latchkey
- n. （房子或公寓大门的）碰锁钥匙
- adj. 挂钥匙的（常作 latchkey kid、latchkey child，指因父母上班而放学后须自行开门回家的儿童）
[ 复数 latchkeys ]
网络释义英英释义
Latchkey Kid 挂钥匙儿童
latchkey children 挂钥匙儿童
latchkey kids 自带门房钥匙的孩子
latchkey child 挂钥匙儿童
Latchkey Faerie 飞钥仙灵 ; 飞匙仙灵
latchkey wife 挂钥匙妻子
latchkey [ 'lætʃki: ]
- n. key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
latchkey /ˈlætʃˌkiː/ (also latch-key)
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ADJ If you refer to a child as a latchkey kid, you disapprove of the fact that they have to let themselves into their home when returning from school because their parents are out at work. 挂钥匙的; 形容儿童因父母都是上班族放学回家后不得不自行开门 [ADJ n] [表不满]
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