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A latch is a small, simple device for keeping a door, gate, or window closed - usually a metal bar that drops into place, simpler than a lock with a key. As a verb, 'latch' can mean to close something with this kind of . There's also a very common verb: 'latch onto' someone or something means to attach yourself to it strongly, sometimes in a way that feels a bit clingy - a lonely person might latch onto the first friendly face they meet, or a company might latch onto a trend.
門閂、鎖扣；latch onto 纏上、緊抓住不放
原始詞典資料13 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
latchverb詞源 1/læt͡ʃ/
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To close or lock as if with a latch.
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To catch; lay hold of.
- Where hearing should not latch them.
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computingdatabasesengineeringTo use a latch (kind of lightweight lock).
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To connect to the breast.
latchnoun詞源 2/læt͡ʃ/
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A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.
- The cleverly constructed latch which Clayton had made for the door had sprung as Kerchak passed out; nor could the apes find means of ingress through the heavily barred windows.
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businesselectrical-engineeringelectricityAn electronic circuit that is like a flip-flop, except that it is level triggered instead of edge triggered.
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obsoleteA latching.
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obsoleteA crossbow.
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obsoleteThat which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.
- Love will none other birde catch, Though he set either nette or latch
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A breastfeeding baby's connection to the breast.
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computingdatabasesengineeringA lightweight lock to protect internal structures from being modified by multiple concurrent accesses.
latchverb詞源 3/læt͡ʃ/
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obsoleteTo smear; to anoint.
- But hast thou yet latch'd the Athenian's eyes With the love-juice , as I did bid thee do?
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。