Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
加锁
English translation:
Failed to lock object A.
Chinese term
China
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Native in: Chinese (Variants: Mandarin, Simplified) 
Works in: English to Chinese, Japanese to Chinese, Japanese to English, and 3 more.
加锁
Failed to lock the object A.
or
Failed to ??? a lock to the object A.
Proposed translations
Failed to lock object A.
Your Expert in Technology/Engineering!
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, Japanese to Chinese
to lock on.
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-04-30 01:52:36 GMT)
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Failed to lock the object A.
or:Failed to lock the object A up.
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Maggie Woo
: Failed to lock object A.
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Thanks.
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Terry Thatcher Waltz, Ph.D.
: Sorry, your prepositions are not accurate. (up, on...)
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Nigel Jones
: Agree with Terry, your prepositions are not accurate
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Canada
Conference interpreter, MBA, ATIO, ATA
Native in: Chinese
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese, Russian to Chinese, and 8 more.
FYI
the unsuccessful locking of object A
A lock has failed for object A.
Locking of object A is unsuccessful.
Fulltime TECHNICAL/MEDICAL pro since '87
Native in: English
Works in: Chinese to English, Spanish to English
lock was not acquired (on object A) / lock could not be acquired
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Note added at 55 mins (2004-04-30 02:39:51 GMT)
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There are references -- but far fewer in number -- to \"failed to lock\" as well, but many come from sites in non-native-English-speaking countries.
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Nigel Jones
: I agree with your explanation per se. However, it is a software manual. The trend for terminology in software manuals is to non-technical English and the simplest explanation.
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"Acquire" is correct technical English. Correct grammar and usage are still in style. A user manual for a non-computer literate person would not contain this sort of warning -- it is for programmers and the like. A "quick start" should be simple; not this
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Xiaoping Fu
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China
If not the best. One of the best!!!
Native in: English
Works in: Chinese to English, English
lock onto
Singapore
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Native in: English (Variants: US, Singaporean, UK)
Works in: Chinese to English
Failure to lock object A
Canada
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Native in: Chinese
Works in: Chinese to English, English, English to Chinese, and 1 more.
Discussion
thx all