lock in

içeri kilitlemek

Kapıyı kilitleyerek birinin veya bir şeyin dışarı çıkmasını engellemek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To keep someone or something inside a place by locking its door.

• Please don’t lock me in.
• She locked the dog in the kitchen.
• We lock the bikes in the garage at night.

Nasıl kullanılır: lock someone/something in (She locked the dog in while she opened the gate.); lock someone/something in a place (He locked the tools in a cupboard.)

Eş anlamlılar: shut in, confine

Zıt anlamlılar: let out, release

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: lock someone in, lock something in

sabitlemek

Fiyatı, oranı veya sonucu sonradan değişmeyecek şekilde kararlaştırmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To agree on a price, rate, or result so it cannot change.

• You can lock in this price today.
• We locked in a low interest rate before rates rose.
• Have you locked in your profits yet?

Nasıl kullanılır: lock in something at an amount (We locked in our energy price at a lower rate.)

Eş anlamlılar: fix, secure

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: lock in something, lock in profits, lock in rates

içeride tutmak, hapsetmek

Birini veya bir şeyi içeride tutarak kaçmasını, kaybolmasını ya da değişmesini engellemek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To keep someone or something inside, safe from change, loss, or escape.

• This cream locks in moisture.
• He locked us in and took the key.
• The contract has locked customers in for years.

Nasıl kullanılır: lock someone/something in (The long contract locks customers in for two years.); lock someone into something (The deal locked us into an expensive service.)

Eş anlamlılar: trap, retain

Zıt anlamlılar: release

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: lock in moisture, lock in customers, lock someone in

odaklanmak, konsantre olmak

Bütün dikkatini bir işe veya hedefe vermek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To give all your attention to a task or goal.

• Put your phone away and lock in.
• She locked in and finished the whole assignment.
• We need to lock in for tomorrow’s match.

Nasıl kullanılır: lock in for something (We need to lock in for the final round.)

Eş anlamlılar: concentrate, focus

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: lock in mentally, lock in now

ritim tutturmak, senkronize olmak

Başka bir müzisyenle tam olarak aynı ritimde çalmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To play music together with exactly the same beat.

• The drums and bass lock in beautifully.
• After a few bars, the musicians locked in.
• Can you lock in with the drummer on this section?

Nasıl kullanılır: lock in with someone (The bassist locked in with the drummer.)

Eş anlamlılar: synchronize

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: lock in together, lock in rhythmically