单词 | latch |
释义 | latch [lætʃ] noun countable ■a device for keeping a door or gate closed that consists of a metal bar which fits into a hole and which is lifted by pushing down on another bar 闩,门闩 on the latch UK ■closed but not fastened 关着但未锁上 •Don't forget to leave [lætʃ] verb intransitive or transitive ■to close a door etc. with a latch 用闩把(门等)闩上 [lætʃ] verb intransitive or transitive Phrasal Verbs latch on UK informal ■to begin to understand something 开始明白,开始了解 •It took me ages to latch on to [lætʃ] verb intransitive or transitive Phrasal Verbs latch onto sth BECOME CONNECTED ■to become connected to something 与…发生联系,与…产生关联 •The antibodies work by latching onto proteins on the surfaces of the viruses and bacteria.抗体透过与病毒和细菌表面的蛋白质结合而发挥作用。 BECOME INTERESTED informal ■to become interested in an idea, story or activity, and to start to use it 对…产生浓厚的兴趣 •Unfortunately the press have already latched onto the story.遗憾的是传媒已经盯上这件事了。 [lætʃ] verb intransitive or transitive Phrasal Verbs latch onto sb informal ■to stay close to someone or spend a lot of time with them, usually when they do not want you with them 缠上(某人) •She latched onto me as soon as she arrived, and I had to spend the rest of the evening talking to her.她一来就缠住我,我只好晚上一直陪着她聊天。 |
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