unbolt

/ˌən-ˈbōlt/ (ame, mw)

unbolt — 動詞

  • unboltpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • unbolts3rd person singular
  • unbolting-ing form
  • unboltedpast simple

1. to slide back the metal bar that locks a door, gate, or window so that it can be

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

拉開門閂

拉開固定門窗的金屬橫桿，以便打開

to slide back the metal bar that locks a door, gate, or window so that it can be opened

例句

João unbolted the stable door and led the horses out.

João 拉開馬廄的門閂，把馬匹牽了出來。

The iron gate had been unbolted from the inside.

那扇鐵門被人從裡面拉開了門閂。

passive: had been unbolted

同義詞
  • unlatch

    for a lighter catch or hook, not a heavy sliding bolt

  • unbar

    for removing a horizontal bar placed across a door

  • undo

    general term; much broader and less specific than unbolt

反義詞
  • bolt

    to fasten a door or gate by sliding a metal bar across

文法句型

unbolt + something

用法筆記

Object is always a door, gate, window, or similar opening secured by a physical bolt.

常見錯誤

❌I unbolted the car with my key.
✅I unlocked the car with my key.
💡'unbolt' means sliding back a metal bar; use 'unlock' when a key or code is involved.