blockade

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Chiến dịch phong tỏa, phong toả

BrE /ˈblɒk.eɪd/ AmE /ˈblɑːk.eɪd/

noun / verb en → vi

1 BARRIER [uncountable] C1

Chiến dịch phong tỏa, phong toả

a situation in which ships or vehicles are prevented from entering a place by enemy forces

Collocations blockade of a city

  • The blockade of the port prevented supplies from reaching the city.

    Chiến dịch phong tỏa cảng đã ngăn chặn hàng hóa đến thành phố.

2 RESTRICT [transitive] C1

Phong tỏa, phong toả

to prevent ships or vehicles from entering a place by force, especially as part of a war

  • blockade somebody/something
  • The army blockaded the city.

    Quân đội đã phong tỏa thành phố.

1 OBSTRUCT [transitive] B2

Ngăn chặn, cản trở

to prevent something from happening or developing by stopping it, especially in a way that is unfair or unreasonable

  • blockade somebody/something
  • The strike is blocking progress on the new contract.

    Cuộc đình công đã cản trở sự tiến triển của hợp đồng mới.

2 OBSTRUCTION [uncountable] B2

Sự cản trở, sự ngăn chặn

a situation in which something is prevented from happening or developing by being stopped, especially in a way that is unfair or unreasonable

Collocations blockade of progress

  • There is a blockade to the development of new technology.

    Có sự cản trở đối với việc phát triển công nghệ mới.