单词 | cordon |
释义 | cordon (kɔːʳdən ) Word forms: cordons , cordoning , cordoned countable noun A cordon is a line or ring of police, soldiers, or vehicles preventing people from entering or leaving an area. Police formed a cordon between the two crowds. Synonyms: chain, line, ring, barrier Phrasal verbs: cordon off phrasal verb If police or soldiers cordon off an area, they prevent people from entering or leaving it, usually by forming a line or ring. Police cordoned off part of the city centre. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The police cordoned everything off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Collocations: form a cordon For subsequent performances all available staff had to form a cordon to keeps the ducks away. Times, Sunday Times Police were forced to form a cordon to separate the two sets of supporters. Times, Sunday Times Police attempted to form a cordon to prevent the invasion but were ineffective. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cops then formed a cordon to shield them from the snappers. The Sun Pupils and teachers formed a cordon outside the eaterie to prevent him leaving. The Sun A police cordon was placed outside preventing anyone from leaving and a picture on social media appeared to show a padlock on the hotel door. Times,Sunday Times A bus was hijacked and driven at a police cordon, and cars were set alight. Times, Sunday Times People brought flowers and balloons to the police cordon. Times, Sunday Times After their requests to leave had been refused by individual police officers, neither made any attempt to break through the police cordon. Times, Sunday Times The police van remained in situ for a number of hours before accident investigators allowed it to be moved and the police cordon was lifted. Times, Sunday Times I had clearly inadvertently breached a security cordon, but the police were ignoring me. Times, Sunday Times The 49-year-old burst through a security cordon in flames and made it to the court steps before being wrestled to the ground by guards. The Sun He added that while the army had set up a security cordon around the town, they had not opened fire. Times, Sunday Times The two officials headed back to their car, which they said they had had to leave parked a distance away because of the security cordon. Times, Sunday Times Even before the talks began, several dozen protesters had attempted to break through the security cordon but were repulsed with tear gas. Times, Sunday Times Police set up a cordon around the car park and playing fields while players from 14 teams waited outside changing rooms. The Sun Most were used to set up a cordon around the house before it was stormed by a smaller unit. Times, Sunday Times Cops set up a cordon and have launched a probe. The Sun Unarmed police arrived at the scene nine minutes after an emergency call was received and set up a cordon. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unarmed police arrived at 14:29, set up a cordon, and remained behind it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 警戒线 Japanese: 非常線 |
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