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单词 lock something in
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locksomethingin

phrasal verbwithlockverb
uk
/lɒk/us
/lɑːk/
to get andkeepanadvantagesuch as alowprice:
People arejumpingtopurchasehomesandlockinaffordablemortgageratesbefore theyincrease.
If youfindaratethatworksfor you,lockit in.
With thepurchaseplan,customerswould take adailypriceandlockit in for acertainnumberofgallonsthat have to beboughtover acertaintimeperiod.
tochooseordecidesomethingfinallyanddefinitely, forexamplebypressingakeyon acomputerkeyboard:
Press SET again tolockinyourchoice.
Helockedin theanswerandwon$20,000 .
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Advantage and disadvantage
  • a stick to beatsomeonewithidiom
  • an ace upyoursleeveidiom
  • attraction
  • be well in thereidiom
  • be/stay/keep one jump aheadidiom
  • head start
  • hold all the cardsidiom
  • in
  • in the right place at the right timeidiom
  • it's tough at the topidiom
  • lock
  • lose
  • profit
  • secret weapon
  • silver lining
  • stick
  • the best of both worldsidiom
  • tough
  • trouble
  • trump card
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Taking and choosing

locksomeonein

phrasal verbwithlockverb
uk
/lɒk/us
/lɑːk/
B2
topreventsomeone fromleavingaroomorbuildingbylockingthedoor:
Shestormedoff to herbedroomandlockedherselfin.
He waslockedin hisbedroomas apunishment.
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lock-in(PUB)
topreventsomeone fromendingorchangingafinancialarrangement:
Mostcellphonecontractslockyou in for afixedperiod.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Locking and bolting
  • bar
  • batten
  • bolt
  • handcuff
  • hermetically
  • latch
  • lock
  • lock (something) up
  • locksomeoneout
  • locksomethingaway
  • lockable
  • love lock
  • manacle
  • padlock
  • relock
  • shut
  • shutsomeoneaway
  • under lock and keyidiom

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Business - general words
lock-in
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlɒk.ɪn/us
/ˈlɑːk.ɪn/

lock-innoun[C](FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT)

alengthoftimeduring which you are notallowedto end orchangeafinancialarrangement:
Yournewmortgagemay have alonglock-inperiod,particularlyif you go for afixedrate.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Plans and arrangements
  • accommodation
  • appointed
  • arrangement
  • arranger
  • blueprint
  • done
  • exit strategy
  • formulation
  • game plan
  • have a card upyoursleeveidiom
  • lock
  • party line
  • planning
  • policy-maker
  • policy-making
  • preparation
  • programmatic
  • programme
  • road map
  • walk-in
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lock-innoun[C](PUB)

UKinformal
anoccasionwhen apublocksitsdoorsandallowspeopletocontinuedrinkingillegallyafter thetimewhen it should haveclosed:
There was a lock-in at mylocallastnight.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Selling & serving alcoholic drinks
  • bar
  • barkeeper
  • barmaid
  • barman
  • bartender
  • cutsomethingoff
  • free house
  • gastropub
  • hostelry
  • innkeeper
  • landlady
  • licensee
  • nineteenth
  • public bar
  • public house
  • publican
  • roadhouse
  • saloon
  • saloon bar
  • wine bar
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(Definition oflock something infrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

lock in sth| Business English

lock in sth

phrasal verbwithlockverb
uk
/lɒk/us
to get andkeepanadvantagesuch as alowpricefor something:
People arerushingtopurchasehomesandlockinaffordablemortgageratesbefore theyincrease.
be locked in a battle/struggle/dispute
to beinvolvedin adisagreementin which the twosideshave a lot ofdifficultyfindingasolution:
Butler iscurrentlylockedin alegaldisputewith hisformeremployers.
lock-in
noun[C]
PROPERTY,STOCK MARKETUKinformal
uk
/ˈlɒkɪn/us
/ˈlɑːk-/
alengthoftimeduring which you are notallowedto end afinancialagreement:
Yournewmortgagemay have alonglock-inperiod.
There are nolock-inswithourfinancialproducts.
(Definition oflock in sthfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflock something in

lock something in
I show thatlock-incan occur over a wide range of values for the extrapolation parameter and the coefficient of relative risk aversion.
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Unfortunately, little is known about the probability oflock-in.
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We cannot thus definelock-inor synchronization such that the shedding frequency is necessarily close to the natural frequency.
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Furthermore, the support of the conservative constituency made possible institutional development that combined elements oflock-inwith institutional developments that altered the education policy.
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This has implications for thelock-inphenomena in the stochastic models of increasing return economics and the sample complexity of stochastic approximation algorithms in engineering.
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In either case, as declines, the extrapolative forecast becomes less accurate relative to the alternatives, makinglock-inless likely to occur.
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The term "lock-in" borrows from the concept of path dependence in problems involving the choice among competing technologies.
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This is recalled in the next section in some detail because these very details form the backdrop of our analysis of thelock-inprobability.
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Using a 6.3mm diameter cylinder in a 120mm duct, they foundlock-inoccurred a t a speed of about 46 m s-1.
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The intuition for whylock-inoccurs is straightforward.
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Educational changes have been continuously promoted, but confronted and rejected throughlock-inmechanisms.
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Note that the uncertainty in the phase data are higher a t locations of smaller fundamental amplitudes due to reduced sensitivity of thelock-inamplifier a t low signal levels.
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The failure to expand or maintain water supply, wastewater and waste collection systems after 1970 was only to some degree determined by a technicallock-inproduced by past investment decisions.
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He explores processes of politicallock-in, including and above all the way in which positive feedback affects the organizational and formalinstitutional arrangements that structure politics and policy making.
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We have argued that changed objectives at the central level illustrate conversion, but the resistance of school managers reflects the existence oflock-inmechanisms at the level of implementation.
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