barricade

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bar·ri·cade1 /ˈbærəkeɪd, ˌbærəˈkeɪd/ ●○○ noun [countable]  TTRPREVENTa temporary wall or fence across a road, door etc that prevents people from going through 〔临时的〕路障，街垒 The fans were kept back behind barricades. 歌迷们被拦在路障后面。 →4  See picture of 见图 BARRIER

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barricade• The police courteously directed patrons around the crowd-control barricades.• Ironically, during the civil war, they served as the building blocks for barricades.• Police barricades were set up at the front entrance, and police cars occasionally circled the building.• In spirit, then, I will take my place at the barricades beside Mr Wei.• Finally a single Land-Rover ground over the ridge and stopped at the barricade.• Images of desperate freedom-fighters handing the packet round behind the barricade.• Discussions took place in the street behind the barricades, and in private houses, about future tactics.• Soldiers fired over the barricades at the rioters.• This loss is not renewed overnight, even though the barricades are now down.barricade2 verb [transitive]  PROTECTto build a barricade to prevent someone or something from getting in 设路障于；以障碍物阻塞 During the riots, some of the prisoners barricaded their cells. 暴动期间，有些囚犯把牢房堵了起来。barricade somebody/yourself in/into something Shopkeepers had to barricade themselves in. 店主们只得把自己关在里面。→ See Verb table

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barricade• At some point in the early eighties they were barricaded.• At this hour they were all barricaded and fortified, protected by wire and armed with heavy padlocks.• Miners in Spain barricaded roads and clashed with police.• They barricaded the buses, banging on the doors and windows.• It caused a lot of tension, riots, and they barricaded the cells.• Back when me and my buddies were barricading the front door, who left the back door open?• Pimentel, 61, barricaded the road, prompting a lawsuit from the church.• Farmers have barricaded their fields to prevent partygoers from trespassing on their land.• You barricaded your door against its tall figure.barricade somebody/yourself in/into something• Perfect for a singalong on the barricades.• Police marksmen were then drafted in for a 12 hour siege after he barricaded himself in.• Then we barricaded ourselves in, piled our mattresses against the cell door.• Luke could have done with more help, but Umberto had barricaded himself into the tack room with another bottle.• Dozens of families in the farms around the hamlet have practically barricaded themselves into their homes.Origin barricade1 (1500-1600) French barrique “barrel”; because early barricades were made from barrels

bar·ri·cade1 nounbarricade2 verbChineseSyllable  

road, Corpus or across a that door a wall etc fence temporary

barricade

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bar‧ri‧cade¹ /ˈbærəkeɪd, ˈbærɪkeɪd, ˌbærəˈkeɪd/ noun [countable]a temporary wall or fence across a road, door etc that prevents people from going through:
    The fans were kept back behind barricades.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ wall an upright flat structure made of stone or brick, that divides one area from another or surrounds an area: The estate is surrounded by high stone walls. | a brick wall
   ▪ fence a structure made of wood, metal etc that surrounds a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by an old wooden fence. | the chain link fence around the school
   ▪ railings a metal fence that is made of a series of upright bars: the iron railings in front of the house | The boy was leaning over the railing on the side of the boat.
   ▪ barrier a type of fence or gate that prevents people from moving in a particular direction: A guard stood near the barrier. | The police had put up barriers to keep the crowd under control.
   ▪ screen a piece of furniture like a thin wall that can be moved around and is used to divide one part of a room from another: the screen around his hospital bed | a Japanese bamboo screen | a fire screen (=that you put near a fire)
   ▪ partition a thin wall that separates one part of a room from another: The room was divided into two by a thin partition. | The offices are separated by partitions and you can hear everything that is said in the next office.
   ▪ barricade a line of objects that people have put across a road, to prevent people getting past, especially as part of a protest: The soldiers used tanks to smash through the barricades.

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barricade² verb [transitive]
to build a barricade to prevent someone or something from getting in:
    During the riots, some of the prisoners barricaded their cells.
    barricade somebody/yourself in/into something
    Shopkeepers had to barricade themselves in.