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词汇 lock up
释义
Phr V
lock up
locks, locking, locked
lock up (sth) or lock (sth) up
to lock all the doors and windows of a building when you leave it
Don't forget to lock up when you leave.It's my responsibility to lock up the shop at night.
lock-up
adjective (always before noun) British & Australian a lock-up garage or shop is one that you can rent
The drugs were found in a lock-up garage in East London.
lock up sth or lock sth up
to put something in a safe place and lock the door so that no one else can get it
It makes sense to lock up any valuables before you go away.
lock up sb or lock sb up
to put someone in prison or in a hospital for people who are mentally ill
At present youths can only be locked up for crimes such as murder and rape.The man's mad - he should be locked up!After what she did to those children, they should lock her up and throw away the key. (= keep her in prison for the rest of her life)
lockup
noun American informal a prison or a room in a prison
A couple of drunks were brought in and thrown in the lockup.
be locked up
(always passive) if your money is locked up, it is not available for spending because it has been investedoften + in
He's a wealthy man but most of his money is locked up in shares.
phraselock up1. lock sth uplock up sthlock up to lock all the doors and windows of a building or a car so that no-one can get in: When we arrived, the house was all locked up and there was no sign of anyone. Did you remember to turn off the lights and lock up?lock-up n C BrE a garage that someone rents and that can be locked safely, often one that is used for storing things: Underhill stopped in front of a lock-up on Dale Street, opened the door and carried the boxes inside. a lock-up garage2. lock sb uplock up sb to put or keep someone in prison, or in a hospital for people who are mentally ill: The governor argued that tougher laws and locking up criminals had helped to lower the crime rate. Mansell's wife described her husband as a sick man. "He should be locked up," she said. SIMILAR TO: lock away, put away informallockup n C a prison, especially a small one, or a room in a prison: On Friday night there were already five guys inside the lockup at the police station.3. lock sth uplock up sth to put something in a safe place and lock the door: The silver knives and forks were always locked up when they weren't in use. SIMILAR TO: lock away4. be locked up if your money is locked up, you have put it into a financial plan or a business in order to make more money, and you cannot take it out and use it for a specific period of time:+ in If your money is locked up in an investment plan while interest rates are low, it could be the wrong choice. SIMILAR TO: be tied up

lock up

1. To lock something in a container or storage space. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lock" and "up." It's very important that dangerous cleaning products are locked up when your children start crawling around the house. I locked our valuables up in a wall-mounted safe before we left for our vacation.
2. To incarcerate someone in some place, especially prison, indefinitely or for a very long time. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lock" and "up." I hope they lock that crazy drunk driver up—he nearly killed me! In the old days, they'd lock you up for showing the symptoms of schizophrenia.

lock someone or something up (somewhere)

to lock someone or something within something or some place. The captain ordered the sailor locked up in the brig until the ship got into port. Don't lock me up! The sheriff locked up the crook in a cell.

lock up

1. Close a house or place of work, fastening all the doors and windows, as in The attendant locks up at eleven o'clock every night, or Did you remind Abby to lock up? [Late 1500s]
2. Invest in something not easily converted into cash, as in Most of their assets were locked up in real estate. [Late 1600s]
3. lock someone up. Confine or imprison someone, as in The princes were locked up in the Tower of London. [c. 1300]

lock up

v.
1. To shut or make something secure with or as if with locks: We locked the house up and went on vacation. I locked up my bike and went into the store. The owner locks up every day at 5:00.
2. To confine or exclude something or someone by or as if by means of a lock: We locked up the dog for the night. The guards locked the criminal up in the cell. All our savings are locked up in a retirement account.
3. To become fixed in place so that movement or escape is impossible; be immobilized: I was so nervous that my knees locked up and I couldn't walk. The car's brakes locked up, and it skidded to a halt.
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