英语词汇“blockade”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A blockade is an obstacle that stands between you and something you're trying to reach. After a robbery, police might set up a blockade around the neighborhood to catch the thief.

Anything that impedes or halts progress is a blockade. If you join the military, you might find yourself building a blockade to confine your enemies and isolate them from the outside world. If you think of the root of this word, block, then you've pretty much got the meaning right there. If you don't want your little sister to disturb the house of cards you're building in my room, you can take lots of pillows and make a fort to use as a blockade to keep her from wandering in and knocking everything over.

WORD FAMILY

blockade: blockaded, blockades, blockading

USAGE EXAMPLES

When the police removed a blockade to the escalator exactly on schedule, applause erupted from the crowd.

Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017)

Doctors Without Borders used to provide rabies vaccines, but that stopped because of the blockade.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

But among the runners, the molecular blockade was much less effective.

New York Times(Jun 15, 2016)

1n a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy

Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper

encirclement

Alamo

a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico

battle of Atlanta

a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864

Corregidor

the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945

Dien Bien Phu

the French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops that lasted 56 days; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954

Lucknow

the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857)

siege of Orleans

a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429

Petersburg Campaign

the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee

Pleven

the town was taken from the Turks by the Russians in 1877 after a siege of 143 days

siege of Syracuse

the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse

siege of Syracuse

the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)

siege of Vicksburg

a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered

siege of Yorktown

in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution

naval blockade

the interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power

beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege

the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

action, military action

a military engagement

2n something that prevents access or progress

Hyper

impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor

any structure that makes progress difficult

3v obstruct access to

Syn|Hyper

block off

block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude

block passage through

4v hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

block, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy

stonewall

obstruct or hinder any discussion

filibuster

obstruct deliberately by delaying

check

block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey

hang

prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

bottleneck

slow down or impede by creating an obstruction

forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

5v impose a blockade on

Syn|Hyper

seal off

beleaguer, besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround

surround so as to force to give up

6v render unsuitable for passage

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, stop
block, obstruct

shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

block off, close off, shut off

block off the passage through

bar access to

block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude

block passage through

单词	blockade
释义	blockade (once / 790 pages) nv A blockade is an obstacle that stands between you and something you're trying to reach. After a robbery, police might set up a blockade around the neighborhood to catch the thief. Anything that impedes or halts progress is a blockade. If you join the military, you might find yourself building a blockade to confine your enemies and isolate them from the outside world. If you think of the root of this word, block, then you've pretty much got the meaning right there. If you don't want your little sister to disturb the house of cards you're building in my room, you can take lots of pillows and make a fort to use as a blockade to keep her from wandering in and knocking everything over. WORD FAMILY blockade: blockaded, blockades, blockading USAGE EXAMPLES When the police removed a blockade to the escalator exactly on schedule, applause erupted from the crowd. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) Doctors Without Borders used to provide rabies vaccines, but that stopped because of the blockade. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) But among the runners, the molecular blockade was much less effective. New York Times(Jun 15, 2016) 1n a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy Syn\|Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper encirclement Alamo a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico battle of Atlanta a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864 Corregidor the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945 Dien Bien Phu the French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops that lasted 56 days; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954 Lucknow the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857) siege of Orleans a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429 Petersburg Campaign the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee Pleven the town was taken from the Turks by the Russians in 1877 after a siege of 143 days siege of Syracuse the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse siege of Syracuse the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes) siege of Vicksburg a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered siege of Yorktown in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution naval blockade the interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack action, military action a military engagement 2n something that prevents access or progress Hyper impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor any structure that makes progress difficult 3v obstruct access to Syn\|Hyper block off block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude block passage through 4v hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper block, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy stonewall obstruct or hinder any discussion filibuster obstruct deliberately by delaying check block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey hang prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury bottleneck slow down or impede by creating an obstruction forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent keep from happening or arising; make impossible 5v impose a blockade on Syn\|Hyper seal off beleaguer, besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround surround so as to force to give up 6v render unsuitable for passage Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, stop block, obstruct shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight block off, close off, shut off block off the passage through close bar access to block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude block passage through
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