barricade

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈbæɹɪkeɪd/|/ˌbæɹɪˈkeɪd/|/ˈbaɹɪkɛjd/|/ˌbaɹɪˈkɛjd/    /ˈbæɹɪkeɪd/|/ˌbæɹɪˈkeɪd/|/ˈbæɹɪkæɪd/|/ˌbæɹɪˈkæɪd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
  2. An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
    — Such a barricade as would greatly annoy, or absolutely stop, the currents of the atmosphere.
  3. A place of confrontation. figuratively,in-plural
    — I have a friend who finds the whole idea of a gay marching band distasteful on the grounds that it replicates straight culture. I'm not ready to follow her to the barricades on that because I think that to some extent the sight of women banging bass drums and men prancing around in pink spandex has to undermine a patriarchal and heterosexist assumption or two.
  4. Line of people standing behind or closest to the barricade in the pit section of a live music concert. figuratively
动词 v.
  1. To close or block a road etc., as, or using, a barricade.
    — I stood beside the sources of the Arveiron, which take their rise in a glacier, that with slow pace is advancing down from the summit of the hills, to barricade the valley.
  2. To keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port.

词形变化

barricades plural barricades present,singular,third-person barricading participle,present barricaded participle,past barricaded past

词源

词源 1
The noun is borrowed from French barricade, or an assimilation of the earlier barricado to the French form. The verb is from the noun or French barricader.
词源 2
The noun is borrowed from French barricade, or an assimilation of the earlier barricado to the French form. The verb is from the noun or French barricader.
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