| 单词 | blockade |
| 释义 | blockade n. & v. --n 1. the surrounding or blocking of a place, esp. a port, by an enemy to prevent entry and exit of supplies etc. 2. anything that prevents access or progress. 3. US an obstruction by snow etc. --vtr. 1. subject to a blockade. 2. obstruct (a passage, a view, etc.). Phrases and idioms blockade-runner 1. a vessel which runs or attempts to run into a blockaded port. 2. the owner, master, or one of the crew of such a vessel. run a blockade enter or leave a blockaded port by evading the blockading force. Derivatives blockader n. Etymology: BLOCK + -ADE(1), prob. after ambuscade |
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