Huge sums of money are locked up in pension funds. 大笔大笔的钱都套牢在退休基金上了。OBJcapital, money SYNtie sth upNOTEUsually used in the passive.通常用于被动语态。3. ( have sth ˌlocked ˈup) (especially NAmE) to be sure that you will win sth or achieve a goal you have been aiming for 赢定；稳获；稳操胜券 ◆The Senator knew he had the nomination locked up. 参议员知道提名已成了他的囊中之物。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]▸ˈlock-up
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(finance金融) an agreement not to sell or exchange shares for a particular period of time 禁售（在特定时期内不可出售或交易股票的协议） ◆The shares will be subject to a lock-up for 180 days. 这些股票须禁售 180 天。▸ˈlock-up
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[only before noun] (finance金融) ◆A lock-up agreement prevented the shares from being sold for six months. 禁售协议禁止六个月内售出这些股票。