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    block 的英语意思

    blockblock1 /blɒk $ blɑːk/ noun [countable] 查看全部语言翻译1solid material a piece of hard material such as wood or stone with straight sides木材或石头等硬质材料制成的方形块体,侧面平直 breeze-block, building block, cinder blockblock of a block of ice一块冰 a wall made of concrete blocks用混凝土砖块砌成的墙 see thesaurus at piece2streets/area a)American English the distance along a city street from where one street crosses it to the next城市街道上相邻两个路口之间的距离(一个街区):  Head for 44th Street, a few blocks east of Sixth Avenue.朝第44街走,在第六大道以东几个街区处。 The church is down the block.教堂就在这条街的前面。 b)the four city streets that form a square around an area of buildings围绕一片建筑区域构成方形的四条城市街道(一个街区):  Let’s walk round the block.我们绕着街区走一圈吧。 She grew up playing with the other kids on the block.她是在与这个街区的其他孩子一起玩耍中长大的。 c)Australian English a large piece of land一大块土地:  a ten-acre block near the city城市附近一块十英亩的土地3large building a large building divided into separate parts划分为若干独立部分的大型建筑block of a block of flats一栋公寓楼 an office block一栋办公楼 an apartment block一栋公寓楼 the school science block学校的理科教学楼4quantity of things a quantity of things of the same kind, considered as a single unit同类事物的一批,作为一个整体单元block of New employees receive a block of shares in the firm.新员工将获得公司的一批股份。 Set aside blocks of time for doing your homework.留出整段时间来做作业。5block booking/voting an arrangement that is made for a whole group to buy something or to vote together为整个团体集体购买某物或共同投票所作出的安排6inability to think [usually singular] the temporary loss of your normal ability to think, learn, write etc暂时失去正常的思考、学习、写作等能力:  I have a mental block whenever I try to remember my password.每次我试图记住密码时,脑子就突然一片空白。 After his second novel, Garland had writer’s block (=he could not write anything).第二部小说之后,加兰遭遇了写作瓶颈(=完全写不出东西)。7stopping movement [usually singular] something that prevents movement or progress阻碍运动或进展的事物;障碍block to a major block to progress进步的重大障碍 roadblock, stumbling block8punishment the block in the past, a solid block of wood on which someone’s head was cut off as a punishment旧时,行刑斩首时所用的实心木砧9put your head/neck on the block to risk destroying other people’s opinion of you or losing your job by doing or saying something因言行而冒着损害他人对自己评价或丢失工作的风险:  I’m not prepared to put my head on the block for him.我不打算为了他把脑袋搭上去。10sport a movement in sport that stops an opponent going forward or playing the ball forward体育运动中阻止对手前进或向前传球的动作;拦截11sell go on the block to be sold, especially at an auction(尤指在拍卖会上)被出售:  $500 million worth of art will go on the block.价值5亿美元的艺术品将被拍卖。 block capitals, tower block, → be a chip off the old block at chip1(7), → I’ll knock your block off at knock1(24)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 3– 释义3types of blockblock 的类型a block of flats British English· Three new blocks of flats were built on the land.· 这块地上新建了三栋公寓楼。an apartment block· I met him at his apartment block in Manhattan.· 我在他位于曼哈顿的公寓楼里见到了他。an office block· She works in a 27-storey office block.· 她在一栋27层的办公楼里工作。a tower block (=very high and usually in a poor area)· She lived on the 17th floor of a tower block in East London.· 她住在东伦敦一栋高层住宅楼的第17层。a tenement block (=an apartment block, usually in a poor area – used especially in Scotland)· We had a tiny flat in an Edinburgh tenement block.· 我们在爱丁堡一栋多层公寓楼里有一套小公寓。a high-rise block (=very high)· The area is full of monstrous concrete high-rise blocks.· 这一带到处是巨大丑陋的混凝土高楼大厦。a multi-storey block (=having many levels)· Many shops and offices have been rebuilt in high multi-storey blocks.· 许多商店和办公室已在高层多层建筑中重建。
    blockblock2 verb [transitive] 1 (also block up) to prevent anything moving through a space by being or placing something across it or in it通过横置或填入某物来阻止任何东西通过某一空间;堵塞:  A fallen tree is blocking the road.一棵倒下的树堵住了路。 The sink’s blocked up.水槽堵住了。2 block somebody’s way/path/exit/escape etc to stand in front of someone, so that they cannot go past挡在某人面前,使其无法通过:  I tried to get through, but there were people blocking my way.我试图通过,但有人挡住了我的路。3to stop something happening, developing, or succeeding阻止某事发生、发展或取得成功:  The Senate blocked publication of the report.参议院阻止了该报告的发表。 laws designed to block imports of cheap tobacco旨在阻止廉价烟草进口的法律4 block somebody’s view to be in front of someone, so that they cannot see something挡在某人面前,使其无法看到某物:  The huge building across the street blocked our view of the sea.街对面那栋巨大的建筑遮住了我们望向大海的视线。5 (also block out) to stop light reaching a place阻止光线到达某处:  Can you move? You’re blocking my light.你能让一让吗?你挡住我的光了。6to stop a ball, a blow etc from getting to where your opponent wants it to阻止球、打击等到达对手希望的位置:  a shot blocked by the goalkeeper被守门员挡住的射门block somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verb1to park your car too close to another car, so that the other one cannot drive away将车停得离另一辆车太近,使对方无法驶离2to paint or draw simple shapes or areas of colour涂画简单的形状或色块:  I’ll just block in the main buildings.我先把主要建筑的轮廓画出来。block something↔ off phrasal verb to completely close something such as a road or an opening将道路或开口等完全封闭;封锁:  Police blocked off the city centre streets.警察封锁了市中心的街道。 The fireplace had been blocked off.壁炉已被封堵。block something↔ out1to stop light reaching a place阻止光线到达某处:  There was a heavy curtain blocking out the light.一块厚重的窗帘遮住了光线。2to stop yourself thinking about something or remembering it强迫自己不去想或记起某事:  a memory so terrible that she tried to block it out一段太过可怕的记忆,令她试图将其从脑海中彻底抹去