单词	roadblock
释义	roadblockroad‧block /ˈrəʊdblɒk $ ˈroʊdblɑːk/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Inappropriate clothing can be a roadblock to promotion. Within an hour of the shootings, police set up ten roadblocks around Las Cruces. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And the people running this particular roadblock were teen-age guerrillas robbing passers-by and stealing cars. At a roadblock, police opened fire on the peasants, killing 17 of them. But Louis had posted the roadblock to stop anyone with authority returning to Belpan City. In large organizations, the number of roadblocks and low points can seem infinite, particularly when something new is being tried. Near Kaesong and Panmunjom, we passed roadblocks set up by the military. Police set up roadblocks circling Harare and prevented thousands of people from gathering in the city centre. Ten yards to go and he heard the driver of the Discovery accelerate away from the roadblock. word sets WORD SETS► Police agent, nounbaton, nounbeat, nounbobby, nounbody armour, nounbody search, nounbook, verbchief constable, nounchief inspector, nounchief superintendent, nounCID, the, commander, nouncommissioner, nouncomposite, nounconstable, nounconstabulary, nouncop, nouncopper, nouncop shop, nouncruiser, noundetective, noundragnet, nounFBI, the, flying squad, nounFraud Squad, nounfrisk, verbgendarme, nounguard dog, nounhighway patrol, nounhomicide, nouninformant, nouninspector, nounInterpol, nouninvestigation, nounlaw enforcement agent, nounlawman, nounmanor, nounMetropolitan Police, the, MI5, nounmissing person, nounMountie, nounmugshot, nounnab, verbnail, verbnarc, nounnark, nounnick, verbnightstick, nounofficer, nounoperation, nounpaddy wagon, nounPanda car, nounpatrol, nounpatrol car, nounpatrolman, nounpig, nounplain-clothes, adjectiveplastic bullet, nounpolice constable, nounpolice department, nounpolice dog, nounpolice force, nounpoliceman, nounpolice officer, nounpolice station, nounpolicewoman, nounprecinct, nounquell, verbquestion, verbradar trap, nounraid, nounraid, verbrank, nounrap sheet, nounriot police, nounroadblock, nounScotland Yard, search warrant, nounsheriff, nounshield, nounsnout, nounspecial agent, nounSpecial Branch, nounspecial constable, nounsquad, nounsquad car, nounstate trooper, nounstation house, nounstore detective, nounsupergrass, nounsuperintendent, nountraffic cop, nountrooper, nountruncheon, nounwarrant, nounwater cannon, nounWPC, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► set up roadblocks  The police have set up roadblocks to try and catch the two men. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► set · Police set up roadblocks circling Harare and prevented thousands of people from gathering in the city centre.· Police did nothing to stop them from burning dozens of homes and setting up roadblocks to prevent the Madurese escaping.· Literacy leaders might attempt to set up pedagogic roadblocks both ways on the highway of commercial publication.· Police nationwide will be setting up roadblocks to stop the killers transporting van loads of explosives at will. 1a place where the police are stopping traffic → check point:  The police have set up roadblocks to try and catch the two men.2American English something that stops the progress of a plan:  mental roadblocks that get in the way of success
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