lockout
lockout — 名詞
- lockoutsingular
- lockoutsplural
1. a situation in a labour dispute where an employer closes the workplace and will
鎖廠；停工
雇主關閉工廠，拒絕員工進入
a situation in a labour dispute where an employer closes the workplace and will not let workers return unless management's proposed conditions are accepted.
The factory owner announced a lockout after union members voted to reject the wage offer.
工廠老闆在工會成員投票拒絕加薪方案後，宣布實施鎖廠。
collocation: announce a lockout
A prolonged lockout can destroy the trust between a company and its workforce.
長期的鎖廠可能摧毀公司與員工之間的信任。
A lockout harms trust more than bargaining at the table ever does.
鎖廠對雙方互信的傷害遠超過在談判桌上協商。
Talks broke down, and management imposed a lockout that kept hundreds off the line.
協商破裂，資方實施鎖廠，使數百名工人無法進入生產線。
- work stoppage
Broader term that covers both lockouts and strikes; less specific.
- shutdown
Less formal and less specific; can refer to any temporary closing, not just labour disputes.
- employer lockout
Redundant but sometimes used for emphasis in news headlines.
- strike
A work stoppage initiated by workers, not by the employer — opposite direction of action.
用法筆記
Distinguish from strike: a lockout is initiated by the employer, whereas a strike is a work stoppage initiated by the employees. The two are often contrasted in news coverage of labour disputes.
常見錯誤
lockout — 動詞
- lockoutpresent simple I / you / we / they
- lockouts3rd person singular
- lockouting-ing form
- lockoutedpast simple
1. to prevent employees from entering their workplace during a labour dispute, typi
實施鎖廠
雇主以關廠方式不讓員工工作
to prevent employees from entering their workplace during a labour dispute, typically by closing the premises so that work cannot continue.
The entire night shift was locked out after the union refused the company's final offer.
整個夜班員工在工會拒絕公司最終提案後被鎖在工廠門外。
passive: be + locked out
When the factory owners locked out their employees, the local economy felt the effects.
當工廠老闆對員工實施鎖廠，當地經濟立即感受到衝擊。
The hospital administration threatened to lock out the nursing staff if no contract deal was reached by midnight.
醫院管理層威脅，若午夜前無法達成合約協議，將對護理人員實施鎖廠。
More than two hundred dockworkers were locked out when talks between the port authority and the union broke down.
港務局與工會的談判破裂後，兩百多名碼頭工人被鎖在門外。
A bus company that locked out its drivers for six weeks faced a public backlash.
一家客運公司將司機鎖在門外長達六週，引發了公眾強烈反彈。
文法句型
be locked out
lock out + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently appears in passive constructions (workers were locked out) because the focus is typically on the workers who are affected. The active form (the company locked out its employees) is possible but less common. Not used with a that-clause or infinitive complement.