lock對應的反義詞是unlock。
lock的基本意思是“鎖上”“鎖住”,也可表示“卡住”,引申可作“使…固定”解。比如:The ship was locked in the ice through the winter.(整個冬天船只被凍在冰層裏。)
unlock做動詞意思是鎖;開啟;揭開;顯露。比如:She fail to unlock the safe in spite of all her exertion.(她雖然費盡力氣,仍未能將那保險箱的鎖打開。)
lock做名詞的用法
1、Did you lock the door?妳鎖門了嗎?這句話中lock的意思是鎖上、被鎖住、用鎖鎖上。
2、She locked her passport and money in the safe.她把自己的護照和錢鎖在了保險櫃裏。這句話中locked是lock的過去式,意思是把…鎖起來。
3、He locked his helmet into position with a click.他喀噠壹聲把頭盔扣好。這句話中locked是lock的過去式,意思是(使)固定、卡住、塞住。
4、The two sides are locked into a bitter dispute.雙方陷入了激烈的爭論。這句話中locked是lock的過去分詞,意思是陷入、卷入(困境、爭論、爭執等)。