walk out

Thân thiện

Definition

1. Verb (intransitive):
   • To leave a place, meeting, or relationship suddenly and deliberately, often to express strong disapproval, anger, or protest. This action is typically a form of non-verbal protest or a dramatic exit.
   • To stop working and leave one's workplace as a collective action (strike) to force an employer to meet demands. This is a specific labor action.

Usage and Examples

• Verb (leaving in protest/disapproval):

  • Several delegates decided to walk out during the controversial speech.
  • He was so offended by the comment that he simply walked out of the room.
  • She walked out on her partner after years of broken promises. (Note: "walk out on" is a common phrasal verb variant meaning to abandon a person or responsibility).

• Verb (striking from work):

  • The factory workers voted to walk out over unsafe working conditions.
  • If management doesn't negotiate, the entire staff will walk out tomorrow.

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• "Walk out" vs. "Walk out on": While "walk out" can be used for leaving places or events, "walk out on" is specifically used for abandoning people, relationships, or obligations (e.g., ).
• The term implies a final or significant action, not a temporary departure. It carries connotations of making a statement through one's exit.

Variants and Related Words

• Walkout (noun): The act of walking out, especially as a strike or protest.
  • The union organized a 24-hour walkout.
• Strike (verb/noun): A more general term for a work stoppage. "Walk out" is often synonymous with going on strike.

Synonyms

• Storm out: To leave angrily and noisily (stronger emphasis on emotion).
• Walk off the job: A near-identical phrase for striking.
• Abandon (when used with "walk out on").

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Walk out on: To abandon or desert someone or something.
  • He walked out on his team right before the big game.
• Walk out with: This is a different, less common phrasal verb meaning to leave in the company of someone.
  • She walked out with her colleagues after the meeting.

Idioms and Fixed Phrases

• To stage a walkout: To organize and execute a deliberate act of walking out as a group protest.
  • The audience staged a walkout to protest the speaker's views.
• Walkout basis: A labor situation where workers are ready to strike immediately if triggered.
  • The union is on a walkout basis pending the negotiation results.

Học thuật

Verb

1. leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval
   • She walked out on her husband and children
2. leave abruptly, often in protest or anger
   • The customer that was not served walked out
3. stop work in order to press demands
   • The auto workers are striking for higher wages
   • The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met

Từ đồng nghĩa

• strike