阻断 (zǔ duàn) — to block, to obstruct, to cut off
Definition
A formal verb meaning to block or cut off a passage, channel, or process (e.g. disease, traffic). Stronger and more deliberate than 阻止 (just 'prevent'); implies the connection is actually severed.
verb
to blockto obstructto cut off
Examples
- 阻断。Dà xuě zǔ duàn le tōng wǎng shān qū de gōng lù.Heavy snow blocked the highway to the mountain area.
- 阻断。Xīn zhèng cè zhǐ zài zǔ duàn yì qíng chuán bō.The new policy aims to cut off the spread of the epidemic.
- 阻断。Tā de fā yán bèi zhǎng shēng duō cì zǔ duàn.His speech was interrupted by applause several times.
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