Blockade
[blɒ'keɪd] or [blɑ'ked]
解释:
(noun.) a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy.
(noun.) prevents access or progress.
(verb.) impose a blockade on.
(verb.) obstruct access to.
杰西编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy.
(v. t.) An obstruction to passage.
(v. t. ) To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See note under Blockade, n.
(n.) Hence, to shut in so as to prevent egress.
(n.) To obstruct entrance to or egress from.
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同义词及近义词:
v. a. Close (as ports, so as to prevent egress or ingress), block, shut up, stop up.
n. Closure (as of a port), shutting up, blocking up.
录入:泰茜
例句:
- Should the men have to march, all baggage and artillery will be left to run the blockade. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- Hence, England was constantly finding fault with the administration at Washington because we were not able to keep up an effective blockade. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- Two other passengers ran the blockade successfully last night. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- Famine and blockade were certain means of conquest; and on these we founded our hopes of victory. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- Hence the exorbitant price of the necessaries of life during the blockade of a town, or in a famine. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- The enemy had generally new arms which had run the blockade and were of uniform caliber. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- Savannah was one of the points where blockade runners entered. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- Key West and Pensacola were also in our possession, while all the important ports were blockaded by the navy. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- On the 18th of June 1812 the Orders in Council were repealed, and the blockaded ports thrown open. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- The Romans blockaded, cut up convoys, attacked stragglers, and ran away whenever Hannibal appeared. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- By all means, if we are not blockaded in the mean time; but if we are, you will have to stay here. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- Thereafter Hannibal was blockaded into Calabria, the heel of Italy. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Porter, commanding North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
录入:梅林达