lock up

lock up

verb

1. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

e.g. The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend
She locked her jewels in the safe

Synonym: lock inlock awaylockput awayshut upshut away

2. secure by locking

e.g. lock up the house before you go on vacation

1. 把…锁起妥藏
If you lock something up in a place or container, you put or hide it there and fasten the lock.

e.g. Give away any food you have on hand, or lock it up and give the key to the neighbours...
把手头的所有食物都送给别人，或者把食物藏好锁起，然后将钥匙交给邻居。
e.g. Control of materials could be maintained by locking up bombs.
把炸弹锁起妥藏可实现对物资的控制。

2. 把…关入监狱（或精神病院）
To lock someone up means to put them in prison or a secure psychiatric hospital.

e.g. Mr Milner persuaded the federal prosecutors not to lock up his client...
米尔纳先生说服联邦检察官不把他的当事人关起来。
e.g. You are mad, Isabel. You should be locked up.
你疯了，伊莎贝尔。应该把你关起来才是。

3. 锁好（建筑物或汽车的）门窗
When you lock up a building or car or lock up, you make sure that all the doors and windows are locked so that nobody can get in.

lock up

e.g. Don't forget to lock up...
别忘了锁好门窗。
e.g. Leave your car here and lock it up.
把车停在这里锁好。

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