lock out

名词 lock out:

1. a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms
   同义词：lockout

动词 lock out:

1. prevent employees from working during a strike

1. The employer's threat to lock out the workers only infuriated them and made them stand up more firmly for their rights.
   厂主不许工人进厂的威胁反而激怒了工人，使他们更坚决地起来为维护自己的权利而斗争。
2. The company threatened to lock out the employees if they did not report for work by next morning.
   公司威胁说，如果雇员们次日早上再不上班，就不准他们进公司的门了。