Locked up Meaning in English

expression · lemma: lock up

US

ˈɫɑkt/ /ˈəp

LAHKT-UP

UK

lˈɒkt/ /ˈʌp

LOKT-UP

التعريف

"Locked up" means someone is in jail or prison, or something is secured and cannot be opened. It can be used for people or objects.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mainly informal. Often means "in prison" when talking about people, but can also refer to securing things ("locked up the house"). Not the same as just 'locked', which usually refers to physical objects.

• Spanish: encarcelado - encerrado - bajo llave
• Portuguese (BR): preso - trancado - fechado
• Portuguese (PT): preso - trancado - fechado
• Chinese (Simplified): 被关押 - 被锁起来
• Chinese (Traditional): 被關押 - 被鎖起來
• Hindi: कैद में - बंद
• Arabic: مسجون - مغلق عليه
• Bengali: জেলে বন্ধ - তালাবন্ধ
• Russian: посажен в тюрьму - заперт
• Japanese: 収監されている - 施錠されている
• Vietnamese: bị giam giữ - bị khóa lại
• Korean: 감옥에 갇힌 - 잠긴
• Turkish: hapiste - kilitli
• Urdu: قید کیا گیا - بند
• Indonesian: dipenjara - dikunci

جمل نموذجية

He was locked up for five years.

basic

All the animals are locked up at night.

basic

Make sure the house is locked up before you leave.

basic

After breaking the law, he got locked up pretty quickly.

natural

All my bikes are locked up in the garage so they don't get stolen.

natural

They felt locked up during the long quarantine.

natural