首頁英語詞典blockblock的意思

block

英 [bl?k] 美[blɑk]

英英釋義同義詞辨析詞組搭配考試真題實用場景例句

近義詞delay check obstruct bar hinder prevent restrain clog

反義詞

n. 塊；街區(qū)；大廈；障礙物
vt. 阻止；阻塞；限制
adj. 成批的，大塊的；交通堵塞的
n. (Block)人名；(英、法、德、西、葡、芬、羅)布洛克

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詞態(tài)變化

復數(shù):?blocks;第三人稱單數(shù):?blocks;過去式:?blocked;過去分詞:?blocked;現(xiàn)在分詞:?blocking;

中文詞源

block 大塊

來自PIE *bhel, 膨脹，鼓起。詞源同balk, 大塊，障礙。

英英釋意

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"

英文詞源

block: block: [14] English borrowed block from Old French bloc, but its ultimate origin appears to be Germanic; French acquired it from Middle Dutch blok ‘tree trunk’. The derived verb block ‘impede’ first crops up in the early 15th century, but was not established until the later 16th century; it originally meant ‘put blocks [of wood] or obstacles in the way of’. Blockade was coined in the 17th century, perhaps on the model of ambuscade, a contemporary synonym of ambush.
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block (n.): "solid piece," c. 1300, from Old French bloc "log, block" of wood (13c.), via Middle Dutch bloc "trunk of a tree" or Old High German bloh, from a common Germanic source, from PIE *bhlugo-, from *bhelg- "a thick plank, beam" (see balk).

Meaning "mould for a hat" is from 1570s. Slang sense of "head" is from 1630s. Extended sense of "obstruction" is first recorded 1640s. In cricket from 1825; in U.S. football from 1912. The meaning in city block is 1796, from the notion of a "compact mass" of buildings; slang meaning "fashionable promenade" is 1869.
BLOCK. A term applied in America to a square mass of houses included between four streets. It is a very useful one. [Bartlett]
block (v.): "obstruct," 1590s, from French bloquer "to block, stop up," from Old French bloc (see block (n.)). Meaning "to make smooth or to give shape on a block" is from 1620s. Stage and theater sense is from 1961. Sense in cricket is from 1772; in U.S. football from 1889. Related: Blocked; blocking.

同義詞辨析

block, bar, hinder, obstruct, prevent, hamper

這些動詞均含有"阻止，阻塞"之意。

block：語氣強烈，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，強調(diào)使進展速度緩慢下來。

obstruct：正式用詞，語氣強，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困難。

考試真題

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

The next block was almost empty.

it had keen moved to the next block

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Failure blocked his way to success.

Go straight ahead and walk about three blocks.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

That action turned the block into somewhat a wheel.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Then they placed the block on the ground.

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

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

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

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.

It remains the world's largest trading block.

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.

詞組搭配

have been around the block (a few times)

(N. Amer. informal)(of a person) have a lot of experience

(北美，非正式)見多識廣，經(jīng)驗豐富

the new kid on the block

(informal)a newcomer to a particular place or sphere of an activity, especially one who has yet to prove themselves

(非正式)新來的人，新成員，新手

on the (auction) block

(chiefly N.Amer.)for sale at auction

(主北美)待拍賣中

the original first manuscript for Ravel's &I{Bolero} goes on the block today.
拉威爾的《波萊羅》始手原稿定于今天拍賣。

put (或 lay) one's head (或 neck) on the block

(informal)put one's standing or reputation at risk by proceeding with a particular course of action

(非正式)鋌而走險

block something in

paint something with solid areas of colour

給…畫上純色色塊

add something in a unit

添加，插進

it's a good idea to block in regular periods of exercise.
安排固定的鍛煉時間是個好主意。

mark something out roughly

大致標出，畫出…的草圖

park one's car in such a way as to prevent another car from moving away

停車時堵住（其他車輛）

he blocked in Vera's Mini.
他停車的位置堵住了韋拉的寶馬Mini轎車。

block something out

stop something, typically light or noise, from reaching somewhere

隔斷，擋住（某物，尤指光線或聲音）

you're blocking out my sun.
你把我的陽光給擋住了。

(figurative)exclude something unpleasant from one's thoughts or memory

(喻)從頭腦（或記憶）中抹去（不快之事），忘卻

mark or sketch something out roughly

大致標出，畫出…的草圖

out of the blocks

From a starting position, as in a race or contest

開始：比賽或競賽從起點開始

The company has in the past been slow out of the blocks to adapt to consumer tastes.
公司從一開始就適應了顧客的口味

實用場景例句

a block of text in a document: 文件中的一段文字

(British English)The theatre gives discounts for block bookings (= a large number of tickets bought at the same time) .: 該劇院給團體票打折。

The three-hour class is divided into four blocks of 45 minutes each.: 三小時的課分成四節(jié)，每節(jié)45分鐘。

Lack of training acts as a block to progress in a career.: 缺乏訓練會妨礙事業(yè)的發(fā)展。

After today's heavy snow, many roads are still blocked.: 今天下過大雪，很多道路仍然堵塞。

a blocked sink: 堵塞了的洗滌槽

a block of ice/concrete/stone: 一方冰 / 混凝土 / 石頭

a chopping block (= for cutting food on): 砧板

a tower block: 高層建筑

a block of flats: 公寓大樓

an office block: 辦公大樓

the university's science block: 這所大學的理科大樓

She took the dog for a walk around the block.: 她帶著狗繞街區(qū)散步。

His apartment is three blocks away from the police station.: 他住在和警察局相隔三個街區(qū)的公寓里。

a block of shares: 一大宗股份

Those booking a block of seats get them at reduced rates.: 團體訂座可享受折扣價。

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險發(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，這個國家一直竭力阻撓各種廉價外國產(chǎn)品的進口。

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個街區(qū)。

He walked around the block three times.: 他繞著這個街區(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，將會截斷這條河流。

...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

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