love lock
noun[C]
uk/ˈlʌv ˌlɒk/us/ˈlʌv ˌlɑːk/apadlock(= asmallmetallockwith a U-shapedbar)that isfixedto abridgeas asignoflovebetween twopeople:
(两个相爱的人锁在桥上的)情锁Theromanticgestureofleavinglovelocksonbridgeshasbecomeverypopular.在桥上留下情锁这种浪漫做法已经变得非常流行。
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- The Pont desArtsbridgeinParishas thousands oflovelockson it.
- Amsterdam has twobridgeswhereromanticcouplesleavelovelocks.
- Have youeverput alovelockon abridge?
- Theideaoflovelocksis not new in Italy.
Locking and bolting
- bar
- batten
- bolt
- handcuff
- hermetically
- latch
- lock
- lock (something) up
- locksomeoneout
- locksomethingaway
- locksomethingin
- lockable
- manacle
- padlock
- relock
- shut
- shutsomeoneaway
- under lock and keyidiom
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