to lock up
[phrase form: lock]
01
锁上, 关起来
to close or secure something in a place where it cannot be removed or accessed without the appropriate authorization, key, or combination
例子
He remembered to lock the house up before leaving for vacation.
他记得在去度假前锁好房子。
The scientist locked up the dangerous chemicals in a secure laboratory.
科学家将危险化学品锁在一个安全的实验室里。
02
关押, 监禁
to confine a person in a place, such as a prison, where they cannot escape without one's permission
例子
The police locked up the suspect in the detention center.
警方将嫌疑人关押在拘留中心。
The judge ordered the defendant to be locked up in the jail pending their trial.
法官命令被告在审判前关押在监狱中。
