blockade

🇬🇧/blɒˈkeɪd/ 🇺🇸/blɑːˈkeɪd/
VCE 📚 11856 2 GRE sat
A blockade of a place is an action that is taken to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving it. 封锁

noun [具体名词] 封锁;(生理或心理功能,尤指生化受体的)阻滞,阻塞;障碍物,屏障

It's not yet clear who will actually enforce the blockade. 目前还不清楚到底谁会来执行封锁。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 包围,封锁(尤指港口)

About 50,000 people are trapped in the town, which has been blockaded for more than 40 days. 约有五万人被困在这个已经被封锁了40多天的小镇里。

block (阻碍) + ade → 阻碍物 → 阻塞
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There's been talk of a retaliatory blockade to prevent supplies from getting through. 有人在谈论实施报复性封锁,以阻止供应物资通过。