locker

IPA/ˈlɒkə(r)/
KK[lˈɑkɚ]IPA/ˈlɑːkər/

locker — 名詞

  • lockersingular
  • lockersplural

1. A tall, narrow metal box fitted with a lock, used to keep personal items safe in

1.名詞B1
釋義

置物櫃

可上鎖存放個人物品的金屬櫃

A tall, narrow metal box fitted with a lock, used to keep personal items safe in shared spaces such as schools, sports centres, or stations.

例句

Mert opened his gym locker and took out a clean towel.

Mert 打開他的健身房置物櫃，拿出一條乾淨毛巾。

collocation: gym locker

The station has lockers where passengers can leave bags for a few hours.

火車站設有寄物櫃，乘客可以暫放行李幾個小時。

collocation: station lockers for temporary storage

常見搭配
  • open a locker
  • close a locker
  • put something in a locker
  • take something out of a locker
  • locker key
  • locker combination
  • gym locker
  • school locker
  • luggage locker
  • staff locker
  • metal locker
  • locker room
同義詞
  • cabinet

    a piece of furniture with shelves and doors, usually in kitchens or offices; may or may not lock

  • compartment

    a general term for any sectioned-off storage space — does not necessarily have a lock

  • footlocker

    a small chest that can be locked, historically used in military contexts; less common in everyday learner vocabulary

文法句型

a locker

the locker

locker + noun

用法筆記

Commonly found in compound nouns where the location or purpose comes first: school locker, gym locker, luggage locker, staff locker. The rooms where rows of lockers are kept are called locker rooms.

常見錯誤

I put my books in the cabinet at school.' (when you mean a tall metal container you can lock).
I put my books in my school locker.
a cabinet is a piece of furniture with shelves, usually not lockable; a locker is specifically designed for safe storage and has a built-in lock.
慣用語

locker-room talk

idiom

Informal, often rude or sexual conversation of the kind people imagine happens in men's changing rooms.

更衣室閒聊（帶有粗俗或性暗示內容的非正式對話）

The politician dismissed the recording as just locker-room talk from years ago.

Some fans were offended by the athlete's locker-room humour during the interview.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • put something in a locker
  • take something out of a locker

介系詞搭配

  • in a locker
  • out of a locker