lock up

phrasal verb

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lock up | lock something up

to make a building safe by locking the doors and windows锁好门窗
- Don't forget to lock up at night.晚上别忘了锁好门窗。
- He locked up the shop and went home.他锁好商店的门窗后回家了。
Topics Crime and punishmentc1

lock somebody up/away

(informal) to put somebody in prison把某人关进监狱 related noun lock-upTopics Crime and punishmentc2

lock something up/away

to put something in a safe place that can be locked把…收好并锁起来
- All the valuables were safely locked away.所有贵重物品都已妥善锁好。
to put money into an investment that you cannot easily turn into cash把（钱）搁死（成为不易兑现的资本）
- Their capital is all locked up in property.他们把所有资金都搁死在地产上了。

lock-up

adjective

/ˈlɒk ʌp/

/ˈlɑːk ʌp/

[only before noun] (British English)

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(of a garage) separate from other buildings and rented to somebody（店主不住在内的）小商店；（不和其他建筑物相连供出租的）车库
(of a shop) small and not lived in by the owner（店主不住在内的）小商店；（不和其他建筑物相连供出租的）车库

noun

/ˈlɒk ʌp/

/ˈlɑːk ʌp/

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a small prison where prisoners are kept for a short time拘留所；（短期关押犯人的）监狱Topics Crime and punishmentc2
(British English) a small shop that the owner does not live in; a garage that is usually separate from other buildings and that is rented to somebody（店主不住在内的）小商店；（不和其他建筑物相连供出租的）车库

lock up phrasal verb
⇨ jail

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