latchkey

大学

n. 弹簧锁钥匙

发音

US /ˈlæt͡ʃˌki/

词形变化

latchkeys 复数 latchkeys latchkeyed latchkeying latchkeys 三单 latchkeying 现在分词 latchkeyed 过去式 latchkeyed 过去分词

别名

latch-key Latchkey latch key

教材释义与例句

名词

（尤指住所前门的）门锁钥匙；弹簧锁钥匙

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A key, especially to an outside door.

  2. 2.

    Ellipsis of latchkey kid.

  3. 3.

    Ellipsis of latchkey program.

v.
  1. 1.

    To open something by means of a latchkey.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Equipped with a key; generally in the phrase latchkey kid.

  2. 2.

    Pertaining to unsupervised children in afterschool care contexts.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

key

相关短语

latchkey kid n. 挂钥匙儿童（指因为父母出去工作, 所以放学后独自在家、无人照看的孩子） latchkey kids latchkey child n. 挂钥匙儿童 latchkey children latchkey program latchkey programs

词源

From latch + key.

来源：wiktionary