latch
英 [l?t?]
美[l?t?]
- vi. 占有，抓住；閉鎖
- vt. 閂上；糾纏住某人
- n. 門閂
- n. (Latch)人名；(英)拉奇
TEM8GRE低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?latches;第三人稱單數(shù):?latches;過去式:?latched;過去分詞:?latched;現(xiàn)在分詞:?latching;
助記提示
1. lock + catch => latch.
2. catch => latch.
2. catch => latch.
中文詞源
latch 門閂，插銷
可能來自PIE*slagw,抓住，詞源同lemma,syllable,epilepsy.用于指門閂，插銷。
英文詞源
- latch
- latch: see lace
- latch (v.)
- Old English l?ccan "to grasp or seize," from Proto-Germanic *lakkijanan. Not found in other Germanic languages; probably from PIE *(s)lagw- "to seize" (see analemma). In its original sense the verb was paralleled in Middle English and then replaced by French import catch (v.). Meaning "to fasten with a latch" is mid-15c. Related: Latched; latching.
- latch (n.)
- a fastening for a door, etc., late 13c., probably from latch (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. You left the latch off the gate and the dog escaped.
- 你沒把門閂插上，所以狗跑了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Foley followed Albert through the gate, taking care to close the latch.
- 福利跟著艾伯特穿過大門，特意將門閂插好。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Let yourself in; the door's on the latch.
- 你自己進來吧，門沒上鎖。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Other trades have been quick to latch on.
- 其他行業(yè)很快便緊跟而上。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He lifted the latch and opened the door.
- 他拉起門閂開了門。
來自《權威詞典》
