latch
- IPA[laCH]
美式
- a metal bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or gate.；a spring lock for an outer door that catches when the door is closed and can only be opened from the outside with a key.
- fasten (a door or gate) with a latch；(of a device) become fixed in a particular state.
verb: latch, 3rd person present: latches, gerund or present participle: latching, past tense: latched, past participle: latched
noun: latch, plural noun: latches
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名詞
- 1. a metal bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or gate.
- ▪ a spring lock for an outer door that catches when the door is closed and can only be opened from the outside with a key.
- ▪ a circuit that retains whatever output state results from a momentary input signal until reset by another signal.
- ▪ the part of a knitting machine needle that closes or opens to hold or release the wool.
動詞
- 1. fasten (a door or gate) with a latch she latched the door carefully
- ▪ (of a device) become fixed in a particular state.
- take up an idea or trend enthusiastically
Oxford American Dictionary
- (of a breastfeeding baby) get its mouth into the correct position around the nipple
Oxford Dictionary
- attach oneself to (someone) as a constant and usually unwelcome companion
Oxford American Dictionary
- take up an idea or trend enthusiastically
Oxford Dictionary
- (of a door or gate) closed but not locked
Oxford Dictionary
片語
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- IPA[latʃ]
英式
- a metal bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or gate: lifting the latch, she pushed the gate open
- fasten (a door or gate) with a latch: she latched the door carefully
Oxford Dictionary
