latched
latched — 動詞
- 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
閂上
用門閂把門窗扣住
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.
Hoa 在狗跑到路上前，把側門閂上了。
latched + gate
The bathroom window latched after Ezra pushed it with his elbow.
Ezra 用手肘一推，浴室窗戶就扣上了門閂。
intransitive: window latched
Constanza latched the tool shed before the rain started.
Constanza 在下雨前把工具間的門閂上。
latched + shed
At dusk, the hatch latched with a click above the coop.
傍晚時，雞舍上方的蓋門喀噠一聲就閂上了。
latched with a click
- latched the gate
- latched the window
- latched the shed
- latched with a click
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 — 形容詞
- latchedpositive
- latchedercomparative
- latchedestsuperlative
1. shut with the catch in place, but not made secure with a key or other lock.
閂著
已扣上門閂，但未上鎖
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.
後門一直閂著，所以風推不開它。
stay latched
Yael checked that the nursery window was latched before bedtime.
Yael 睡前確認育嬰室的窗戶有閂著。
be latched before bedtime
Even with the gate latched, the children could open it from inside.
即使大門閂著，孩子們還是能從裡面把它打開。
latched but not locked
By dawn, the cupboard was still latched and the jam untouched.
到了天亮，櫥櫃仍然閂著，果醬也沒被動過。
still latched
- door stayed latched
- window was latched
- keep the gate latched
- cupboard still latched
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.