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lock

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Số nhiều: locksQuá khứ: lockedPhân từ 2: lockedV-ing: locking

The primary image is one of total restriction and security. It suggests a binary state: either something is open and accessible, or it is closed and impenetrable. This creates a feeling of finality and safety, but in social contexts, it can imply exclusion or secrecy.

Countable when referring to a physical device or a piece of hair. Uncountable when referring to the state of being locked.

Ý nghĩa

Danh từ

"The lock on the front door is broken."

Danh từ

"She brushed a lock of hair away from her face."

Danh từ

A section of a canal with gates that can be closed to raise or lower water levels.

"The boat slowly entered the lock to reach the upper canal."

Ngoại động từ

[someone][something]

To fasten something with a lock.

"Please lock the gate before you leave."

Ngoại động từ

[someone][something]

"The brakes lock up during hard braking."

Nội động từ

To become fixed or fastened in place.

"The gears lock when the machine overheats."

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