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blockade

noun
🔊/blɒˈkeɪd/
🔊/blɑːˈkeɪd/
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  1. the action of surrounding or closing a place, especially a port, in order to stop people or goods from coming in or out（尤指对港口的）包围，封锁
    • a naval blockade海上封锁
    • to impose/lift a blockade实行／解除封锁
    • an economic blockade (= stopping goods from entering or leaving a country)经济封锁
    • blockades of roads by truck drivers protesting over pay卡车司机抗议工资封锁道路
    Extra Examples
    • The president imposed a complete blockade on the island's harbours.总统下令全面封锁岛上的港口。
    • They attempted to break the blockade by using submarines.他们企图用潜艇穿越封锁线。
    • a blockade around the city围绕这个城市的封锁
    • a complete blockade of the island对该岛屿的完全封锁
    • the blockade by Western nations西方国家的封锁
    Topics War and conflictc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • total
    • tight
    • …
    verb + blockade
    • impose
    • end
    • lift
    • …
    preposition
    • blockade against
    • blockade around
    • blockade round
    • …
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  2. a barrier that stops people or vehicles from entering or leaving a place障碍物；屏障
    • The police set up blockades on highways leading out of the city.警察在出城的公路上设了路障。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • total
    • tight
    • …
    verb + blockade
    • impose
    • end
    • lift
    • …
    preposition
    • blockade against
    • blockade around
    • blockade round
    • …
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    3. Word Originlate 17th cent.: from block + -ade.

blockade

verb
🔊/blɒˈkeɪd/
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they blockade
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he / she / it blockades
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past simple blockaded
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past participle blockaded
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-ing form blockading
🔊/blɒˈkeɪdɪŋ/
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  1. blockade something to surround a place, especially a port, in order to stop people or goods from coming in or out包围，封锁（尤指港口）
    • All the ports had been blockaded.所有的港口都被封锁了。
    • Employees blockaded the entrance to the offices.员工封锁了办公室的入口。
    Topics War and conflictc2
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from block + -ade.