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词汇 lock away
释义
Phr V
lock away
locks, locking, locked
lock away sth or lock sth away
to put something in a safe place and lock the door so that no one else can get it
He locks his gun away at night.Her jewellery was locked away in a safe.
lock away sb or lock sb away
to put someone in prison or in a hospital for people who are mentally ill
Dangerous criminals need to be locked away from society.
lock yourself away
(always reflexive) to go to a room or building where you can be alone, usually so that you can work
I'm going to have to lock myself away in the library to get this essay written.
phraselock away1. lock sth awaylock away sth to put something in a safe place and lock the door, so that no-one else can get or take it: The police are advising people to lock their cars away at night. Barry knew that the bottles of white pills were locked away in the school secretary's cupboard. ► compare lock up2. lock sb awaylock away sb to put someone in prison or in a hospital for people who are mentally ill: "You're a thief, Devlin," said Pearce. "And it's my job to catch thieves and lock them away." That brother of yours, he's crazy. He should be locked away. SIMILAR TO: lock up, put away informal3. lock yourself away to go somewhere in order to be quiet or get away from other people: The singer has now locked herself away in her Florida home and is refusing to speak to the press. He used to lock himself away in the garden shed in order to do his writing.be locked away She's been locked away in her office all afternoon. SIMILAR TO: shut away, hide away4. lock sth awaylock away sth usually passive to keep information, feelings etc secret or hidden from people: I was happy to keep the events of that night locked away in my head. Liddy seemed really depressed. As if all her emotions were locked away inside her. SIMILAR TO: suppress formal

lock away

1. To lock something in a container or storage space. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lock" and "away." It's very important that dangerous cleaning products are locked away when your children start crawling around the house. I locked our valuables away in a wall-mounted safe before we left for our vacation.
2. To incarcerate someone in some place, especially prison, indefinitely or for a very long time. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lock" and "away." I hope they lock that crazy drunk driver away—he nearly killed me! In the old days, they'd lock you away for showing the symptoms of schizophrenia.
3. To isolate oneself from others; to shut oneself off from social contact. In this usage, a reflexive pronoun is used between "lock" and "away." I absolutely need to study before my big exam on Monday, so I'm going to lock myself away for the weekend.

lock someone or something away

to put someone or something away in a locked container or space. You will have to lock all the medications away when the grandchildren come to visit. They locked away some cash for a rainy day. They locked it away.

lock away

v.
1. To put something in a locked space or container, especially for safekeeping: Fortunately, we had locked away most of our valuables before the burglary. I always lock my jewelry away in a safe.
2. To put someone in confinement, especially prison; incarcerate someone: After I threatened to jump off a building, they locked me away in the asylum. The secret police would lock away anyone who criticized the president.
3. To seclude oneself: I'm going to lock myself away and finish this book.
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