N-COUNT 挂锁;扣锁 A padlock is a lock which is used for fastening two things together. It consists of a block of metal with a U-shaped bar attached to it. One end of the bar is released by turning a key in the lock.
They had put a padlock on the door of his flat. 他们已经在他的公寓门上上了把挂锁。
VERB (用挂锁)锁住 If you padlock something, you lock it or fasten it to something else using a padlock.
Eddie parked his cycle against a lamp post and padlocked it... 埃迪把他的自行车靠在路灯柱上,用挂锁锁好。
An old mailbox has been padlocked shut. 一个旧信箱被挂锁锁着。