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lockout n.关闭工厂；停工 (1) 中远是直接受罢工影响较大的船公司之一。 A lockout is sort of the opposite of a strike. During a strike, employees refuse to work until management agrees to compromise with them on issues like wages and working conditions. During a lockout, the company refuses to allow workers access to the workplace until they settle for the terms the owners and managers want to enforce. Sometimes just the threat of a lockout is enough to suppress protests and strikes.

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英 ['lɒkaʊt] 美 ['lɑːkaʊt] (1) COSCO was one of the major lines directly affected by the lockout. A lockout is a company's response to workers who are disputing conditions or planning a strike. During a lockout, managers don't allow workers to come to work until they agree to the company's terms of employment.

英语单词	lockout
英美音标	英 ['lɒkaʊt] 美 ['lɑːkaʊt]
中文释义	n.关闭工厂；停工
英语例句	(1) COSCO was one of the major lines directly affected by the lockout.
中文例句	(1) 中远是直接受罢工影响较大的船公司之一。
vocabulary简明	A lockout is a company's response to workers who are disputing conditions or planning a strike. During a lockout, managers don't allow workers to come to work until they agree to the company's terms of employment.
vocabulary扩展	A lockout is sort of the opposite of a strike. During a strike, employees refuse to work until management agrees to compromise with them on issues like wages and working conditions. During a lockout, the company refuses to allow workers access to the workplace until they settle for the terms the owners and managers want to enforce. Sometimes just the threat of a lockout is enough to suppress protests and strikes.

Lockout Workers Company's Strike Managers Work Terms 英