Interlock



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 连锁, 连串
• ［英］ v. 连锁, 连串 ( to lock together)
• ［记］ inter ( 在中间) +lock ( 锁) -> 互相锁 -> 连锁
• ［例］ interlocking questions which can't be answered separately

Webster Collegiate

kI. *Date: 1632

• intransitive verb
  • to become locked together or interconnected
• transitive verb
  • 1. to lock together ; unite
  • 2. to connect so that the motion or operation of any part is constrained by another

II. noun

• Date: 1874
• 1. the quality, state, sense, or an instance of being interlocked
• 2. an arrangement in which the operation of one part or mechanism automatically brings about or prevents the operation of another <a safety interlock>
• 3.
  • a. a stretchable fabric made on a circular knitting machine and consisting of two ribbed fabrics joined by interlocking
  • b. a garment made of interlock

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