latch
翻译
门闩, 插销, 用插销闩上
例句
The latch on the gate is broken.
大门上的门闩坏了。
Did you latch the door?
你把门闩上了吗?
The baby latched onto the bottle.
婴儿衔住了奶瓶。
语法模式
a/the latch on ((sth.)) ((某物))上的门闩 The latch on the window is loose.
to latch ((sth.)) 闩上((某物)) She latched the gate behind her.
to latch onto ((sth.)) 紧紧抓住((某物)) The child latched onto his mother's hand.
近义词
同义词 (名词): bolt, catch; 同义词 (动词): fasten, lock
词源
源自中古英语 'lacchen',意为“抓住,握住”。
记忆技巧
想象门闩 (latch) 锁上时发出的“咔哒”声。它既可以指物体(名词),也可以指动作(动词)。