latched
latched — verb
- latchedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- latcheds3rd person singular
- latcheding-ing form
- latchededpast simple
1. to shut a door, gate, window, or lid by letting its catch fall into place, or to
to shut a door, gate, window, or lid by letting its catch fall into place, or to become shut in that way.
Hoa latched the side gate before the dog reached the road.
latched + gate
The bathroom window latched after Ezra pushed it with his elbow.
intransitive: window latched
Constanza latched the tool shed before the rain started.
At dusk, the hatch latched with a click above the coop.
文法句型
latched + door/gate/window
be latched
the lid latched with a click
用法筆記
This sense is mostly used for things that stay closed with a simple catch rather than a key. Intransitive use is less common and usually describes the door, window, or lid catching shut by itself.
常見錯誤
latched — adjective
- latchedpositive
- latchedercomparative
- latchedestsuperlative
1. shut with the catch in place, but not made secure with a key or other lock.
shut with the catch in place, but not made secure with a key or other lock.
The back door stayed latched, so the wind could not push it open.
stay latched
Yael checked that the nursery window was latched before bedtime.
be latched before bedtime
Even with the gate latched, the children could open it from inside.
By dawn, the cupboard was still latched and the jam untouched.
文法句型
be latched
stay latched
keep + door/window + latched
用法筆記
Use this for the state of something being held closed by its catch. Distinguish it from locked, which stresses that a key, code, or stronger lock keeps people out.