n.

1. 鎖[C]
   I left the key in the lock.

   我把鑰匙留在鎖上，忘了取下來。

2. （運河等的）船閘，水閘[C]
   The lock keeper closed the lock gate.

   船閘管理員關上了閘門。

3. （摔跤中的）抱，夾[C]
4. 【軍】槍機[C]
5. 止動器；制輪楔[C]
6. （交通）堵塞[C]
7. （機器）關閉的狀態[U]

vt.

1. 鎖，鎖上[（+up）]
   See that the door is locked before you go to bed.

   睡覺前切記把門鎖上。

2. 把……鎖藏起來；[O][（+up）]
   Where's the fellow now, locked up?

   那傢伙現在在哪裡，關進監獄了？

3. 使固定；使緊密銜接[H]
4. 緊抱住，挽住；（格鬥時）揪扭
   He locked his arm in hers.

   他挽著她的手臂。

5. 卡住；塞住；煞住
   The brakes locked the wheels.

   煞車器將車輪煞住。

vi.

1. 鎖住；鎖得上
   The door won't lock.

   這扇門鎖不上。

2. （齒輪等）卡住，塞住
   The bumpers of the two cars locked.

   那兩輛汽車的保險槓互相卡住了。

3. （船）過閘
   Our ship locked into the canal.

   我們的船過閘駛入運河。

4. 緊閉

n.[C]

1. 一綹頭髮
2. 頭髮[P]

n.

1. a mechanism for keeping a door, lid, or container fastened, typically operated by a key.
   ▸a similar device used to prevent the operation of a vehicle or other machine.
2. a short section of a canal or river with gates and sluices at each end which can be opened or closed to change the water level, used for raising and lowering boats.
3. (also full lock) the maximum extent that the front wheels of a vehicle can be turned.
4. (in wrestling and martial arts) a hold that prevents an opponent from moving a limb.
5. (also lock forward) Rugby  a player in the second row of a scrum.
6. (a lock) N. Amer. informal a certainty.
7. archaic a mechanism for exploding the charge of a gun.

v.

1. fasten or be fastened with a lock.
   ▸enclose or secure by locking a door.
   ▸ (lock someone up/away) imprison someone.
   ▸ (lock someone out) exclude someone.
2. make or become rigidly fixed or immovable.
   ▸ (lock someone/thing in/into) engage or entangle someone or something in (a struggle or competitive situation).
   ▸ (lock on to) locate (a target) by radar or similar means and then track.
3. go through a lock on a canal.

n.

1. a piece of a person's hair that coils or hangs together.
   ▸ (locks) literary a person's hair.
2. a tuft of wool or cotton.