blockade
noun[C]
uk/blɒkˈeɪd/us/blɑːˈkeɪd/thesituationin which acountryorplaceissurroundedbysoldiersorshipstostoppeopleorgoodsfrom going in or out:
封锁anairandseablockade空中及海上封锁
TheSovietblockadeofBerlin wasliftedin May 1949.苏联对柏林的封锁于1949年5月解除。
There is still somehopethat theeconomicblockade willworkand makemilitaryinterventionunnecessary.经济封锁仍有望发挥作用,这样就不必采取军事干预。
Attacking & invading
- aggressor
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- besiege
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- foray
- going-over
- hard power
- hit and run
- incursion
- interdiction
- kamikaze
- privateer
- raid
- reconquer
- reconquest
- reducer
- relieve
blockade
verb[T]
uk/blɒkˈeɪd/us/blɑːˈkeɪd/tosurroundacountryorplacewithsoldiers,ships, etc. tostoppeopleorgoodsfrom going in or out:
The Estonianportof Tallinn was blockaded for atimebySovietwarships.
Fishermenbeganblockadingportstoprotestthe highcostofdieselfuel.
- Thearmyblockaded allroadsin and out of theregion.
- Protesters have blockadedairportstopreventthepresidentfromtravelling.
- Farmers blockadedoildepotsordrovetheirtractorsslowlythrough thestreetsofcities.
Attacking & invading
- aggressor
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- besiege
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- foray
- going-over
- hard power
- hit and run
- incursion
- interdiction
- kamikaze
- privateer
- raid
- reconquer
- reconquest
- reducer
- relieve