lock out

英 [lɒk aʊt]

美 [lɑːk aʊt]

把…关在门外; 把（自己）反锁在外; （在劳资纠纷中公司）不准（工人）进入工作场所

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB 把…关在门外
If someonelocksyououtof a place, they prevent you entering it by locking the doors.
1. They had had a row, and she had locked him out of the apartment...
  他们吵了一架，于是她把他锁在公寓外面。
2. My husband's locked me out.
  我丈夫把我关在了外面。
PHRASAL VERB 反锁（自己）在外
If youlockyourselfoutof a place, such as your house, you cannot get in because the door is locked and you do not have your keys.
1. The new tenants locked themselves out of their apartment and had to break in...
  新房客被自己反锁在屋外，于是只好破门进去。
2. There had been a knock at the door and when she opened it she locked herself out...
  外面有敲门声，她去开门，结果把自己反锁在了外面。
3. The wind had made the door swing closed, and she was now locked out.
  风把门带上了，她现在被反锁在外面。
PHRASAL VERB （在劳资纠纷中公司）不准（工人）进入工作场所
In an industrial dispute, if a companylocksits workersout, it closes the factory or office in order to prevent the employees coming to work.
1. The company locked out the workers, and then the rest of the work force went on strike.
  公司禁止工人入厂，其余工人便开始罢工。

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