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基本釋義

n.
一塊,一批; 立方體; 大樓; 街區(qū); 一片土地; 障礙(物),攔截
v.
堵塞,擋住; 妨礙; 攔截

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

a block of text in a document

文件中的一段文字

牛津詞典

(British English)The theatre gives discounts for block bookings (= a large number of tickets bought at the same time) .

該劇院給團(tuán)體票打折。

牛津詞典

The three-hour class is divided into four blocks of 45 minutes each.

三小時(shí)的課分成四節(jié),每節(jié)45分鐘。

牛津詞典

Lack of training acts as a block to progress in a career.

缺乏訓(xùn)練會妨礙事業(yè)的發(fā)展。

牛津詞典

After today's heavy snow, many roads are still blocked.

今天下過大雪,很多道路仍然堵塞。

牛津詞典

a blocked sink

堵塞了的洗滌槽

牛津詞典

a block of ice/concrete/stone

一方冰 / 混凝土 / 石頭

牛津詞典

a chopping block (= for cutting food on)

砧板

牛津詞典

a tower block

高層建筑

牛津詞典

a block of flats

公寓大樓

牛津詞典

an office block

辦公大樓

牛津詞典

the university's science block

這所大學(xué)的理科大樓

牛津詞典

She took the dog for a walk around the block.

她帶著狗繞街區(qū)散步。

牛津詞典

His apartment is three blocks away from the police station.

他住在和警察局相隔三個(gè)街區(qū)的公寓里。

牛津詞典

a block of shares

一大宗股份

牛津詞典

Those booking a block of seats get them at reduced rates.

團(tuán)體訂座可享受折扣價(jià)。

The Chancellor, by his unusual statement, has put his head on the block.

這位總理冒著丟烏紗帽的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)發(fā)表了一份非同尋常的聲明。

I started to move round him, but he blocked my way...

我準(zhǔn)備繞過他,但他擋住了我。

Mr Calder tried to leave the shop but the police officer blocked his path.

考爾德先生想離開商店,但是那位警員攔住了他。

For years the country has tried to block imports of various cheap foreign products...

多年來,這個(gè)國家一直竭力阻撓各種廉價(jià)外國產(chǎn)品的進(jìn)口。

His persistent attempts to complain to his superiors were blocked and ignored.

他一再試圖向上級投訴,但都被擋了回來并置之不理。

In the final seconds, Gunn goalie Kevin Cantwell blocked two shots.

在最后的幾秒鐘,甘恩隊(duì)的守門員凱文·坎特維爾撲出了兩次射門。

...blocks of council flats.

一棟棟市政公寓大樓

...a white-painted apartment block.

一棟漆成白色的公寓大樓

She walked four blocks down High Street...

她沿著商業(yè)大街走了4個(gè)街區(qū)。

He walked around the block three times.

他繞著這個(gè)街區(qū)轉(zhuǎn)了3圈。

...a block of ice.

一大塊冰

Some students today blocked a highway that cuts through the center of the city...

今天一些學(xué)生堵塞了一條貫穿市中心的公路。

When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream...

一旦養(yǎng)蝦場建起來,將會截?cái)噙@條河流。

...a row of spruce trees that blocked his view of the long north slope of the mountain.

一排云杉擋住了他的視線,使他看不到這座山綿長的北坡

真題例句

That approach will eliminate most cord-cutting concerns—but what about their wireless equivalent, jamming? With the right device tuned to the right frequency, what's to stop a thief from jamming your setup and blocking that alert signal from ever reaching the base station?Jamming concerns are nothing new, and they're not unique to security systems.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

One of the main theoretical home-security concerns is whether or not a given system is vulnerable to being blocked from working altogether.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

For me it took the form of my first, and I hope only, encounter with writer's block—I was not able to produce anything for three years.

出自-2015年12月閱讀原文

Clock-timers organize their day by blocks of minutes and hours.

出自-2015年12月閱讀原文

But inside, special windows cut power bills by blocking solar heat in summer and retaining indoor warmth in winter.

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

The boot time is pretty fast, and he navigates through (瀏覽 ) a few chapters before swiping into a fully rendered 3D molecule that can be spun around to view its various building blocks.

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

The next block was almost empty.

出自-2012年6月聽力原文

it had keen moved to the next block

出自-2012年6月聽力原文

For me it took the form of my first, and I hope only, encounter with writer's block— I was not able to produce anything for three years.

2015年12月四級真題(第二套)閱讀 Section B

Japan says fear of disease is its main reason to block fresh imports.

2018年12月四級真題(第一套)聽力 Section A

The incident happened on the 400 block of Rutland Road just after 12:30pm.

2018年12月四級真題(第二套)聽力 Section A

The city is the building block of civilisation and of almost everything people do; a guidebook to the city is really, therefore, a guidebook to how a large and ever-growing chunk of humanity chooses to live.

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

Hello, my bathroom drain is blocked and I'm giving a party tonight.

出自-2012年6月聽力原文

An application of the method of moving blocks to the pyramid site.

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 選項(xiàng)

An argument about different methods of moving blocks to the pyramid site.

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 選項(xiàng)

An experiment on ways of moving blocks to the pyramid site.

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 選項(xiàng)

An introduction to a possible new way of moving blocks to the pyramid site.

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 選項(xiàng)

Another block to awareness is the obsession many of us have with naming things.

2018年高考英語天津卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his way.

2016年高考英語北京卷 完形填空 原文

Block, I need to take a few days off because my father is coming over to visit.

2017年高考英語全國卷2 聽力 原文

Failure blocked his way to success.

2015年高考英語天津卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 選項(xiàng)

Go straight ahead and walk about three blocks.

2017年高考英語全國卷1 聽力 原文

He and his students tied some poles to each of four sides of a 30-kilogram stone block.

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 原文

In the southern United States, pieces of corn bread represent blocks of gold for prosperity in the new year.

2015年高考英語安徽卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 原文

Instead of walking a few blocks to pick up a child or the dry cleaning, they send the self-driving minibus.

2018年高考英語北京卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

It's widely believed that the stone blocks were moved to the pyramid site by sliding them on smooth paths.

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 題設(shè)

Living just a few blocks from the beach, Natalie can see the ocean and hear the wave from her house.

2016年高考英語北京卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

Yes, but a few blocks down town would be much more expensive.

2018年高考英語全國卷I 聽力 原文

Many scientists suspect workers first would have put the blocks on sleds.

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 原文

That action turned the block into somewhat a wheel.

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 原文

That, he notes, should make a block of stone "a lot easier to roll than a square".

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 原文

The building has a remarkable shape and looks like a combination of "blocks".

2015年高考英語湖北卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

The Egyptians somehow moved the stone blocks to the pyramid site from about one kilometer away.

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 原文

The most popular view is that egyptian workers slid the blocks along smooth paths.

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 原文

The pressures of "time" and "destination" are further blocks to awareness.

2018年高考英語天津卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

The researchers found they could easily roll the block along different kinds of paths.

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 原文

Then they placed the block on the ground.

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 原文

They calculated that rolling the block required about as much force as moving it along a slippery path.

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 原文

They wrapped one end of a rope around the block and pulled.

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 原文

West hasn't tested his idea on larger blocks, but he thinks rolling has clear advantages over sliding.

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 原文

Despite variations in detail, wholesale markets in the countries that have been closely examined— France, Germany, Italy and Spain—are made out of the same building blocks.

出自-2010年考研閱讀原文

It remains the world's largest trading block.

2011年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

Some Congress members are trying to block the plan, and at least a dozen industry groups, four states, and three environmental groups are challenging it in federal court.

2016年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides);

    "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"

  • 2. a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings;

    "he lives in the next block"

  • 3. a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

  • 4. 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"

  • 5. housing in a large building that is divided into separate units;

    "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing"

  • 6. (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"

  • 7. 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"

  • 8. 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

  • 9. a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine;

    "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked"

  • 10. an obstruction in a pipe or tube;

    "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

  • 11. a platform from which an auctioneer sells;

    "they put their paintings on the block"

  • 12. (American football) the act of obstructing someone's path with your body;

    "he threw a rolling block into the line backer"

Verb
  • 1. render unsuitable for passage;

    "block the way"

    "barricade the streets"

    "stop the busy road"

  • 2. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of;

    "His brother blocked him at every turn"

  • 3. stop from happening or developing;

    "Block his election"

    "Halt the process"

  • 4. interfere with or prevent the reception of signals;

    "Jam the Voice of America"

    "block the signals emitted by this station"

  • 5. run on a block system;

    "block trains"

  • 6. interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia;

    "block a nerve"

    "block a muscle"

  • 7. 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"

  • 8. stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block;

    "block the book cover"

  • 9. obstruct;

    "My nose is all stuffed"

    "Her arteries are blocked"

  • 10. block passage through;

    "obstruct the path"

  • 11. support, secure, or raise with a block;

    "block a plate for printing"

    "block the wheels of a car"

  • 12. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball);

    "block an attack"

  • 13. be unable to remember;

    "I'm drawing a blank"

    "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"

  • 14. shape by using a block;

    "Block a hat"

    "block a garment"

  • 15. shape into a block or blocks;

    "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly"

  • 16. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets);

    "Blocked funds"

    "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"

同義詞辨析

block, bar, hinder, obstruct, prevent, hamper

這些動(dòng)詞均含有"阻止,阻塞"之意。

  • block: 語氣強(qiáng)烈,指有效堵住了通道,使人或物無法通過。
  • bar: 含義與block很接近,指阻塞通道或禁止出入,但有對暗示不用障礙物的阻止或禁止。
  • hinder: 語氣較輕,多指阻礙、拖延人或事,強(qiáng)調(diào)使進(jìn)展速度緩慢下來。
  • obstruct: 正式用詞,語氣強(qiáng),多指以干擾或設(shè)置障礙的方式阻礙交通,使不能自由暢通。
  • prevent: 含義廣泛,指采取預(yù)防措施或設(shè)置障礙去阻止某人或某事。
  • hamper: 側(cè)重因受到約束或阻礙而造成的行動(dòng)困難。

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