lock in

phrasal verbphr v

a) KEEP somebody IN A PLACE lock somebody in (something) to prevent someone from leaving a room or building by locking the door 把某人锁在（某处）里面

She locked herself in.

她把自己锁在屋里。

They locked the director in his office.

他们把董事锁在他自己的办公室里。

b) lock something ↔ in to do something so that a price, offer, agreement etc cannot be changed 锁定〔价格、报价、协议等〕，使…不变

Sell your stocks now to lock in some of the gains of recent months.

现在卖出你的股票以锁定这几个月来的部分收益。

c) lock something ↔ in to make the taste, liquid etc remain in something 锁住〔味道、水分等〕

This method of cooking locks in the flavour of the meat.

用这种方法烹制可以保持肉的原味不变。

Examples from the Corpus

lock in• Some families are locked in a cycle of poverty.

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