英语单词

latch是什么意思

latch

英 [lætʃ] 美 [lætʃ]
  • vi. 占有,抓住;闭锁
  • vt. 闩上;纠缠住某人
  • n. 门闩
  • n. (Latch)人名;(英)拉奇

助记提示


1. lock + catch => latch.
2. catch => latch.

中文词源


latch 门闩,插销

可能来自PIE*slagw,抓住,词源同lemma,syllable,epilepsy.用于指门闩,插销。

英文词源


latch
latch: see lace
latch (v.)
Old English læccan "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.).

双语例句


1. You left the latch off the gate and the dog escaped.
你没把门闩插上,所以狗跑了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Foley followed Albert through the gate, taking care to close the latch.
福利跟着艾伯特穿过大门,特意将门闩插好。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Let yourself in; the door's on the latch.
你自己进来吧,门没上锁。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Other trades have been quick to latch on.
其他行业很快便紧跟而上。

来自柯林斯例句

5. He lifted the latch and opened the door.
他拉起门闩开了门。

来自《权威词典》

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