padlock
/ˈpædlɒk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpædlɑːk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpad-ˌläk/ (ame, mw) · /ˈpæd.lɒk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpæd.lɑːk/ (ame, ipa)
padlock — noun
- padlocksingular
- padlocksplural
1. a small lock you can carry around, with a curved metal bar that opens on one sid
a small lock you can carry around, with a curved metal bar that opens on one side; the bar slides through a ring or a chain to hold doors, gates, suitcases, or bicycles shut.
Ishaan snapped a heavy padlock onto the garden shed before the storm arrived.
verb + padlock + onto N (attaching pattern)
The padlock on the school gate was rusted shut, and the caretaker had to cut it off.
the padlock on + noun (location frame)
Jiwoo always carries a small combination padlock for her hostel locker.
Tourists fasten love padlocks to the bridge railing and throw the key into the river.
Hamza forgot the combination for his padlock and had to call a locksmith.
- lock
general term; a 'lock' can be built-in or portable, while a padlock is always the removable, U-bar kind.
- combination lock
any lock opened by a code; often a padlock but not always.
文法句型
a padlock on N
with a padlock
用法筆記
Countable; you say a padlock, two padlocks. Typically takes 'on' for the thing it secures (a padlock on the gate) and 'to' for what it is attached to (chained to a railing). Distinguish from a built-in 'lock' on a door, which is fitted into the door itself rather than being removable.
常見錯誤
padlock — verb
- padlockpresent simple I / you / we / they
- padlocks3rd person singular
- padlocking-ing form
- padlockedpast simple
1. to close a door, gate, or other object by clipping a padlock onto it, so nobody
to close a door, gate, or other object by clipping a padlock onto it, so nobody can open the object again without the right key or code; often used in the passive when reporting closures.
Nora padlocked the cellar door before driving up to the cabin for the weekend.
padlock + direct object (door / gate / shed)
The factory gates were padlocked overnight after a string of break-ins last month.
passive: be padlocked
Tuan padlocked his bicycle to the lamp post outside the library.
Council workers padlocked the abandoned warehouse to keep children from wandering inside.
文法句型
padlock + N
be padlocked
padlock N to N
用法筆記
Transitive only; the direct object is the thing being secured (door, gate, bicycle, suitcase). Frequently passive when reporting closures ('the shop was padlocked'). For attaching one thing to another, follow the object with 'to' (padlock the bike to the railing).