封城
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English
- to lock down a city
- to impose a lockdown town-wide or citywide
粵語 — Cantonese
- 禁止人口出入城鎮,限制城鎮民眾外出活動;通常用嚟控制傳染病擴散
Examples
鑑於疫情加劇,英國決定提升防疫級別,全國封城。
In view of the worsening pandemic, the U.K. decided to move to restrictions in a higher tier and impose a national lockdown.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk