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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
lockouts — plural of lockout
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
停工；闭厂
A labor dispute measure in which an employer prevents workers from entering the workplace; the opposite of a strike.
The company imposed a lockout on the workers.
公司对工人实施了停工。
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.
The factory owners announced a lockout after negotiations broke down.
谈判破裂后，厂方宣布停工。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
The company decided to lockout the workers during the dispute.
Use this
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。
Not this
The government ordered a lockout, so everyone had to stay at home.
Use this
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。
Not this
The workers organized a lockout to demand higher wages.
Use this
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。
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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。
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lock+out：想想老板把工厂大门锁上，工人被锁在外面，这就是资方发起的“闭厂停工”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：labor disputes、news reports about strikes、legal or workplace policies lockout 通常多用于新闻报道、法律文书或劳资关系讨论等比较正式的场合，指雇主不让员工进入工作场所；日常口语中较少单独使用，更常说 lock someone out。若指换锁驱逐或禁止进入，也多出现在较正式的表达中。
out、shout、about、without、stout、sprout 都以 -out 拼写结尾，且都发 /aʊt/，彼此押韵；但注意词条中 lockout 注音为 /ˈlɔkajt/，因此这些词与 lockout 并不押韵，只是拼写相似。
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