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cordon
n
1 line or ring of policemen, soldiers, etc, esp one which guards sth or prevents people entering or leaving an area (由警察、 士兵等组成的)警戒线, 防卫圈
Demonstrators tried to break through the police cordon. 示威群众企图突破警察的封锁线.
2 ornamental ribbon or braid of an order1(10a), usu worn across the shoulder (代表勋位的)饰带或穗带(通常斜挂在肩上); 绶带.
3 fruit-tree with all its side branches cut off so that it grows as a single stem, usu against a wall or along wires (剪去一切枝桠的)单干果树(通常倚墙或沿金属线生长). cordon, v (phr v) cordon sth off separate or enclose sth by means of a cordon(1) 以警戒线分隔或包围
Police cordoned off the area until the bomb was defused. 警方封锁了这个区域直至拆除炸弹的引信为止.
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