unlock

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ʌnˈlɒk/|/ʌnˈlɔk/    /ʌnˈlɑk/|/ɐnˈlɔk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of unlocking something.
    — Unlike modern, automated prisons, each cell here was locked and unlocked manually with a large skeleton key. The first duty was to get a proper head count of each inmate, insuring each was alive. Once done, an unlock was conducted.
  2. An initially hidden feature that is made available to reward the player for some achievement.
    — The other unlocks, like a grenade launcher or a sniper's steady ability, didn't fit into my playstyle.
动词 v.
  1. To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination. transitive
    — I unlocked the door and walked in.
  2. To obtain access to something; to meet the requirements of a security or protection system. transitive
    — I unlocked the dictionary article so I could edit it.
  3. To configure (a mobile phone) so that it is not bound to any particular carrier. transitive
  4. To disclose or reveal previously unknown knowledge or potential. transitive
    — The discovery of a clue unlocked the mystery.
  5. To be or become unfastened or unrestrained. intransitive
    — He had come straight up without mishap or swerving off his course, and his shut teeth unlocked.
  6. To make available. figuratively,transitive
    — He also warned of the supply chain issues, stating: "Don't pretend you're going to unlock half a dozen [electrification] schemes simultaneously because you'll probably flood the supply chain, we don't have the capacity."
  7. To undermine something that has control over a situation; to find a way to counter or oppose. transitive
    — Saka's cross unlocked a well-organised Ukraine defence for Kane to pounce and set England on their way before producing a superb piece of individual skill to effectively end the contest.

词形变化

unlocks present,singular,third-person unlocking participle,present unlocked participle,past unlocked past unlocks plural

词汇关系

词源

词源 1
From Middle English unloken, unlouken, onlouken, from Old English onlūcan (“to unlock”), equivalent to un- + lock. Cognate with Dutch ontluiken (“to unlock”).
词源 2
From Middle English unloken, unlouken, onlouken, from Old English onlūcan (“to unlock”), equivalent to un- + lock. Cognate with Dutch ontluiken (“to unlock”).
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