- an improvised barrier erected across a street or other thorough fare to prevent or delay the movement of opposing forces路障, 街垒。
with obj.
1- block or defend with such a barrier设置路障于; 阻塞：
they barricaded the building and occupied it all night.
他们封锁了那幢大楼并将其整夜占领。
1.1
- shut (oneself or someone) into a place by blocking all the entrances把（自己或他人）封锁在（某地）：
detainees who barricaded themselves into their dormitory.
把自己反锁在寝室里的被拘留者。
短语
man（或go to）the barricades
- strongly protest against a government or other institution强烈抗议政府（或其他机构）。
词源
late 16th cent.: from French， from barrique 'cask'， from Spanish barrica ; related to BARREL (barrels being often used to build barricades).