"lock" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

lock verbo

lock + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 30
lock eyes • lock one's arms • lock horns • lock the door • lock one's hands • ...
verbo + lock
Kolokacji: 8
find locked • keep locked • start locking • avoid locking • remember locking • ...
lock + preposición
Kolokacji: 37
lock up • locked into • lock down • lock behind • lock onto • lock out • ...
lock + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 35
locked away • locked together • securely locked • automatically lock • locked tight • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 10
(3) securely, tightly, firmly
Kolokacji: 3
1. securely locked = dobrze zamknięty na klucz securely locked
  • He tried the front door and found it securely locked.
  • Patients who are a danger to society must be securely locked away.
  • He keeps his store locked securely after business hours are over.
  • He saw the gate closed and locked securely behind them.
  • You saw none, because all of our patients were securely locked in their rooms for the night.
  • He tried the handle of the safe, but it was securely locked.
  • There was one door, which proved to be securely locked.
  • Here there were no guards at all, but the door was securely locked.
  • He tried the door on the south wall of the alley and found it securely locked.
  • The front window was boarded up, the door securely locked.
2. tightly locked = mocno zamknięty na klucz tightly locked
3. firmly locked = stanowczo zamknąć na klucz firmly locked
(4) automatically, mechanically
Kolokacji: 2
(5) tight, carefully
Kolokacji: 2
(6) open, actually
Kolokacji: 2
(7) permanently, temporarily
Kolokacji: 2
(8) simply, literally
Kolokacji: 2
(9) quickly, suddenly, promptly
Kolokacji: 3
(10) immediately, instantly
Kolokacji: 2

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