unlock
verb[T]
uk/ʌnˈlɒk/us/ʌnˈlɑːk/B2
toopensomething,especiallyadoorthat islocked(=fastenedwith alock)using akeyor anelectronicdevice:
打开;(尤指用钥匙或电子设备)开(门)IthinkIleftthegaragedoorunlocked.我觉得我忘了锁上车库门。
toenterapasswordornumberinorderto beableto use amobilephone:
(用密码)解锁(手机)You need toknowthesecretPINto unlockyourmobilephoneuponpowerup.您需要知道密码才能在开机时解锁您的手机。
to make amobilephoneableto be used on anymobilephonenetwork:
解锁(某一特定网络运营商的手机)Onceyourphoneis unlocked, you canbuyandchangeSIMcardsas youtravel.手机解锁后,您可以在旅行时购买和更换SIM卡。
todiscoverimportantnewfactsabout something and make themknowntopeople:
Achemicalhas beendiscoveredthat may be thekeyto unlockingthemysteriesof Parkinson'sdisease.已发现一种化学物质,这可能是解开帕金森氏病之谜的钥匙。
Exploring theseasteroidsmayhelpunlockthesecretsof the earlysolarsystem.
He waspartof ateamthat unlocked thehumangeneticblueprint.
to make itpossiblefor something to be used well, whenpreviouslyit may not have been used enough:
We must unlockthepotentialof allourpeople, not just some ofourpeople.
The company'smissionis to unlockthevalueofimagesandvideosproducedeverydayacrossthewebandsocialmedia.
to getextrafeaturesin acomputergame, forexamplebysuccessfullycompletingachallenge:
You need tofindspecificartefactsto unlockalmostall of the game'sfunctions.
Sometimeslivinghere is likeplayinganadventuregame- everyproblemsolvedunlocks two newquests.
unlock the imagination
to make theimaginationmoreactive,producinginterestingideasandimages:
放飞想象力One of poetry'sfunctionsis to unlock theimagination.诗歌的功能之一便是开启想象力。
- Having mycarstolenreallytaughtme alesson- I'll neverleaveit unlocked again.
- Leavingyourhouseunlocked is anopeninvitationtoburglars.
Unfastening and opening
- breaker
- gape
- let/setsomethinglooseidiom
- loose
- loosen
- loosenyourgripidiom
- shut(someone)up
- steam
- tease
- teasesomethingout
- the earth/ground/floor opensidiom
- throw
- unbuckle
- unbutton
- unfold
- unlace
- unpick
- unplug
- unroll
- unscrew
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