unlock

🇬🇧 UK/.ʌn'lɒk/🇺🇸 US
B2

Definitions

v.

To open a lock using a key or code; to gain access to something previously restricted.

开锁,解锁,开启

n.

The act of unlocking; a hidden feature made available as a reward in a game.

解锁(行为);(游戏中)解锁的功能

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
unnot, reversal
+
lockother
=unlock

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She used her key to unlock the door of the office.

  • 2.

    The encryption code was needed to unlock the files.

  • 3.

    The breakthrough research unlocked new possibilities for treatment.

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