"blockading" in Chinese (Simplified)
封锁
Definition
阻止人员、货物或交通工具进出某地,通常作为军事行动或抗议手段。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Blockading” 多用於正式或新聞語境,常指軍事行動、港口、道路或抗議行動。常見搭配:'blockading a port'(封鎖港口)、'blockading roads'(封鎖道路)。不要和“blocking”混淆,後者更短暫、限制較少。
Examples
The army was blockading the main road into the city.
军队正在**封锁**通往城市的主要道路。
Protesters are blockading the entrance to the building.
抗议者正在**封锁**大楼入口。
Ships are blockading the harbor to stop supplies.
船只正在**封锁**港口以阻止物资进入。
They started blockading the highway early in the morning, causing massive traffic jams.
他们一大早就开始**封锁**高速公路,导致严重堵车。
By blockading the port, the government hoped to force negotiations.
通过**封锁**港口,政府希望迫使对方谈判。
Fishermen are blockading the river to protest new regulations.
渔民们正在**封锁**河流,以抗议新规定。