• vi. 占有，抓住；閉鎖
• vt. 閂上；糾纏住某人
• n. 門閂
• n. (Latch)人名；(英)拉奇

可能來自PIE*slagw,抓住，詞源同lemma,syllable,epilepsy.用于指門閂，插銷。

latch

latch: see lace

latch (v.)

Old English l?ccan "to grasp or seize," from Proto-Germanic *lakkijanan. Not found in other Germanic languages; probably from PIE *(s)lagw- "to seize" (see analemma). In its original sense the verb was paralleled in Middle English and then replaced by French import catch (v.). Meaning "to fasten with a latch" is mid-15c. Related: Latched; latching.

latch (n.)

a fastening for a door, etc., late 13c., probably from latch (v.).

1. You left the latch off the gate and the dog escaped.

你沒把門閂插上，所以狗跑了。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Foley followed Albert through the gate, taking care to close the latch.

福利跟著艾伯特穿過大門，特意將門閂插好。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Let yourself in; the door's on the latch.

你自己進來吧，門沒上鎖。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Other trades have been quick to latch on.

其他行業(yè)很快便緊跟而上。

來自柯林斯例句

5. He lifted the latch and opened the door.

他拉起門閂開了門。

來自《權威詞典》