1. | [c] （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 |
2. | [c] （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 |
3. | [c] 街道围成的楼群；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。 |
4. | [c] （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。 |
5. | [c] 一大片土地a large area of land |
6. | [c] 房基地；宅基地an area of land for building a house on |
7. | [c] （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。 |
8. | [c][ususing] 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。 |
9. | [c] 阻挡；拦截a movement that stops another player from going forward |
10. | [pl] （旧时斩首用的）垫头木(in the past) the piece of wood on which a person's head was cut off as a punishment |
1. | ~ sth 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 |
2. | ~ the/sb's way, exit, view, etc. 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。 |
3. | ~ sth 妨碍；阻碍to prevent sth from happening, developing or making progress |
The proposed merger has been blocked by the government. 建议中的合并计划遇到了政府的阻力。 |
4. | ~ sth 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。 |
