padlock['pədlɔk]

• n.
  • 挂(扣，落包)锁
• vt.
  • (用挂锁)锁上；把…锁上：

    I saw him padlock the rickety door behind us.

    我见他在我们背后把摇摇晃晃的门锁上了。

  • (官方)正式关闭(公共场所或建筑物)：

    The government padlocked conspicuous restaurants and resorts where the laws have been contemptuously defied.

    政府关闭无视法规的餐馆及公共场所。