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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·lock /ʌnˈlɒk $ -ˈlɑːk/ ●●○ verb [transitive]  1. OPENto unfasten the lock on a door, box etc 开…的锁► see thesaurus at open2. unlock the secrets/mysteries of something FIND OUTto discover important facts about something 揭开某事的秘密→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

unlock• Half way along he unlocked a garage and let the door slide up to reveal a newish Range Rover.• ''Come and see'', Jo said, unlocking a huge iron gate.• I began working at Canary Wharf alongside the river, working in all sorts of media in order to unlock certain ideas.• I unlocked the door of the apartment and found that Edusha was still awake.• Unlock the door! We can't get out!• You unlock the front door of your house.• His tall house loomed over him as he unlocked the front door.• Rockhart says that the critical-success factor approach aims to unlock the manager's implicitly held model of success.• Which of these keys unlocks the safe?

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unlock
un‧lock /ʌnˈlɒk $ -ˈlɑːk/ verb [transitive]
1. to unfasten the lock on a door, box etc
2. unlock the secrets/mysteries of something to discover important facts about something
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ open used about a door, window, container, package, letter, your eyes, or your mouth: I opened the door quietly. | She was nervous about opening the letter. | Open your mouth wide.
   ▪ unlock to open a door, drawer, box etc with a key: You need a key to unlock the safe.
   ▪ unscrew to open a lid on a bottle, container etc by turning it: I carefully unscrewed the lid of the jar.
   ▪ force open to open a drawer, window, cupboard etc using force: The door was locked so we had to force it open.
   ▪ unwrap to open a package by removing the paper that covers it: The children were busy unwrapping their Christmas presents.
   ▪ unfasten/undo to make something no longer fastened or tied, for example a seat belt or a piece of clothing: He unfastened the top button of his shirt. | I was so full I had to undo my belt.

un·lockBrE /ˌʌnˈlɒk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnˈlɑːk/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they unlock BrE /ˌʌnˈlɒk/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈlɑːk/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it unlocks BrE /ˌʌnˈlɒks/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈlɑːks/ 🔊past simple unlocked BrE /ˌʌnˈlɒkt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈlɑːkt/ 🔊past participle unlocked BrE /ˌʌnˈlɒkt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈlɑːkt/ 🔊 -ing form unlocking BrE /ˌʌnˈlɒkɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈlɑːkɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to undo the lock of a door, window, etc., using a key （用钥匙）开…的锁◆to unlock the door打开门锁 OPP lock ~ sth to discover sth and let it be known 发现；揭示；揭开◆The divers hoped to unlock some of the secrets of the seabed. 潜水员希望揭开海底的一些秘密。🔊🔊~ sth to enable a mobile/cell phone to use any network rather than only one particular one 解除（手机）的网络锁定◆Have an old phone lying around? Unlock it and keep it as a spare.有闲置的旧手机？把它解除网络锁定留作备用吧。