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latchkey

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Daily life
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
latchkey /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·keyBrE /ˈlætʃkiː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlætʃkiː/ 🔊 nouna key for the front or the outer door of a house, etc. (房屋等前门或大门的)碰锁钥匙