barricade
barricade — 名詞
1. a temporary wall made by piling up things like furniture, cars, sandbags, or woo
路障；街壘
為阻擋人群通過而臨時堆起的障礙物
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.
學生們把桌椅推到門口，做成一道路障。
make/build a barricade against [direction]
Soldiers fired tear gas at the protesters standing behind a wooden barricade.
士兵向躲在木製街壘後面的抗議者發射催淚瓦斯。
behind a barricade
Workers in Paris built a barricade of burning tyres across the main road.
巴黎的工人在主要道路上用燃燒的輪胎築起一道街壘。
Police set up barricades around the bank after the robbery.
搶案發生後，警方在銀行周圍設置了路障。
The angry farmers tore down the barricade and drove their tractors into the city.
憤怒的農民拆掉路障，把曳引機開進城裡。
- 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 — 動詞
1. to pile heavy things in front of a door, window, or street so that nobody can co
用障礙物封住
堆東西堵住門窗或道路以阻擋他人
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.
聽到玻璃破碎的聲音時，這家人用一個沉重的書櫃把大門封住。
barricade [thing] with [heavy object]
Fadi barricaded himself in the bathroom and called the police on his phone.
Fadi 把自己鎖在浴室裡，用東西擋住門，然後用手機報警。
barricade oneself in [place]
Protesters barricaded the streets around the parliament building all night.
抗議者整夜把國會大樓周圍的街道封堵起來。
The shop owners barricaded their windows with thick wooden boards before the storm.
店主在暴風雨來臨前，用厚木板把窗戶釘封起來。
Nurses barricaded the ward door to keep the angry crowd outside.
護理師把病房的門擋住，不讓憤怒的人群進來。
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.