impose a lockout (on sb)
impose a lockout on sb 表示“对某人实施停工”，on 后接被锁在门外的对象。
The company imposed a lockout on the workers.
公司对工人实施了停工。
停工；闭厂
锁在门外；关在门外；排除在外；（系统）无响应；锁死；区域封闭；局部隔离；安全锁定装置；上锁挂牌（维修安全程序）；（举重）锁定阶段；锁定动作
A labor dispute measure in which an employer prevents workers from entering the workplace; the opposite of a strike.
与罢工（strike）相对，指资方阻止工人进厂。
罢工的反面；劳资纠纷中,资方拒绝允许工人进入工厂工作,即使工人愿意。
The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.
安装锁具以阻止某人进入某区域,如换锁驱逐租客。
The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.
将某些人排除在场所、活动、情境等之外。
The exclusion of certain people from a place, event, situation, etc.
将人口限制在特定区域,但允许在该区域内自由活动,以防止疾病传播。对比 lockdown。
The restriction of a population to a certain area, but allowing free movement within that region, in order to prevent the spread of disease. Compare lockdown.
被锁在建筑物外的情形。
The situation of being locked out of a building.
系统不响应输入的情况。
A situation where the system is not responding to input.
安全装置,用于防止接触运行中的运动部件；维修期间保持电源关闭的安全装置；部署此类装置的标准化做法和方法。
A safety device designed to prevent touching a moving part when it is under operation; a safety device to keep the power supply turned off during repairs; the standardized practice and method whereby such devices are deployed.
举重动作的末段,所有相关肢体或关节完全伸展或“锁死”。
The final portion of a weightlifting motion where all applicable limbs or joints are fully extended or "locked out".
旨在增强举重动作锁定阶段力量的锻炼。
An exercise meant to increase strength in the lockout portion of a lifting motion.
两轮投票制中的一种选票分裂形式:大量政见相近的候选人互相阻碍,无法进入第二轮,使两名反对派候选人在决选中对阵。
A form of vote splitting in a two-round voting system which a large number of candidates with similar politics prevent each other from advancing to the second round, allowing a pair of opposition candidates to face each other in the runoff.
The factory owners announced a lockout after negotiations broke down.
谈判破裂后，厂方宣布停工。
用法提示：lockout 是名词，表示资方在劳资纠纷中不让工人进入工厂的停工行为。
During the lockout, the employees waited outside the closed gates.
停工期间，员工们在关闭的大门外面等候。
用法提示：the lockout 特指这次停工事件。
A long lockout can cause serious financial problems for both workers and owners.
长时间的闭厂会给工人和厂方都带来严重的经济问题。
用法提示：a long lockout 用名词短语描述一次停工。
impose a lockout on sb 表示“对某人实施停工”，on 后接被锁在门外的对象。
The company imposed a lockout on the workers.
公司对工人实施了停工。
over 引出停工的原因，如 over wages/pay/issues。
The lockout over wages lasted two weeks.
因工资问题而起的停工持续了两周。
during 后接名词，表示“在停工期间”。
During the lockout, the workers stayed outside the factory.
停工期间，工人们待在工厂外。
of 后接被排除的人，如 workers/employees。
The lockout of the employees lasted a week.
对雇员的停工持续了一周。
work stoppage 比 lockout 宽泛，也涵盖罢工等工人发起的停工；使用时应说明是哪一方导致。
shutdown 可指因经济或维修等原因造成的停业，不一定是劳资争议；在 lockout 的语境中需有上下文表明是资方行为。
grammar · medium
易错句子The company decided to lockout the workers during the dispute.
正确表达The company decided to lock out the workers during the dispute.
lockout 是名词，不能用在 to 后作动词；表达“把…锁在外面／不让进入”要用动词短语 lock out，所以这里应为 to lock out。
grammar · medium
易错句子The government ordered a lockout, so everyone had to stay at home.
正确表达The government ordered a lockdown, so everyone had to stay at home.
lockout 和 lockdown 不同：lockdown 是要求居民留在室内的封锁，而 lockout 指资方闭厂、把某人锁在外面，或其防疫义项并不要求人们待在家中。因此说 stay at home 应用 lockdown。
grammar · medium
易错句子The workers organized a lockout to demand higher wages.
正确表达The workers organized a strike to demand higher wages.
lockout 是资方在劳资纠纷中拒绝工人进厂的行为，与 strike 相反；工人主动发起、为要求加薪而停工的是 strike，所以主语为 workers 时应用 strike。
此处取劳资纠纷中“资方停工”义，与“工人罢工”相对；不用于门锁或排外义。
lockout 是资方为施压而关闭工厂、不让工人进入；lockdown 是政府或机构为安全或防疫限制人员进出，并非劳资纠纷。
strike 是工人主动停工抗议；lockout 是资方主动不让工人进厂，两者发起方相反，不要混用。
lockup 常指临时拘留处或投资锁定期，与 lockout 词形相近但意义完全不同，注意拼写区别。
上锁挂牌（安全程序）
Workers must follow the lockout/tagout procedure before repairing the machine.
工人在修理机器前必须遵循上锁挂牌程序。
停工通知
The company posted a lockout notice at the factory gate.
公司在工厂门口张贴了停工通知。
工业停工
The industrial lockout affected thousands of workers.
这次工业停工影响了数千名工人。
租户封门（非法驱逐）
The city banned tenant lockouts during the winter.
该市禁止在冬季对租户封门。
停工条款
The union rejected the proposed lockout clause.
工会拒绝了提出的停工条款。
复合名词：lock（锁）+ out（在外）；由短语动词 lock out 派生。同根词：lock（锁），locker（储物柜），unlock（解锁）
在lockout中，工会是工人的组织，通常与资方对抗或谈判。
资方是发起lockout的一方，通过禁止工人进入工作场所来施加压力。
工人是lockout的直接受影响者，即使愿意工作也无法进入工厂。
lockout多发生在劳资谈判陷入僵局时，作为施压手段。
lockout的典型发生地，资方阻止工人进入工厂大门。
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