lock up

• 动词短语，主要指用锁把某物锁好或把某人关起来，也指将人关进监狱或精神病院。

A phrasal verb meaning to secure something by locking it, or to imprison someone.

不可数 · 及物和不及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Secure with a lockformal

   To fasten or secure something (like a door, window, or container) with a lock.

   锁上

   • Please lock up the house before you leave.
   • He locked up the safe with all the documents inside.
   • She locked up her bicycle to the rack.

   同义词boltfastenlatchlockpadlocksecure

   反义词unlock

2. Imprisoninformal

   To put someone in a prison or a locked room.

   关押

   • The police locked up the suspect after the arrest.
   • He was locked up for ten years for his crime.
   • They locked up the thief in a cell.

   同义词cageconfinedetainimprisonincarcerateinternjailput away

   反义词freerelease

3. Secure or finalizeinformal

   To make something certain or final, often in a business or competitive context.

   锁定

   • The team locked up the championship with a final win.
   • We need to lock up the deal before the deadline.
   • She locked up the contract with a handshake.

   同义词cementclinchcloseconcludenail downsealsecure

基本动词lock