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源自法语 'barricade',最初指用木桶(barrique)搭建的临时防御工事,16世纪进入英语。
❶ 指临时搭建的障碍物,通常用于阻挡道路或防御攻击,常见于抗议活动或军事冲突中。
“Protesters built barricades with overturned cars and wooden planks.”
(抗议者用翻倒的汽车和木板搭建了路障。)
“The soldiers hid behind barricades during the street battle.”
(士兵们在巷战中躲在路障后面。)
❶ 指用障碍物阻挡或封锁某处,通常是为了防御或阻止他人进入。
“The rebels barricaded the streets to stop the army.”
(叛军封锁了街道以阻止军队前进。)
“She barricaded herself in the room during the riot.”
(暴乱期间,她把自己关在房间里。)
man the barricades — 指准备战斗或坚决抵抗,常用于形容人们团结起来对抗不公或压迫。
“The workers manned the barricades to protest against unfair wages.”
(工人们团结起来抗议不公平的工资待遇。)