lock-in

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sleepover party, usually held in a public place such as a church or school, in which the participants are not allowed to leave until the next morning. US
    — The youth group will have their annual lock-in this weekend.
  2. An illegal but widely-tolerated invitation-only gathering in a pub, after the end of licensing hours, to allow regular customers the opportunity to enjoy further drinking time. Ireland,UK
    — He was a lunatic drunk and started sing songs that lasted into the early hours of the morning and resulted in many weekend lock-ins in the village pub.
  3. A situation in which a business has adopted a certain standard or product from a specific manufacturer and integrated it into their process, thus making it very costly to change to a different standard or supplier.
    — vendor lock-in
  4. The situation where an investor cannot trade without incurring an undesirable penalty such as taxation.

词形变化

lock-ins plural lockin alternative

词汇关系

相关词
lockaway lockout

词源

Etymology tree
English lock indeverb.
English lock-in
Deverbal from lock in.
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