walkout
/ˈwɔːkaʊt/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈɔkˌaʊt] /ˈwɔːkaʊt/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈɔkˌaʊt] /ˈwȯk-ˌau̇t How to pronounce walkout (audio)/ (ame, mw)
walkout — 名詞
- walkoutsingular
- walkoutsplural
1. a sudden action where people leave a meeting, event, or workplace together to sh
退席；罷工
集體離席或離工表示抗議
a sudden action where people leave a meeting, event, or workplace together to show opposition or to begin industrial action.
Union staff staged a walkout after managers froze overtime pay.
主管凍結加班費後，工會員工發動了罷工。
stage a walkout: organise a protest exit together
Half the councillors joined the walkout when the mayor refused questions.
市長拒絕回答問題後，半數議員跟著退席抗議。
walkout from a meeting to show disapproval
Students threatened a walkout over the sudden rise in tuition fees.
學生因學費突然上漲而揚言要集體退席抗議。
The afternoon walkout left the factory floor almost completely empty.
下午這場罷工讓工廠產線幾乎全空了。
Reporters filmed the delegates' walkout from the climate summit hall.
記者拍下代表們從氣候峰會會場退席抗議的畫面。
- strike
more strongly tied to organised refusal to work and may last longer
- protest
broader and can include marches, speeches, or petitions
- work stoppage
more formal and common in labour reports or news writing
文法句型
stage a walkout
walkout over + issue
walkout from + place
用法筆記
Common with verbs such as stage, threaten, and join. In workplace contexts it often refers to a strike that starts suddenly; in political or public events it usually means a collective exit to show disapproval.