释义 |
latch | BrE latʃ, AmE lætʃ | A. noun ① (bar) 门闩 ménshuān ▸ to lift/drop the latch 拨起/放下门闩 ② (spring lock) 弹簧锁 tánhuángsuǒ ▸ to put the door on the latch 把门关上但没有锁 B. transitive verb (with a bar) 把…闩上 bǎ… shuānshang ‹door, gate›; (with a spring lock) 用弹簧锁锁上 yòng tánhuángsuǒ suǒshang ‹door, gate›▸ it wasn't properly latched 门没锁好 PHRASAL VERBS latch on intransitive verb informal 明白 míngbai ▸ I kept hinting, but he didn't latch on 我不断地暗示,可他没领会 latch on to informal A. [latch on to sth] transitive verb ① (seize on) 热情接受 rèqíng jiēshòu ‹idea›▸ she always latches on to the latest trend/fashion 她总是紧跟最新潮流/时尚 ② (exploit) 揪住…不放 jiūzhù… bùfàng ‹mistake, error, weakness›③ (realize) 了解 liǎojiě ‹secret, method›▸ she did not latch on to what was happening 她当时没弄懂发生了什么 B. [latch on to sb] transitive verb (become constant companion of) 纠缠 jiūchán |