lock out
US /lɑk aʊt/
UK /lɑk aʊt/
片語動詞
1.
鎖在外面, 把...關在外面
to prevent someone from entering a place by locking the doors
範例:
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I accidentally locked myself out of the house.
我不小心把自己鎖在門外了。
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The landlord threatened to lock them out if they didn't pay the rent.
房東威脅說，如果他們不付房租，就會把他們鎖在門外。
2.
關閉（工廠）, 停止工人進入
to prevent a worker or group of workers from entering their place of work until they agree to certain conditions
範例:
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The company decided to lock out the striking employees.
公司決定關閉罷工員工的通道。
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The union feared the management would lock out their members.
工會擔心管理層會關閉其成員的通道。
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