লক্ষ্য করুন: এই এন্ট্রির অনুবাদ বর্তমানে মান পর্যালোচনার অধীনে রয়েছে, তাই কিছু বিষয়বস্তু সাময়িকভাবে শুধুমাত্র ইংরেজিতে প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে।
এই এন্ট্রিটি এখনও আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করা হয়নি, তাই নিচে মূল লেখাটি দেখানো হচ্ছে।
lockdown
This term evokes a sense of sudden, forced confinement and high tension. It is most frequently used in high-stakes environments such as schools, prisons, or entire cities, where the primary goal is immediate containment to ensure safety or public health. The word carries a heavy, restrictive connotation, suggesting a loss of autonomy in exchange for security.
While the word is typically used as a countable noun to describe a specific event or period, it can function as an uncountable concept when referring to the general state of restriction. It is often paired with adjectives like strict, total, or partial to specify the level of severity of the confinement.
Meanings
An emergency protocol where people are restricted to a particular building or area for security or health reasons.
A state of restricted movement or isolation imposed by a government to prevent the spread of a contagious disease.
Examples
The school went into lockdown after a suspicious person was spotted on campus.
We are finally coming out of lockdown after three long months.
The entire city is under a strict lockdown to stop the virus.
The prison is in total lockdown following the riot in block C.
Quick, get everyone inside and initiate the lockdown protocol.
Business plummeted during the national lockdown last year.
The guards ordered a lockdown and locked all the cell doors.