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lockout

UK //ˈlɒkaʊt//US //ˈlɑːkaʊt//

词源

源自英语 'lock'(锁)和 'out'(外),字面意思是“锁在外面”,最早用于描述工业纠纷中的停工行为。

noun

❶ 指雇主为阻止员工进入工作场所而采取的停工措施,通常发生在劳资纠纷期间,目的是迫使员工接受某些条件。

“The factory management declared a lockout after the workers demanded higher wages.”

(工厂管理层在工人要求加薪后宣布停工。)

“The lockout lasted for three months before an agreement was reached.”

(停工持续了三个月才达成协议。)

❶ 在体育比赛中,指因合同纠纷或其他原因导致运动员被禁止参加比赛的情况。

“The NBA lockout canceled the first two months of the season.”

(NBA停赛导致赛季的前两个月被取消。)

“Fans were disappointed by the hockey lockout.”

(冰球迷对停赛感到失望。)

同义词:shutdown, stoppage, closure

verb

❶ 指雇主通过关闭工作场所来阻止员工工作,通常作为劳资纠纷中的一种施压手段。

“The company threatened to lockout the employees if they didn't accept the new terms.”

(公司威胁说,如果员工不接受新条款,就会停工。)

“They decided to lockout the workers until the dispute was settled.”

(他们决定在纠纷解决前不让工人上班。)

同义词:shut out, exclude, bar

常见短语

lockout tagout — 一种工业安全程序,确保机器在维护或修理时被正确关闭并标记,以防止意外启动。

“All technicians must follow lockout tagout procedures when servicing the equipment.”

(所有技术人员在维修设备时必须遵循锁定标记程序。)