lock in
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The word 'lock' comes from Middle English 'loke', which means 'enclosure' or 'barrier'. 'In' is a preposition indicating location or direction.
مثال
- The security guard accidentally locked himself in the storage room.
- The cat got locked in the garage overnight.
- The heavy rain locked us in the house all day.
ترکیبهای رایج
Lock oneself in Get locked in Lock someone/something in Be locked in
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- close with or as if with a tight seal “This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
- place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape “The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend” “She locked her jewels in the safe” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Somebody ----s somebody PP” “Somebody ----s something PP”