latch
noun[C]
uk/lætʃ/us/lætʃ/adeviceforkeepingadoororgateclosed, consisting of ametalbarthatfitsinto aholeand isliftedbypushingdown on anotherbar
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on the latchUK
closedbut notlocked:
关着但未锁上Don'tforgettoleavethefrontdooron the latch if you go tobedbefore I get back.你如果在我回来之前上床睡觉,别忘了给我留着前门。
Building: locks & locksmithing
- bolt
- catch
- combination
- combination lock
- deadbolt
- deadlock
- fastener
- fob
- key chain
- key fob
- key ring
- keycard
- keyhole
- lock
- locksmith
- master key
- mortise lock
- padlock
- pass key
- Yale lock
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Open and closed
latch
verb[IorT]
uk/lætʃ/us/lætʃ/toclose, orclosesomething, with a latch
用闩把(门等)闩上Locking and bolting
- bar
- batten
- bolt
- handcuff
- hermetically
- lock
- lock (something) up
- locksomeoneout
- locksomethingaway
- locksomethingin
- lockable
- love lock
- manacle
- padlock
- relock
- shut
- shutsomeoneaway
- under lock and keyidiom
Phrasal verbs
latch on
latch ontosomething
latch ontosomeone