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- n.块;阻挡;街区;(公寓、办公、教学、医院等)大楼;（东西的）一批，一组;(方形平面)大块;障碍物;立方体;一大片土地;(成组建筑中的)一栋楼房;四面临街的一方块楼群;一段街区;房基地
- vt.阻塞;堵塞;阻碍;挡住(某人的视线等);拦截，挡住（球、打击等）;堵住(某人的路等);妨碍
复数： blocks 过去式： blocked 现在分词： blocking 过去分词： blocked 第三人称单数： blocks
blocknoun
固体 solid material
（方形平面）大块；立方体
a large piece of a solid material that is square in shape and usually has flat sides
a block of ice/concrete/stone
一方冰 / 混凝土 / 石头
a chopping block (= for cutting food on)
砧板
建筑 building
（公寓、办公、教学、医院等）大楼；（成组建筑中的）一栋楼房
a tall building that contains flats or offices; buildings that form part of a school, hospital, etc. which are used for a particular purpose
a tower block
高层建筑
a block of flats
公寓大楼
an office block
办公大楼
the university's science block
这所大学的理科大楼
街道 streets
四面临街的一方块楼群；街区
a group of buildings with streets on all sides
She took the dog for a walk around the block.
她带着狗绕街区散步。
（两条街道之间的）一段街区
the length of one side of a piece of land or group of buildings, from the place where one street crosses it to the next
His apartment is three blocks away from the police station.
他住在和警察局相隔三个街区的公寓里。
一片土地 area of land
一大片土地
a large area of land
房基地；宅基地
an area of land for building a house on
数量 amount
（东西的）一批，一组；（时间的）一段
a quantity of sth or an amount of time that is considered as a single unit
a block of shares
一大宗股份
a block of text in a document
文件中的一段文字
The theatre gives discounts for block bookings (= a large number of tickets bought at the same time) .
该剧院给团体票打折。
The three-hour class is divided into four blocks of 45 minutes each.
三小时的课分成四节，每节45分钟。
形成阻碍 that stops progress
障碍物；阻碍；妨害
something that makes movement or progress difficult or impossible
Lack of training acts as a block to progress in a career.
缺乏训练会妨碍事业的发展。
体育运动 in sport
阻挡；拦截
a movement that stops another player from going forward
刑罚 for punishment
（古代斩首用的）垫头木
(in the past) the piece of wood on which a person's head was cut off as a punishment
to be sold, especially at an auction (= a sale in which items are sold to the person who offers the most money)
to have a lot of experience
to risk losing your job, damaging your reputation, etc. by doing or saying sth
a person who is very similar to their mother or father in the way that they look or behave
verb
堵塞；阻塞
to stop sth from moving or flowing through a pipe, a passage, a road, etc. by putting sth in it or across it
After today's heavy snow, many roads are still blocked.
今天下过大雪，很多道路仍然堵塞。
a blocked sink
堵塞了的洗涤槽
堵住（某人的路等）；挡住（某人的视线等）
to stop sb from going somewhere or seeing sth by standing in front of them or in their way
One of the guards moved to block her path.
一名守卫走过去挡住她的路。
An ugly new building blocked the view from the window.
一座难看的大楼把窗外的景物遮住了。
妨碍；阻碍
to prevent sth from happening, developing or making progress
The proposed merger has been blocked by the government.
建议中的合并计划遭到了来自政府的阻力。
拦截，挡住（球、打击等）
to stop a ball, blow, etc. from reaching somewhere by moving in front of it
His shot was blocked by the goalie.
他起脚射门，球被守门员拦住了。
（紧挨着停靠车辆）把另一辆车堵住了
to prevent a car from being able to be driven away by parking too close to it
画（某物）的草图
to draw or paint sth roughly, without showing any detail
I have blocked in the shapes of the larger buildings.
我勾出了较大型建筑的轮廓。
（用路障）封锁，堵住
to close a road or an opening by placing a barrier at one end or in front of it
塞住，封住（孔、洞）
to completely fill a hole or an opening and so prevent anything from passing through it
One door had been blocked up.
一扇门被封死了。
My nose is blocked up.
我的鼻子堵塞了。
These are all words for a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four walls.以上各词均指建筑物、房屋、楼房。
a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four walls指建筑物、房屋、楼房
a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings指房屋及院落、庄园、房地产：
We have a buyer who would like to view the property.
我们有一买主想看看这房产。
The price of property has risen enormously.
房地产的价格大幅上升了。
[pl.] the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses指企业拥有或使用的建筑及附属场地、营业场所：
The company is looking for larger premises.
这家公司正在寻找更大的营业场所。
a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place指类型相似的建筑群：
a leisure complex
休闲活动中心
a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building指结构体、建筑物：
The pier is a wooden structure.
这个码头是木结构建筑。
( BrE ) a tall building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose指公寓、办公大楼或学校、医院等作特定用途的大楼：
a block of flats
公寓大楼
the school's science block
这所学校的理科大楼
( formal ) a large impressive building指大厦、宏伟建筑
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N-COUNT 大楼；大厦
A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them....blocks of council flats.
一栋栋市政公寓大楼
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N-COUNT 街区
A block in a town is an area of land with streets on all its sides.She walked four blocks down High Street...
她沿着商业大街走了4个街区。
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N-COUNT （长方形）块，大块
A block of a substance is a large rectangular piece of it....a block of ice.
一大块冰
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VERB 阻塞，堵塞（道路、管道等）
To block a road, channel, or pipe means to put an object across it or in it so that nothing can pass through it or along it.Some students today blocked a highway that cuts through the center of the city...
今天一些学生堵塞了一条贯穿市中心的公路。
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VERB 挡住，遮住（视线）
If something blocks your view, it prevents you from seeing something because it is between you and that thing....a row of spruce trees that blocked his view of the long north slope of the mountain.
一排云杉挡住了他的视线，使他看不到这座山绵长的北坡
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VERB 堵住，阻挡，挡住（去路）
If you block someone's way, you prevent them from going somewhere or entering a place by standing in front of them.I started to move round him, but he blocked my way...
我准备绕过他，但他挡住了我。
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VERB 阻挠；阻止；妨碍
If you block something that is being arranged, you prevent it from being done.For years the country has tried to block imports of various cheap foreign products...
多年来，这个国家一直竭力阻挠各种廉价外国产品的进口。
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VERB （体育运动中）拦截，阻截（进球、对手等）
In some sports, if a player blocks a shot or kick, they stop the ball reaching its target. If one player blocks another, the first stops the second from reaching or moving with the ball.In the final seconds, Gunn goalie Kevin Cantwell blocked two shots.
在最后的几秒钟，甘恩队的守门员凯文·坎特维尔扑出了两次射门。
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N-COUNT （尤指按特定顺序同时售出的）大量，大批，大套（票、股票等）
A block of something such as tickets or shares is a large quantity of them, especially when they are all sold at the same time and are in a particular sequence or order.Those booking a block of seats get them at reduced rates.
团体订座可享受折扣价。
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N-COUNT （短时间的）思维停滞，思维中断
If you have a mental block or a block, you are temporarily unable to do something that you can normally do which involves using, thinking about, or remembering something. -
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See also:breeze-block;building block;roadblock;starting block;stumbling block;tower block. a chip off the old block -
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PHRASE 冒着败坏名声的风险；拿名誉（或地位）做赌注
If someone lays their head on the block, or puts their head on the block, they are risking their reputation or position by taking a particular course of action.The Chancellor, by his unusual statement, has put his head on the block.
这位总理冒着丢乌纱帽的风险发表了一份非同寻常的声明。
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- the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
- Synonym: blocking
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- a platform from which an auctioneer sells
- they put their paintings on the block
- Synonym: auction block
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- a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- the pyramids were built with large stone blocks
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- housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
- there is a block of classrooms in the west wing
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- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
- Synonym: blockage closure occlusion stop stoppage
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- a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
- the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked
- Synonym: engine block cylinder block
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- a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
- Synonym: pulley pulley-block pulley block
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- an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do;often caused by emotional tension
- I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block
- Synonym: mental block
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- a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
- he reserved a large block of seats
- he held a large block of the company's stock
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- a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- he lives in the next block
- Synonym: city block
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- (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
- since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably
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- a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- Synonym: cube
verb
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- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- Blocked funds
- Freeze the assets of this hostile government
- Synonym: freeze immobilize immobilise
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- shape into a block or blocks
- block the graphs so one can see the results clearly
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- shape by using a block
- Block a hat
- block a garment
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- be unable to remember
- I'm drawing a blank
- You are blocking the name of your first wife!
- Synonym: forget blank out draw a blank
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- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- Jam the Voice of America
- block the signals emitted by this station
- Synonym: jam
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- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- block an attack
- Synonym: parry deflect
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- support, secure, or raise with a block
- block a plate for printing
- block the wheels of a car
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- block passage through
- obstruct the path
- Synonym: obstruct obturate impede occlude jam close up
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- render unsuitable for passage
- block the way
- barricade the streets
- stop the busy road
- Synonym: barricade blockade stop block off block up bar
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- obstruct
- My nose is all stuffed
- Her arteries are blocked
- Synonym: stuff lug choke up
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- stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
- block the book cover
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- shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
- The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage
- The trees obstruct my view of the mountains
- Synonym: obstruct
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- interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
- block a nerve
- block a muscle
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- run on a block system
- block trains
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- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- His brother blocked him at every turn
- Synonym: obstruct blockade hinder stymie stymy embarrass
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- stop from happening or developing
- Block his election
- Halt the process
- Synonym: stop halt kibosh
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That , he notes , should make a block of stone " a lot easier to roll than a square " . So he tried it .
他指出,这会使一块石头"比一块正方形更容易滚动",所以他尝试了。
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Select the block of text and-click and choose Default Formatting .
选择目标文字块，点击鼠标右键，选择默认格式
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The new office block has become an expensive white elephant .
这座新办公大楼成了昂贵的摆设。
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Single words are the building blocks of language .
单词是语言结构的基本单位。
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An ugly new building blocked the view from the window .
一座难看的大楼把窗外的景物遮住了。
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She took the dog for a walk around the block .
她带着狗绕街区散步。
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His apartment is three blocks away from the police station .
他住在和警察局相隔三个街区的公寓里。
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He has a complete mental block when it comes to physics .
他对物理一窍不通。
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After today 's heavy snow , many roads are still blocked .
今天下过大雪，很多道路仍然堵塞。
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The British government used its veto to block the proposal .
英国政府行使其否决权阻止了这项提案。
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One of the guards moved to block her path .
一名守卫走过去挡住她的路。
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The blocks should be laid on a bed of concrete .
石块应该固定在混凝土基座上。
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Lack of training acts as a block to progress in a career .
缺乏训练会妨碍事业的发展。
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He started for the door , but I blocked his way .
他奔门口而来，但我挡住了他的去路。
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A high gate blocks the only entrance to the rear .
一座高大的门挡住了通往后面的唯一入口。
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She moved sharply across the room to block his exit .
她疾步冲到门口，挡住他的去路。
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She lives in a tower block on an estate in London .
她住在伦敦某住宅区的一栋高楼里。
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The door opened , blocking his forward movement .
门开了，挡住他前进的路。
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The road 's blocked ─ you 'll have to drive the long way round .
这条路被堵了——你们得开车绕着走了。
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A new office block was built to accommodate the overflow of staff .
新建了一座办公大楼以便容纳多出的员工。
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One door had been blocked up .
一扇门被封死了。
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The old houses were dwarfed by the huge new tower blocks .
这些旧房子在新建的高楼大厦的映衬下显得十分矮小。
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A strong contingent of local residents were there to block the proposal .
由当地居民组成的强大的代表团在那里阻止通过这项提案。
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She cruised around the block looking for a parking space .
她绕着那个街区慢慢行驶，想找个停车的地方。
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Please fill out the form in block capitals .
请用正体大写字母填写表格。
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Their aim was to block guerrilla supply lines .
他们的目的是封锁游击队的供给线。
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Sit down ─ you 're blocking my view .
坐下，你挡住我的视线了。
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Three men blocked her path .
三个男人挡住了她的去路。
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Use a sun block that filters UVA effectively .
使用能有效滤掉紫外线的防晒霜。
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Acrylic paints can be used to create large , flat blocks of colour .
丙烯颜料可用来创作单一色调的大幅图块。
指堵住通道，使人或物无法通过，语气较强。
A big stone is blocking the road.
一块大石头挡在路上。
Something blocked the flow of water through the pipe.
有什么东西堵塞了管道里的水流。
指将某处塞满东西造成堵塞；也可以指使人呼吸困难。
A pile of garbage choked the pipe.
一大坨垃圾堵塞了管道。
The gutter was choked with debris.
排水道被垃圾堵住了。
That pungent perfume almost choked me.
那刺鼻的香味差点儿让我喘不过气来。
They choked on the smoke from the chimney.
他们被烟囱冒出的烟呛得透不过气来。
指堵塞道路、孔洞等。
Every summer, there are cars clogging the road to the beautiful beach.
每年夏天都会有汽车把那条通往迷人海滩的道路堵得水泄不通。
The water pipe was clogged with debris.
水管子被废弃物堵了。
主要指阻挡住涌流物，如河水、眼泪等，常与副词 up，back 连用。
dam (up) the river
在河上建坝
It is ridiculous for him to try to dam the flow of history.
他试图阻挡历史进程的做法是荒谬的。
That poor girl dammed back her tears.
那个可怜的女孩强忍住眼泪。
指因人、车辆等过多而使某处无法通行。
The strikers jammed the streets so no car could move.
罢工者把街道堵死了，没有汽车可以通行。
Children jammed the entrance to the fair.
孩子们把游乐场的入口处挤得水泄不通。
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