unlock
UK [ʌn'lɒk] US [-'lɑ:k] verb transitive
ADVANCED
■to open something, especially a door which is locked (= fastened with a lock) using a key or an electronic device 打开；（尤指用锁匙或电子设备）开（门）•I keep worrying that I've left the garage door unlocked.我一直担心没有锁上车库门。 unlock the mystery/secret of sth
■to discover important new facts about something 解开…之谜；发现…的秘密•A chemical has been discovered that may be the key to unlocking the mysteries of Parkinson's disease.已发现一种化学物质，这可能是解开帕金森氏病之谜的锁匙。 unlock the imagination
■to make the imagination more active, producing interesting ideas and images 开启想像力•One of poetry's functions is to somehow unlock the imagination.诗歌的功能之一便是开启想像力。 |