核心短语be locked in/into sth

一般情况下be locked in/into sth表示陷入；卷入（困境、争论、争执等）。

1. be locked in/into sth短语本身含义：被锁住，锁在，被关，被封闭于

The money is safely locked in a drawer.

钱锁在抽屉里，不会出问题。

We were locked in.

我们被锁在里面了。

A bird had been locked in and was by now quite frantic.

一只鸟被关进了笼子，到现在它都十分狂躁。

Sarah was nine years old and until that moment she had been locked in a world of her own.

萨拉当时9岁，之前她一直封闭在自己的世界里。

How would you handle being locked in the back of a cab while the driver hurled abuse at you?

如果你被锁在出租车后座上而且还遭到司机的无礼谩骂，你会怎么办？

When the clutch broke, the car was locked into second gear.

离合器失灵后，汽车只能在二挡行驶。

2.引申意义 be locked in/into sth陷入；卷入（困境、争论、争执等）：

The parents were locked in a bitter battle for custody.

双亲陷入了一场对孩子监护权的激烈争夺之中。

She felt locked in a loveless marriage.

她觉得自己陷入了一桩没有爱情的婚姻。

They were locked in a passionate embrace.

他们热烈地拥抱在一起。

They were locked in mortal combat.

他们陷入了一场你死我活的争斗中。

The economy is locked in a systemic crisis.

经济陷入全面危机。

He is currently locked in a power struggle with his Prime Minister.

他目前陷入了一场同总理的权力之争当中。

The three leading contenders were locked in a dogfight.

三名领先的竞争者陷入一场鏖战。

The United States Congress and the President are still locked in disagreement over proposals to reduce the massive budget deficit.

美国国会和总统就削减巨额预算赤字的提案仍持不同意见，双方僵持不下。

The two opposing armies are locked in battle.

两军厮杀，难解难分。

The two armies are locked in a face-off.

两军对峙。

The two sides are locked into a bitter dispute.

双方陷入了激烈的争论。

Ukrain is locked into a draining and demoralizing war.

乌克兰陷入了一场实力不断消耗、士气日益低落的战争。