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词汇 under-lock-and-key
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under lock and key


idiom
locked away safely: 锁起来的,存放好的
Her jewellery is securely under lock and key at the bank.她的珠宝全都安全地存放在银行里了。
If a person, especially a criminal, is under lock and key, they are being kept in a place from which they cannot escape, usually a prison.(尤指罪犯)在牢房里的,在押的
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Putting people in prison

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under lock and key
All these things are absolutely underlockandkey, almost as if there were something they were ashamed of.
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All classified publications and equipment are kept underlockandkey and are available only to students with the appropriate security clearance.
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Dangerous drugs are stored underlockandkey in the custody of a medical officer or qualified dispenser.
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The essential safeguard is to keep all medicines out of the reach of children, preferably underlockandkey.
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It has been suggested that their arms are to be kept underlockandkey in some central place.
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Inflation is no longer a serious issue: it is underlockandkey.
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In the majority of cases he will be in a cell with two others and will be underlockandkey the whole time.
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While prisoners are underlockandkey they cannot be breaking into people's homes.
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When, however, a man is interned and put underlockandkey he ought to be charged with his offence.
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Crime is one of the greatest concerns of our constituents and many strongly support criminals being put underlockandkey.
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These regulations will make the police the judge, the advocate, the jury and everything else, if they want to place somebody underlockandkey.
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Because in this country he is underlockandkey.
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There are also dangerous drugs which have to be kept secure underlockandkey and properly looked after.
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If one member of the conspiracy, already underlockandkey, makes a statement he may implicate people who are also parties to the conspiracy.
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I hope that he is safe underlockandkey.
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