roadblock

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Related topics: Police, Roads

road·block /ˈrəʊdblɒk $ ˈroʊdblɑːk/ noun [countableC]

1 SCPTTRa place where the police are stopping traffic 〔警方设置的〕路障 → check point

The police have set up roadblocks to try and catch the two men.

警方设置了路障，要抓捕那两个人。

2 American EnglishAmESTOP something THAT IS HAPPENING something that stops the progress of a plan 障碍

mental roadblocks that get in the way of success

妨碍成功的心理障碍

Examples from the Corpus

roadblock• At a roadblock, police opened fire on the peasants, killing 17 of them.• Inappropriate clothing can be a roadblock to promotion.• In large organizations, the number of roadblocks and low points can seem infinite, particularly when something new is being tried.• And the people running this particular roadblock were teen-age guerrillas robbing passers-by and stealing cars.• Near Kaesong and Panmunjom, we passed roadblocks set up by the military.• Within an hour of the shootings, police set up ten roadblocks around Las Cruces.• Ten yards to go and he heard the driver of the Discovery accelerate away from the roadblock.• But Louis had posted the roadblock to stop anyone with authority returning to Belpan City.• Police set up roadblocks circling Harare and prevented thousands of people from gathering in the city centre.

set up roadblocks• In 1997, officers arrested more than 80 members of the Rainbow Family after setting up roadblocks to control the crowds.• Police did nothing to stop them from burning dozens of homes and setting up roadblocks to prevent the Madurese escaping.• Police nationwide will be setting up roadblocks to stop the killers transporting van loads of explosives at will.• Police set up roadblocks circling Harare and prevented thousands of people from gathering in the city centre.

词汇	roadblock
释义	roadblock Word family nounroadieroadsterroadworthinessroadbedroadblockroadcraftroadheaderroad hogroadholdingroadhouseroadmanroad managerroad maproad pricingroad rageroadrunnerroadshowroadsideroad signroadsmanroadsteadroad taxroad testroad warriorroadwayroadworkroadworksroadadjectiveroadlessroadworthy Related topics: Police, Roads road·block /ˈrəʊdblɒk $ ˈroʊdblɑːk/ noun [countableC] 1 SCPTTRa place where the police are stopping traffic 〔警方设置的〕路障 → check point The police have set up roadblocks to try and catch the two men. 警方设置了路障，要抓捕那两个人。 2 American EnglishAmESTOP something THAT IS HAPPENING something that stops the progress of a plan 障碍 mental roadblocks that get in the way of success 妨碍成功的心理障碍 Examples from the Corpus roadblock• At a roadblock, police opened fire on the peasants, killing 17 of them.• Inappropriate clothing can be a roadblock to promotion.• In large organizations, the number of roadblocks and low points can seem infinite, particularly when something new is being tried.• And the people running this particular roadblock were teen-age guerrillas robbing passers-by and stealing cars.• Near Kaesong and Panmunjom, we passed roadblocks set up by the military.• Within an hour of the shootings, police set up ten roadblocks around Las Cruces.• Ten yards to go and he heard the driver of the Discovery accelerate away from the roadblock.• But Louis had posted the roadblock to stop anyone with authority returning to Belpan City.• Police set up roadblocks circling Harare and prevented thousands of people from gathering in the city centre. set up roadblocks• In 1997, officers arrested more than 80 members of the Rainbow Family after setting up roadblocks to control the crowds.• Police did nothing to stop them from burning dozens of homes and setting up roadblocks to prevent the Madurese escaping.• Police nationwide will be setting up roadblocks to stop the killers transporting van loads of explosives at will.• Police set up roadblocks circling Harare and prevented thousands of people from gathering in the city centre.
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