A heavy metal device that police or parking officers lock onto the wheel of a car that is parked where it should not be. The wheel cannot turn, so the car cannot be driven away. The driver has to pay a fine and then wait for someone to come and unlock it.

A heavy metal device一種很重的金屬裝置 that police or parking officers lock onto the wheel警察或停車稽查員會把它鎖在輪子上 of a car that is parked where it should not be鎖在停在不該停的地方的車子上。The wheel cannot turn輪子沒辦法轉動，so the car cannot be driven away所以車子就開不走。The driver has to pay a fine駕駛必須繳罰款 and then wait for someone to come and unlock it然後等人來把它解開。

This is the British word. Americans say "boot" for the same object, and "to boot a car" for the action — one of the clearest small differences between the two Englishes.

This is the British word這是英式說法。Americans say "boot" for the same object美國人對同樣的東西會說 "boot"，and "to boot a car" for the action動作則說 "to boot a car" — one of the clearest small differences between the two Englishes這是兩種英語之間最明顯的小差異之一。

It works as a noun and as a verb: "they put a wheel-clamp on my car," and "my car was wheel-clamped." In Britain people very often shorten both: just "a clamp," "I got clamped," "the clampers came." You will hear the short form far more than the full one. The spelling moves around too — wheel-clamp, wheel clamp, wheelclamp are all seen.

It works as a noun and as a verb這個字可以當名詞也可以當動詞："they put a wheel-clamp on my car,"像「they put a wheel-clamp on my car」（他們在我車上鎖了個輪鎖），and "my car was wheel-clamped."或「my car was wheel-clamped」（我的車被鎖輪了）。In Britain people very often shorten both在英國人們常常把兩種說法都縮短：just "a clamp,"直接說 "a clamp"、"I got clamped,"「I got clamped」（我被鎖輪了）、"the clampers came."「the clampers came」（鎖車的人來了）。You will hear the short form far more than the full one你會發現縮短的說法比完整說法常見得多。The spelling moves around too拼法也不太固定 — wheel-clamp, wheel clamp, wheelclamp are all seenwheel-clamp、wheel clamp、wheelclamp 這幾種寫法都看得到。

The feeling around this word is worth knowing. Nobody mentions it happily. It appears in complaints, warning signs ("Clamping in operation"), and angry stories.

The feeling around this word is worth knowing這個字帶著的情緒值得知道一下。Nobody mentions it happily沒有人會開心地提到它。It appears in complaints它會出現在抱怨裡，warning signs ("Clamping in operation")警告標示（像「Clamping in operation」正在執行鎖車），and angry stories還有生氣的抱怨故事裡。

In Taiwan the usual response to illegal parking is a tow truck rather than a clamp, so the object itself may be unfamiliar even when the word is understood.

In Taiwan在台灣，the usual response to illegal parking is a tow truck rather than a clamp違規停車通常的處理方式是拖吊而不是鎖輪，so the object itself may be unfamiliar even when the word is understood所以就算聽得懂這個字，這個東西本身可能還是很陌生。