Latch
[ lætʃ ]
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n. 门闩;弹簧锁;
vt.& vi. 闩上;用碰锁锁上（门等）;抓住，占有;
📝 例句
He lifted the latch and opened the door.
他拉起门闩开了门。
🌱 联想助记
【记】lat-late晚,ch-拼音“吃”:吃得比较晚,是因为门闩栓上了!
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🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
latch
n
1 fastening for a gate or door, consisting of a bar that is lifted from its catch, groove, hole, etc by a lever 门闩.
2 spring lock on a door that catches when the door is closed, and that needs a key to open it from the outside 碰锁; 弹簧锁. =>illus 见插图.
3 (idm 习语) on the `latch (esp of a door) closed but not locked （尤指门）关著但没上锁. latch, v
1 [I, Tn] be fastened or fasten (sth) with a latch 用门闩闩牢或用弹簧锁锁住（某物）
This door won't latch properly. 这门闩不牢.
Please latch the front gate when you leave. 走时请把大门的碰锁锁好.
2 (phr v) latch on (to sth) (infml 口) understand an idea, sth said, etc 理解某想法、 说的话等
He's a bit slow but in the end he latches on. 他有点迟钝, 但毕竟还能理解.
I haven't really latched on to what you mean could you explain it again? 我没有真正明白你的意思--能不能再解释一下? latch on to sb (infml 口) become sb's constant (and often unwelcome) companion 总与某人在一起（常为不受欢迎者）; 纠缠住某人
He always latches on to me when he sees me at a party. 他在聚会上一看见我就总是缠著我.
🔁 扩展释义
*[lætʃ]n. 门闩vi. 上闩, 抓住, 占有vt. 闩上【计】 门闩线路; 锁存器
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First of all, it's been improved. And it's bigger, although it's more expensive.
首先，它已作了改进。而且机子较大，尽管价格贵些。
Never mind. So now you know what you should do.
不要紧。好了，现在你知道该怎么做了吧。
Then we'd better pick the rest of these cabbages before the weather changes.
那么我们最好在天气变化之前就把其余的包心菜都收回来。