"lockup" 怎么发音

word

US

/ˈɫɑˌkəp/

LAH-kuhp

UK

/lˈɒkʌp/

LOK-up

释义

A lockup is a small jail or cell, usually for short-term detention. It can also refer generally to the act of locking something up, especially a place where someone is kept locked inside.

IPA 音标

美式英语

/ˈɫɑˌkəp/

英式英语

/lˈɒkʌp/

简化发音

美式

LAH-kuhp

英式

LOK-up

语境中听

He spent the night in the lockup for drunk driving.

The police took the thief to the lockup.

There is a small lockup at the local police station.

After the fight, the men were tossed in the lockup until morning.