latch 详细解释

latch

[lætʃ]

n.门闩, 碰锁, 弹簧锁
v.上闩, 缠着, 明白

n.[C]

1. 闩; 门闩; 窗闩

The repairman installed an iron latch on the door.

修理工在门上安了铁门闩。

2. 碰锁, 弹簧锁

vt.

用闩把……闩上; 用碰锁把……锁上

Don't forget to latch the door before you go to bed.

睡觉前别忘了闩门。

vi.

闩上; 用碰锁锁上

词形变化

动词过去式: latched | 动词过去分词: latched | 动词现在分词: latching | 动词第三人称单数: latches |

词义辨析

同义:

n.锁; 扣子; 封合

hook  clasp  lock  fastener  catch  closing  seal  

英英释义

名词 latch:

spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key

同义词:door latch

catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove

动词 latch:

fasten with a latch

补充

latchlatch英:[lætʃ] 美:[lætʃ]n.1.(门窗的)门闩To open the gate, lift up the latch.要打开大门, 先把门闩提起来。2.碰锁vt. & vi.1.用碰锁锁上(门等); 闩上(门等)Remember to latch the gate behind you.记住出门时把大门闩上。

例句

1. A key clicked in the latch of the front door.有钥匙在开前门上的锁, 发出咔嗒咔嗒的声音。 2. Let yourself in; the door's on the latch.你自己进来吧, 门没锁。 3. They leave their back door off the latch when they're at home so that friends can pop in.他们在家时后门不上锁, 方便朋友前来拜访。 4. He latched the door, tested it, and turned around to speak to Frank.他把门闩上, 又拉了拉以确定是否关好了, 然后转过身跟弗兰克说话。 5. latch the door before you go to bed.上床睡觉之前先把门锁上。 6. This door doesn't latch easily.这门不容易锁上。 7. she latched the door carefully.她小心地闩上了门。 8. let yourself in, the door's on the latch.你进来吧,门没锁。 9. he spent the whole evening trying to latch on to my friends.他整个晚上都纠缠着我的朋友。 10. the newspapers latched on to the idea of healthy eating.报纸热情宣传健康饮食的观念。 11. Nevin latched on to a miscued header to smash home the winning goal.内文利用一个失误的头球用猛力为本队踢中了那个定胜负的一球。 12. [with clause]she'll soon latch on to what is happening.她很快就会理解发生了什么。 13. It took them a while to latch on to what she was talking about.他们想了一会儿才明白她说的是什么意思。 14. He lifted the latch and opened the gate.他抬起门闩,打开了大门。 15. I heard her key turn/click in the latch.我听到了她用钥匙开碰锁的声音。 16. I left the front door on the latch so that she could get in.我把前门虚掩着,好让她能进来。 17. latch the gate闩上大门 18. "What he was saying was complicated, so it took me a while to latch on. [=catch on]"他所讲的很复杂,我花了好一会儿才理解。 19. He latched onto her arm and wouldn't let go.他揪着她的胳膊不放。 20. The news media has latched on to the scandal.这家新闻媒体揪住这个丑闻不放。 21. Many companies have latched onto [=adopted] the trend of using consultants.许多公司都开始赶潮流聘请顾问。 22. He latched onto music as a way to relax.他倾情地选择音乐来放松自己。 23. "Soon after she got to the party, some strange man latched on to her [=started talking to her] and wouldn't go away."她来参加晚会不久,就有一陌生男子缠着她,不肯走开。