lockdown
lockdown — 名詞
- lockdownsingular
- lockdownsplural
1. a short emergency state in which nobody may enter or leave a closed-off building
封鎖；戒備
緊急時禁止進出建築或場所的狀態
a short emergency state in which nobody may enter or leave a closed-off building, used to keep everyone safe from a sudden threat nearby
The school went into lockdown after a stranger was seen near the playground.
有陌生人出現在操場附近後，學校隨即進入封鎖狀態。
go into lockdown for entering an emergency security state
Liam stayed under his desk during the lockdown until the police arrived.
封鎖期間，Liam 一直躲在桌子底下，直到警察趕到。
The hospital was on lockdown for two hours while guards searched every floor.
警衛逐層搜查時，那間醫院封鎖了兩個小時。
be on lockdown for the state of being sealed off
Staff at the bank ordered a lockdown the moment the alarm started ringing.
警鈴一響，銀行的員工就立刻下令封鎖。
During the lockdown, teachers locked the doors and turned off the classroom lights.
封鎖期間，老師們鎖上門，並關掉教室的燈。
- go into lockdown
- be on lockdown
- order a lockdown
- lift a lockdown
- shutdown
stopping operations, not always about physical safety
- containment
keeping a threat inside an area; more technical
文法句型
go into lockdown
be on lockdown
be in lockdown
用法筆記
Often used with 'go into', 'be on', or 'be in'. Subject is usually a building or institution (school, hospital, prison) rather than a whole region.
常見錯誤
2. a period when a government tells most people to stay at home and avoid public pl
封城；管制
防止疫情擴散而要求民眾居家的時期
a period when a government tells most people to stay at home and avoid public places, so that a serious illness cannot spread quickly
Many shops closed during the lockdown because customers had to stay at home.
封城期間許多商店歇業，因為顧客都得待在家裡。
during lockdown for the period of disease restrictions
Imani learned to bake bread while the whole city was under lockdown.
整座城市封城時，Imani 學會了烤麵包。
The government imposed a strict lockdown to slow down the spreading virus.
政府實施嚴格的封城，以減緩病毒擴散。
impose a lockdown for an authority ordering the restrictions
After three months of lockdown, restaurants were finally allowed to open again.
封城三個月後，餐廳終於獲准重新營業。
Rodrigo missed his grandmother badly during the long lockdown last winter.
去年冬天漫長的封城期間，Rodrigo 非常想念他的祖母。
- go into lockdown
- impose a lockdown
- ease the lockdown
- during lockdown
- quarantine
keeping sick or exposed people apart, often individually
- curfew
rule against going out at certain hours, not all day
文法句型
go into lockdown
during lockdown
impose a lockdown
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense covers a whole population over days or weeks for health reasons, while sense 1 is a short building-level security state. Subject is usually a government or country.
常見錯誤
3. a security action in a prison where inmates must stay shut inside their cells ne
監獄禁閉
讓囚犯整日待在牢房內的安全措施
a security action in a prison where inmates must stay shut inside their cells nearly all day, usually to stop trouble or restore order
The prison went on lockdown after two inmates started a fight in the yard.
兩名囚犯在中庭打架後，監獄隨即實施禁閉。
go on lockdown for a prison sealing inmates in cells
During the lockdown, prisoners ate every meal alone inside their small cells.
禁閉期間，囚犯每一餐都獨自在狹小的牢房裡吃。
Guards placed the whole wing on lockdown until they found the missing keys.
警衛把整個區域封閉禁閉，直到找回遺失的鑰匙。
place on lockdown for ordering the confinement
Kenji, a young guard, watched the cells closely throughout the tense lockdown.
年輕警衛 Kenji 在緊張的禁閉期間緊盯著每間牢房。
The riot ended quickly, but the lockdown lasted for almost a week.
暴動很快平息，但禁閉卻持續了將近一個星期。
- be on lockdown
- go on lockdown
- place on lockdown
- during a lockdown
- confinement
being kept in a closed space; more general
- solitary
informal for keeping one prisoner alone, harsher than a general lockdown
文法句型
be on lockdown
place a prison on lockdown
用法筆記
Only sense used specifically of prisons. The confinement is to cells, not to a home or building exit; distinguish from sense 1, which restricts movement across a whole building.
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- lockdown order
- lockdown measures
- lockdown rules
- lockdown drill
常用片語
- go into lockdown
- impose a lockdown
- lift a lockdown
- ease the lockdown
介系詞搭配
- under lockdown
- in lockdown
- on lockdown