latchkey
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++latch·key /ˈlætʃkiː/ noun [countable] 1. Da key that opens a lock on an outside door of a house or an apartment 〔房子或公寓大门的〕碰锁钥匙2. latchkey kid old-fashionedSSC a child whose parents both work and who spends time alone in the house after school 挂钥匙的儿童〔指父母皆工作、放学后独自在家的孩子〕
latch·key nounChineseSyllable
latchkey
latch‧key /ˈlætʃkiː/
noun [countable]
1. a key that opens a lock on an outside door of a house or an apartment
2. latchkey kid old-fashioned a child whose parents both work and who spends time alone in the house after school
latch‧key /ˈlætʃkiː/
noun [countable]1. a key that opens a lock on an outside door of a house or an apartment
2. latchkey kid old-fashioned a child whose parents both work and who spends time alone in the house after school