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词组 lock out
释义
Phr V
lock out
locks, locking, locked
lock out sb or lock sb out
to prevent someone from entering a building by locking the door
He broke into the house because his girlfriend had locked him out.
to prevent workers from entering their place of work until they agree to particular conditions given by the employer
Management has threatened to lock out the workforce if they do not accept the proposed changes.
lockout
noun
A series of lockouts ended with the workers' acceptance of the new terms.The General Strike in Britain in 1926 was caused by the lockout of coalminers.
lock yourself out
(always reflexive) to accidentally prevent yourself from getting into a building or vehicle by leaving the keys inside when you shut the door
I can't believe I've locked myself out again.
phraselock out1. lock sb outlock out sb to deliberately prevent someone from entering a place, especially their own home, by locking the door: The court heard that Simms had beaten his wife and locked her out.2. lock yourself out to leave your keys inside a building, room, car etc by mistake, with the result that you cannot get back inside it after the door has shut: Oh no! I've locked myself out of my room! We always leave a spare key with our neighbours now, in case we lock ourselves out.3. lock sb outlock out sb if the employers at a place of work lock out the workers, they prevent the workers from coming in until the workers agree to what the employers want: The banks locked out employees on February 1st for refusing to handle inter-bank payments.lockout n C when employers prevent workers from coming to work until the workers agree to what the employers want: When the miners went on strike, management responded with a lockout.

lock out

1. To lock the doors or other entrances into some building or so that someone or something is unable to enter from the outside. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lock" and "out." I can't believe she locked me out of the house, just because I drunkenly kissed some girl at the bar! The car comes with a new feature that makes it impossible to lock yourself out. The factory was shuttered overnight, the owners having locked out all of the employees.
2. To prevent employees from coming to work or performing their duties during a labor dispute. The factory gates were chained shut, a clear sign to the workers that the owners had locked them all out. All electricians in the union will be locked out of further work until the dispute has been resolved.

lock someone or something out of something

 and lock someone or something out
to lock something to prevent someone or something from getting into it. Someone locked me out of my office. Who locked out the office staff this morning?

lock out

1. Keep out, prevent from entering. For example, Karen was so angry at her brother that she locked him out of the house. [Late 1500s] Shakespeare had it in The Comedy of Errors (4:1): "For locking me out of my doors by day."
2. Withhold work from employees during a labor dispute, as in The company threatened to lock out the strikers permanently. [Mid-1800s]

lock out

v.
1. To prevent someone or something from entering a place by locking a door or entrance: The committee locked out the protesters from the meeting hall. I left the keys in the car and accidentally locked myself out.
2. To withhold work from some employees during a labor dispute: The company bosses locked the auto workers out. The management will lock out the pilots' union until an agreement is reached.
3. To exclude someone from something, as a competition. Used chiefly in the passive: Professional athletes were locked out of the competition.
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