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 抗议工资的卡车司机封锁道路
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc2The 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
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- blockade against
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a barrier that stops people or vehicles from entering or leaving a place 障碍物;屏障 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
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Word Originlate 17th cent.: from block + -ade.