lock up

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To imprison or incarcerate (someone). transitive
    — In 1970, a new era of "getting tough" on young offenders really began to gather momentum with the incoming Conservative government. The number of juveniles locked up each year increased by 500% between 1965 and 1980.
  2. To put (something) away in a locked location for safekeeping; (occasionally, chiefly humorously) to sequester (a person) in a similar way. transitive
    — Please lock up all valuables in the safe before leaving.
  3. To close (and often lock) all doors and windows (of a place) securely. intransitive
  4. To lock (a door, window, etc.). transitive
    — That door still needs to be locked up.
  5. To cease responding. intransitive
    — When I press this button, the program locks up.
  6. To cause (a program) to cease responding or to freeze. transitive
    — If your password contains a particular string of letters, entering it can lock up the login form.
  7. To stop moving; to seize. intransitive
  8. To stop moving; to seize.; To stop spinning due to excessive braking torque. intransitive
    — Due to the engines-out condition, the landing was conducted without the brake antiskid and normal breaking^([sic]) systems. Because the emergency brake accumulator only provides for a limited amount of brake applications, full braking was applied and retained at the second touch down, resulting in the main wheels locking up. The tires quickly abraded and deflated at a point between about 300 and 450 feet beyond the second and final touch down.
  9. To lose one's forward momentum; to freeze.
  10. To (mistakenly) cause or have one of one's wheels to lock up (stop spinning). intransitive
    — Twelve laps later, Leclerc locked up at the first chicane and clattered over the run-off area. Again, Hamilton got a run on him, and this time Leclerc defended robustly through the flat-out Curva Grande, moving very late to block Hamilton to the Ferrari's left.
  11. To invest in something long term. transitive
  12. To travel through a flight of locks on a waterway in an uphill direction. intransitive
  13. To fasten quoins securely with a mallet and a shooting-stick. obsolete
  14. To assure success in or control of (something). slang,transitive
    — He locked up the championship with that move.
  15. To enter a state of mechanical alignment. intransitive
    — You will roll the second tape for about 15 seconds until the tape "locks up" with house sync.

词形变化

locks up present,singular,third-person locking up participle,present locked up participle,past locked up past

词源

lock + up
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