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keyhole

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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key·hole /ˈkiːhəʊl $ -hoʊl/ noun [countable]  DHthe hole in a lock that you put the key in 锁眼,钥匙孔 I peeped through the keyhole and watched them. 我从钥匙孔偷看他们。
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keyholeAn example would be a keyhole shaped in such a way that one can physically insert the key only right side up.I could see daylight through a keyhole.And there was no keyhole, and thus no lock to pick.Loyd Grossman went through Gary's keyhole and didn't come back for three months.I heard the scraping of a key in the keyhole.To hell with you, Nevil Sanderson! she thought as she inserted her key into the keyhole.Basingstoke and North Hampshire Medical Trust have hosted a special reception evening launching phase two of the keyhole surgery appeal.We do have a few glimpses, through the keyhole as it were.
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keyhole
keyhole /ˈkiːhəʊl $ -hoʊl/ noun [countable]
the hole in a lock that you put the key in:
    I peeped through the keyhole and watched them.


key·holeBrE /ˈkiːhəʊl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkiːhoʊl/ 🔊 nounthe hole in a lock that you put a key in 锁眼;钥匙孔