/'kɔ:dn; `kɔrdn/
n
1 line or ring of policemen, soldiers, etc, esp one which guards sth or prevents people entering or leaving an area （由警察、士兵等组成的）警戒线, 防卫圈
*Demonstrators tried to break through the police cordon. 示威群众企图突破警察的封锁线.
2 ornamental ribbon or braid of an order1(10a), usu worn across the shoulder （代表勋位的）饰带或穗带（通常斜挂在肩上）; 绶带.
3 fruit-tree with all its side branches cut off so that it grows as a single stem, usu against a wall or along wires （剪去一切枝桠的）单干果树（通常倚墙或沿金属线生长）.

v (phr v) cordon sth off separate or enclose sth by means of a cordon(1) 以警戒线分隔或包围
*Police cordoned off the area until the bomb was defused. 警方封锁了这个区域直至拆除炸弹的引信为止.