lockup
lockup — 名詞
- lockupsingular
- lockupsplural
1. a small cell in a police station or courthouse where people are held briefly bef
拘留室
警察局或法院裡的短期關押牢房
a small cell in a police station or courthouse where people are held briefly before appearing in court
Constable Beatrix locked the shoplifter in the tiny lockup beneath the courthouse.
警員 Beatrix 把扒手關進法院地下室的小拘留室裡。
lockup as a small courthouse holding cell
Megan spent a freezing night in the police lockup after the protest turned violent.
Megan 在抗議活動演變成暴力事件後，在警局拘留室度過了寒冷的一夜。
The village lockup was no bigger than a garden shed, with one barred window.
村裡的拘留室不比花園棚屋大多少，只有一扇裝了鐵條的窗戶。
Felipe could hear someone sobbing in the next lockup all night long.
Felipe 整夜都能聽到隔壁拘留室裡有人在啜泣。
The old courthouse lockup had held prisoners since the eighteen-hundreds.
這間舊法院的拘留室從十九世紀就開始關押犯人了。
- jail
more general; can refer to larger, longer-term facilities
- holding cell
more formal term for a pre-hearing cell
- drunk tank
informal; specifically for intoxicated people held overnight
用法筆記
Distinguish from 'jail' and 'prison': a lockup is specifically a small, short-term holding facility, often in a police station or courthouse.
常見錯誤
2. a secure building or garage, usually rented, where people store valuable items s
儲物間
用於存放貴重物品或車輛的上鎖空間
a secure building or garage, usually rented, where people store valuable items such as a car
Piotr rented a lockup on the edge of town to store his vintage motorbike.
Piotr 在城鎮邊緣租了一間儲物間，用來存放他的老式摩托車。
lockup as a rented storage unit for vehicles
The band kept their old amplifiers and drum kits inside a dusty lockup.
樂團把舊擴音器和爵士鼓組放在一間布滿灰塵的儲物間裡。
A row of grey lockups stood beside the railway, each with a metal door.
一排灰色的儲物間矗立在鐵路旁，每間都有一扇金屬門。
Bilal cleared out his father's lockup and found a stack of vinyl records.
Bilal 清理父親的儲物間時，發現了一疊黑膠唱片。
The lockup was broken into last month, but nothing valuable had been taken.
這間儲物間上個月遭人闖入，但沒有貴重物品被偷走。
- storage unit
more general; often refers to self-storage facilities
- garage
specifically for vehicle storage; can be attached to a house
- lock-up garage
UK term for a rented garage away from the home
3. the action of securing a building or object by locking it, or the condition of s
上鎖
將場所或物品鎖好的動作或狀態
the action of securing a building or object by locking it, or the condition of staying locked
The lockup of the entire office building starts at ten o'clock every night.
整棟辦公大樓每天晚上十點開始上鎖。
lockup as a nightly security routine
Talia checked every door twice during the final lockup of the office.
Talia 在辦公室最後一次上鎖時，檢查了每一扇門。
Devika is responsible for the lockup of the warehouse after each shift ends.
Devika 負責每次輪班結束後倉庫的上鎖工作。
The old photographs stayed in lockup inside a metal trunk for decades.
這些老照片在金屬箱子裡保持上鎖狀態，存放了數十年。
During the prison's nightly lockup, every heavy door slams shut at once.
監獄每晚進行上鎖程序時，每扇厚重的大門同時砰地關上。
- unlocking
the reverse action of releasing a lock
用法筆記
Unlike the two-word verb 'lock up,' this is a noun referring to the action or the resulting state. Often used in set phrases like 'nightly lockup' or 'final lockup.'