lock in

• 动词短语，表示牢固固定或锁定某物，使其不能移动或改变；也表示确定、敲定某项决定或安排，以及锁定某人使其投入或承诺。

A phrasal verb used to indicate securing something firmly, making it fixed or unchangeable, or committing to a particular decision or arrangement.

不可数 · 及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Secure or fix in placeformal

   To fasten or secure something so it cannot move or be opened.

   锁定

   • He locked in the door before leaving.
   • Make sure to lock in the safety catch.
   • The mechanism locks in automatically when closed.

   同义词anchorboltclampfastenfiximmobilizelatchpinsealsecure

   反义词freeloosenreleaseunlock

2. Commit to a decision or agreementinformal

   To finalize or commit to a particular choice, price, or arrangement.

   敲定

   • We need to lock in the price before it goes up.
   • She locked in her decision to accept the job offer.
   • The company locked in a contract with the supplier.

   同义词cementclinchconfirmnail downpin downsealsecuresettle

   反义词equivocatehedgevacillatewaver

3. Focus or engage completelyinformal

   To become fully focused or engaged in an activity or situation.

   专注投入

   • He locked in on the target during the game.
   • The team locked in their concentration for the final match.
   • She locked in her attention on the lecture.

   同义词concentrateengagefocusimmersetune inzero in

   反义词disengagedistract

基本动词lock