"padlock" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 挂锁

Definition

挂锁是一种可以随时加锁或取下的小锁，通常用来锁门、门闩、储物柜或箱子。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“挂锁”是可数名词，常见搭配有“上挂锁”、“打开挂锁”、“用挂锁锁住”。专指可以移动的实体锁，不包括内置锁或电子锁。

Examples

The gate was locked with a padlock.

大门上锁着一个**挂锁**。

He forgot the combination to his padlock.

他忘记了自己**挂锁**的密码。

My locker has a padlock on it.

我的储物柜上有一个**挂锁**。

Did you remember to padlock the garage before leaving?

你离开前有**上挂锁**把车库锁好吗？

Someone cut the padlock and broke in last night.

有人剪断了**挂锁**，昨天晚上闯了进来。

She keeps a spare padlock in her bag, just in case.

她包里总是带着一个备用**挂锁**以备不时之需。