padlocked
padlocked — 動詞
- padlockedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- padlockeds3rd person singular
- padlockeding-ing form
- padlockededpast simple
1. to close and lock something such as a gate, chain, or container by fitting a pad
掛鎖鎖住
用掛鎖扣住門或容器
to close and lock something such as a gate, chain, or container by fitting a padlock through a ring or link and pressing it shut, so that it cannot be opened without a key or code.
Niran padlocked his bicycle to the metal railing outside the train station.
Niran 把他的腳踏車用掛鎖鎖在火車站外的金屬欄杆上。
padlock + object + to [location]
Every evening the caretaker padlocked the heavy iron gate at the end of the lane.
管理員每天晚上都會用掛鎖鎖住巷子盡頭那扇沉重的鐵門。
typical object: gate
The old storage room had been padlocked for years and nobody could find the key.
那間舊儲藏室已經被掛鎖鎖了好多年，沒有人找得到鑰匙。
Elena padlocked her suitcase before boarding the overnight train to Vienna.
Elena 在登上前往維也納的夜車前，用掛鎖把行李箱鎖好。
Brandon padlocked the shed door and slipped the key into his jacket pocket.
Brandon 用掛鎖鎖住工具間的門，然後把鑰匙放進夾克口袋裡。
- unlock
to open a lock so something is no longer fastened
文法句型
padlock + noun phrase
be padlocked
用法筆記
Often used in the past participle form 'padlocked' as an adjective describing the state of something that has been locked: 'a padlocked gate', 'the door was padlocked.'
常見錯誤
padlocked — 名詞
1. a small, portable lock whose curved metal bar fits through a ring, a chain link,
掛鎖
用鑰匙或密碼開啟的U形鎖
a small, portable lock whose curved metal bar fits through a ring, a chain link, or a staple and is closed by pressing it shut with a key or a combination of numbers.
Kofi took a heavy padlock from his toolbox and secured the chain around the gate.
Kofi 從工具箱裡拿出一個沉重的掛鎖，用鐵鍊把大門拴住。
typical use: securing a chain
Aoi bought a combination padlock for her gym locker and memorised the code.
Aoi 買了一個密碼掛鎖來鎖健身房置物櫃，這樣就不用帶鑰匙了。
combination padlock
The padlock on the garden gate was so rusty that Leo snapped it with pliers.
花園大門上的掛鎖鏽蝕得很嚴重，Leo 用一把鉗子就把它扳開了。
Camille fastened the chain on the storage shed and clicked the padlock shut.
Camille 拴好儲藏室的鐵鍊，然後把掛鎖喀一聲扣上。
- lock
general term; padlock is a specific portable lock with a curved shackle
用法筆記
Padlocks can be opened with a key, a combination wheel, or a digital code. They are commonly used on lockers, bicycles, gates, and storage units.