lock /lɒk/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
- (n.) a strand or cluster of hair
- (n.) a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
Chinese translation
- n. 锁, 刹车, 水闸, 一缕头发
- vt. 锁, 锁上, 拘禁, 隐藏, (用锁等)拴住, 刹住
- vi. 锁住, (齿轮等)啮合, (船)过闸
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb / noun
- Pronunciation
- /lɒk/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.51 · Rare
Word forms
locked, locking, locks
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