surround and block; contain
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to surround and block; to cordon off; to contain
Commonly used in contexts of police operations, crowd control, military tactics, or figuratively for containing problems like disease spread. Often implies a joint effort to cut off all escape routes.
Dǎi歹
tú徒
zài在
jǐng警
mín民
de的
wéi围
dǔ堵
xià下
shù束
shǒu手
jiù就
qín擒
。
The criminal was captured after being surrounded by police and civilians.
Jǐng警
fāng方
yǐ已
jīng经
wéi围
dǔ堵
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
de的
chū出
kǒu口
。
The police have cordoned off all exits.
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Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
cǎi采
qǔ取
jǐn紧
jí急
cuò措
shī施
wéi围
dǔ堵
bìng病
dú毒
de的
chuán传
bō播
。
We must take emergency measures to contain the spread of the virus.
Shì示
wēi威
zhě者
bèi被
wéi围
dǔ堵
zài在
guǎng广
chǎng场
shàng上
cháng长
dá达
shí十
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
The demonstrators were surrounded in the square for ten hours.