block

noun

固体 solid material

1. （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
   1. a block of ice/concrete/stone
      一方冰 / 混凝土 / 石头
   2. a chopping block (= for cutting food on)
      砧板

建筑 building

2. （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
   1. a tower block
      高层建筑
   2. a block of flats
      公寓大楼
   3. an office block
      办公大楼
   4. the university's science block
      这所大学的理科大楼

街道 streets

3. 四面临街的一方块楼群；街区
   a group of buildings with streets on all sides
   1. She took the dog for a walk around the block.
      她带着狗绕街区散步。
4. （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
   1. 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

5. 一大片土地
   a large area of land
6. 房基地；宅基地
   an area of land for building a house on

数量 amount

7. （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
   1. a block of shares
      一大宗股份
   2. a block of text in a document
      文件中的一段文字
   3. 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。
   4. 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

8. 障碍物；阻碍；妨害
   something that makes movement or progress difficult or impossible
   1. 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

9. 阻挡；拦截
   a movement that stops another player from going forward
10. 阻挡；拦截
    a movement that stops another player from going forward

刑罚 for punishment

11. （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

verb

1. 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
   1. After today's heavy snow, many roads are still blocked.
      今天下过大雪，很多道路仍然堵塞。
   2. a blocked sink
      堵塞了的洗涤槽
2. 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
   1. One of the guards moved to block her path.
      一名守卫走过去挡住她的路。
   2. 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。
3. 妨碍；阻碍
   to prevent sth from happening, developing or making progress
   1. 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。
4. 拦截，挡住（球、打击等）
   to stop a ball, blow, etc. from reaching somewhere by moving in front of it
   1. His shot was blocked by the goalie.
      他起脚射门，球被守门员拦住了。

1. N-COUNT 大楼；大厦
   A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
   1. ...blocks of council flats.
      一栋栋市政公寓大楼
   2. ...a white-painted apartment block.
      一栋漆成白色的公寓大楼
2. N-COUNT 街区
   A block in a town is an area of land with streets on all its sides.
   1. She walked four blocks down High Street...
      她沿着商业大街走了4个街区。
   2. He walked around the block three times.
      他绕着这个街区转了3圈。
3. N-COUNT （长方形）块，大块
   A block of a substance is a large rectangular piece of it.
   1. ...a block of ice.
      一大块冰
4. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream...
      一旦养虾场建起来，将会截断这条河流。
   3. He can clear blocked drains.
      他能清理堵塞的排水沟。
5. 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.
   1. ...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
6. 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.
   1. I started to move round him, but he blocked my way...
      我准备绕过他，但他挡住了我。
   2. Mr Calder tried to leave the shop but the police officer blocked his path.
      考尔德先生想离开商店，但是那位警员拦住了他。
7. VERB 阻挠；阻止；妨碍
   If you block something that is being arranged, you prevent it from being done.
   1. 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。
   2. His persistent attempts to complain to his superiors were blocked and ignored.
      他一再试图向上级投诉，但都被挡了回来并置之不理。
8. 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.
   1. 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。
9. 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.
   1. Those booking a block of seats get them at reduced rates.
      团体订座可享受折扣价。
10. （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.
11. See also: breeze-block building block roadblock starting block stumbling block tower block. a chip off the old block
12. 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.
    1. 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。

1. Two firemen were hurt in a blaze which swept through a tower block last night.
   昨晚，一场大火吞噬了一座高层建筑，两位消防员被烧伤。
2. She walked four blocks down High Street
   她沿着商业大街走了4个街区。
3. He walked around the block three times.
   他绕着这个街区转了3圈。
4. 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。
5. When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream
   一旦养虾场建起来，将会截断这条河流。
6. He can clear blocked drains.
   他能清理堵塞的排水沟。
7. I started to move round him, but he blocked my way
   我准备绕过他，但他挡住了我。
8. Mr Calder tried to leave the shop but the police officer blocked his path.
   考尔德先生想离开商店，但是那位警员拦住了他。
9. 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。
10. His persistent attempts to complain to his superiors were blocked and ignored.
    他一再试图向上级投诉，但都被挡了回来并置之不理。
11. 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。
12. Those booking a block of seats get them at reduced rates.
    团体订座可享受折扣价。
13. 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。
14. Powdering a sweaty nose will only block up the pores and make the skin more uncomfortable
    往出汗的鼻子上扑粉只会堵塞毛孔，使皮肤更加不舒服。
15. With this disease the veins in the liver can block up, and all sorts of damage follows.
    这种病会堵塞肝脏中的静脉，并引发多种损伤。
16. They took over a condemned 1960s tower block last year for one night.
    去年，他们曾控制过一幢20世纪60年代的破旧塔楼一个晚上。
17. Block draughts around doors and windows
    挡住门窗处的穿堂风。
18. A seven-year-old boy was found dead after a landslide engulfed a block of flats
    山体滑坡掩埋了一栋公寓楼，造成一名7岁男孩丧生。
19. The whole block is being fixed up.
    整个街区都在进行装修。
20. Someone had hollowed out a large block of stone
    有人把一大块石头给凿空了。
21. He could scarcely jog around the block that first day.
    第一天他勉强绕着整个街区跑了下来。
22. You can always use opaque glass if you need to block a street view.
    如果不想从室内看到街景，可以使用不透明玻璃。
23. There were outdoor cafes on almost every block.
    几乎每个街区都有露天咖啡馆。
24. A block up the street I found a parking lot.
    沿着街道往北过了一个街区，我找到了一个停车场。
25. He ran the last block to the White House with two cases of gear
    他带着两箱工具跑过最后一个街区到达白宫。
26. Most of the road behind the hotel was screened by a block of flats.
    宾馆后面的那条路大部分被一片公寓楼遮住了。
27. Perhaps the major stumbling block to reunification is the military presence in South Korea.
    也许实现统一最大的绊脚石是驻扎在韩国的军队。
28. I finally hoisted him up with a block and tackle.
    我最终用滑轮组把他拉了上去。
29. He secretly tried to block her advancement in the Party
    他暗地里设法阻挠她在党内的晋升。
30. Extra classrooms were built out from the main block.
    大楼边上又扩建了一些教室。

  block choke clog dam jam【导航词义：挡住】

  block v. 堵塞，阻挡

〔辨析〕指堵住通道，使人或物无法通过，语气较强。

  choke v. 堵塞；（使）窒息

〔辨析〕指将某处塞满东西造成堵塞；也可以指使人呼吸困难。

  clog v. 塞满，阻塞

〔辨析〕指堵塞道路、孔洞等。

  dam v. 阻止，抑制，筑坝拦水

〔辨析〕主要指阻挡住涌流物，如河水、眼泪等，常与副词 up，back 连用。

  jam v. （使）挤满

〔辨析〕指因人、车辆等过多而使某处无法通行。

block sb/sth↔in

1. （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

block sth↔in

1. 画（某物）的草图
   to draw or paint sth roughly, without showing any detail

block sth↔off

1. （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

block sth↔out

1. 挡住，遮住（光线或声音）
   to stop light or noise from coming in
   1. 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。
2. 忘掉，抹去（不愉快的事）
   to stop yourself from thinking about or remembering sth unpleasant

block sth↔up

1. 塞住，封住（孔、洞）
   to completely fill a hole or an opening and so prevent anything from passing through it

n.

go on the block

• 被拿去卖；推上拍卖场
  to be sold, especially at an auction (= a sale in which items are sold to the person who offers the most money)

have been around the block (a few times)

• 经验丰富；见多识广
  to have a lot of experience

put/lay your head/neck on the block

• 冒（失业、损失名誉等）的险
  to risk losing your job, damaging your reputation, etc. by doing or saying sth

a chip off the old block

• （相貌或性格）酷似父亲或母亲的人
  a person who is very similar to their mother or father in the way that they look or behave

I'll knock your block/head off!

• （威胁要打人）我非揍你不可，我要揍扁你
  used to threaten sb that you will hit them

a/the new kid on the block

• （地方、机构等的）新来者，新手
  a person who is new to a place, an organization, etc.
  1. Despite his six years in politics, he was still regarded by many as the new kid on the block.
     他已经从政六年，但很多人仍把他视为初出茅庐。

noun

1. the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

   Synonym:    blocking

2. a platform from which an auctioneer sells
   1. they put their paintings on the block

   Synonym:    auction block

3. a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
   1. the pyramids were built with large stone blocks

4. housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
   1. there is a block of classrooms in the west wing

5. an obstruction in a pipe or tube
   1. we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe

   Synonym:    blockageclosureocclusionstopstoppage

6. a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
   1. the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked

   Synonym:    engine blockcylinder block

7. 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:    pulleypulley-blockpulley block

8. an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do
   1. I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block

   Synonym:    mental block

9. a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
   1. he reserved a large block of seats
   2. he held a large block of the company's stock

10. a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
    1. he lives in the next block

    Synonym:    city block

11. (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
    1. since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably

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

    Synonym:    cube

verb

1. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
   1. Blocked funds
   2. Freeze the assets of this hostile government

   Synonym:    freezeimmobilizeimmobilise

2. shape into a block or blocks
   1. block the graphs so one can see the results clearly

3. shape by using a block
   1. Block a hat
   2. block a garment

4. be unable to remember
   1. I'm drawing a blank
   2. You are blocking the name of your first wife!

   Synonym:    forgetblank outdraw a blank

5. interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
   1. Jam the Voice of America
   2. block the signals emitted by this station

   Synonym:    jam

6. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
   1. block an attack

   Synonym:    parrydeflect

7. support, secure, or raise with a block
   1. block a plate for printing
   2. block the wheels of a car

8. block passage through
   1. obstruct the path

   Synonym:    obstructobturateimpedeoccludejamclose up

9. render unsuitable for passage
   1. block the way
   2. barricade the streets
   3. stop the busy road

   Synonym:    barricadeblockadestopblock offblock upbar

10. obstruct
    1. My nose is all stuffed
    2. Her arteries are blocked

    Synonym:    stufflugchoke up

11. stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
    1. block the book cover

12. shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
    1. The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage
    2. The trees obstruct my view of the mountains

    Synonym:    obstruct

13. interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
    1. block a nerve
    2. block a muscle

14. run on a block system
    1. block trains

15. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
    1. His brother blocked him at every turn

    Synonym:    obstructblockadehinderstymiestymyembarrass

16. stop from happening or developing
    1. Block his election
    2. Halt the process

    Synonym:    stophaltkibosh