lock on

目標を捕捉する、ロックオンする

追跡装置が目標を見つけ、その位置を自動で追い続ける。

やさしい英語で： If a tracking system does this, it finds a target and keeps following its position automatically.

• The tracking system has locked on.
• The missile locked on to the approaching plane.
• Can the sensor lock on in thick fog?

使い方： lock on to a target (The radar locked on to the aircraft.)

類義語： acquire a target

よく使う表現： lock on automatically, lock on to something, lock on successfully

ミサイルを目標にロックオンする

ミサイルに目標を捕捉させ、その位置を自動で追わせる。

やさしい英語で： To make a missile find a target and automatically follow its position.

• The pilot locked on a missile.
• She locked the missile on to the moving target.
• The operator must lock on the missile before firing.

使い方： lock a missile on to a target (The pilot locked a missile on to the enemy aircraft.)

類義語： target

よく使う表現： lock on a missile, lock on before firing

抗議のために自分の体を固定する

抗議のため、簡単に排除されないよう物や他人に自分の体を固定する。

やさしい英語で： To attach yourself to an object or another person during a protest so you cannot easily be removed.

• Several protesters locked on outside the factory.
• They locked on to a fence to delay construction.
• Police tried to remove activists who had locked on together.

使い方： lock on to something (The protesters locked on to the entrance gates.)

類義語： chain oneself

よく使う表現： lock on together, lock on to something, protesters lock on