barricade
/ˈbærɪkeɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbærɪkeɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈber-ə-ˌkād ˈba-rə-; ˌber-ə-ˈkād, ˌba-rə-/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbær.ɪ.keɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈber.əˌkeɪd/ (ame, ipa)
barricade — noun
1. a temporary wall made by piling up things like furniture, cars, sandbags, or woo
a temporary wall made by piling up things like furniture, cars, sandbags, or wood — usually built in a hurry to stop soldiers, police, or crowds from passing through a street or entering a building.
The students pushed desks and chairs against the door to make a barricade.
make/build a barricade against [direction]
Soldiers fired tear gas at the protesters standing behind a wooden barricade.
behind a barricade
Workers in Paris built a barricade of burning tyres across the main road.
Police set up barricades around the bank after the robbery.
The angry farmers tore down the barricade and drove their tractors into the city.
- barrier
more general — any blocking object, not necessarily quickly built or for conflict
- blockade
wider in scope — often blocks a port, harbour, or whole area, not just a street
- obstruction
neutral and formal — any object in the way, no sense of conflict
文法句型
build/erect a barricade
behind a barricade
用法筆記
Subject of 'build/erect' is usually a group acting under pressure — protesters, soldiers, citizens — not a single person calmly placing one object. Often suggests urgency or conflict, distinguishing it from a planned 'barrier' or 'fence'.
常見錯誤
barricade — verb
1. to pile heavy things in front of a door, window, or street so that nobody can co
to pile heavy things in front of a door, window, or street so that nobody can come in or go through — often done quickly when you feel afraid or want to keep someone out.
The family barricaded the front door with a heavy bookshelf when they heard glass breaking.
barricade [thing] with [heavy object]
Fadi barricaded himself in the bathroom and called the police on his phone.
barricade oneself in [place]
Protesters barricaded the streets around the parliament building all night.
The shop owners barricaded their windows with thick wooden boards before the storm.
Nurses barricaded the ward door to keep the angry crowd outside.
文法句型
barricade something/somebody in/inside
barricade oneself in
用法筆記
Almost always used with an adverb or preposition (in, out, off, with, against). The reflexive pattern 'barricade oneself in' is the most common figurative use, suggesting fear or refusal to come out.