"under lock and key" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 被锁起来

Definition

存放在非常安全或上锁的地方，通常是为了防止他人接触。常用于贵重物品或形容某人被关押。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个习语，不作字面解释。既可指物品（贵重物品），也可指人（如囚犯）。常用在正式或描述性语境，不是俚语。会和“保管”“存放”等动词一起用。

Examples

The crown jewels are kept under lock and key.

王冠上的珠宝被**锁起来**了。

Important documents are stored under lock and key.

重要文件都**被锁起来**。

The prisoner was kept under lock and key at night.

囚犯晚上都**被锁起来**。

My dad keeps his private letters under lock and key so no one can read them.

我爸爸把他的私人信件都**锁起来**，不让别人看。

If you lend me your camera, I promise I'll keep it under lock and key.

如果你把相机借给我，我保证会**锁起来**。

After the break-in, we started keeping valuables under lock and key.

入室盗窃后，我们开始把贵重物品都**锁起来**。