lock out

閉め出す

誤って鍵をかけ、人を外に残して入れなくする。

やさしい英語で： To accidentally leave someone outside a locked place, unable to enter.

• I locked myself out.
• She locked us out of the house by mistake.
• Have you ever locked yourself out without your phone?

使い方： lock someone out of somewhere (I locked myself out of the flat.)

類義語： shut out

よく使う表現： lock someone out, lock yourself out

アクセスを禁止する

ある処理がデータを使用中に、別の処理からのアクセスを禁止する。

やさしい英語で： To stop another computer process from using data while one process is working with it.

• This operation locks out other threads.
• The first process locked the others out of the shared object.
• Does the transaction lock out readers until it finishes?

使い方： lock something out of something (The update locks other processes out of the database.)

類義語： block, exclude

よく使う表現： lock out threads, lock out other processes

起動を防止する

動かすと危険な機械を、誰も起動できない状態にする。

やさしい英語で： To secure a machine so nobody can start it while doing so would be dangerous.

• Lock out the machine first.
• The engineer locked out the pump before replacing the pipe.
• Has anyone locked out the power supply for maintenance?

使い方： lock out something (Workers must lock out the equipment before repairing it.)

類義語： disable

よく使う表現： lock out equipment, lock out a machine

集中できなくなる

やるべきことに注意を向けられなくなる。

やさしい英語で： To be unable to focus your attention on what you need to do.

• I'm locked out on this homework.
• After hours of studying, she was completely locked out.
• Are you locked out on the assignment too?

使い方： be locked out on something (I am locked out on this assignment today.)

類義語： lose focus, zone out

よく使う表現： lock out mentally, lock out completely