| 单词 | block |
| 释义 | block n., v., & adj. --n 1. a solid hewn or unhewn piece of hard material, esp. of rock, stone, or wood (block of ice). 2. a flat-topped block used as a base for chopping, beheading, standing something on, hammering on, or for mounting a horse from. 3. a a large building, esp. when subdivided (block of flats). b a compact mass of buildings bounded by (usu. four) streets. 4. an obstruction; anything preventing progress or normal working (a block in the pipe). 5. a chock for stopping the motion of a wheel etc. 6. a pulley or system of pulleys mounted in a case. 7. (in pl.) any of a set of solid cubes etc., used as a child's toy. 8. Printing a piece of wood or metal engraved for printing on paper or fabric. 9. a head-shaped mould used for shaping hats or wigs. 10. sl. the head (knock his block off). 11. US a the area between streets in a town or suburb. b the length of such an area, esp. as a measure of distance (lives three blocks away). 12. a stolid, unimaginative, or hard-hearted person. 13. a large quantity or allocation of things treated as a unit, esp. shares, seats in a theatre, etc. 14. a set of sheets of paper used for writing, or esp. drawing, glued along one edge. 15. Cricket a spot on which a batsman blocks the ball before the wicket, and rests the bat before playing. 16. Athletics = starting-block. 17. Amer. Football a blocking action. 18. Austral. a a tract of land offered to an individual settler by a government. b a large area of land. --vtr. 1. a (often foll. by up) obstruct (a passage etc.) (the road was blocked; you are blocking my view). b put obstacles in the way of (progress etc.). 2. restrict the use or conversion of (currency or any other asset). 3. use a block for making (a hat, wig, etc.). 4. emboss or impress a design on (a book cover). 5. Cricket stop (a ball) with a bat defensively. 6. Amer. Football intercept (an opponent) with one's body. --attribadj. treating (many similar things) as one unit (block booking). Phrases and idioms block and tackle a system of pulleys and ropes, esp. for lifting. block capitals (or letters) letters printed without serifs, or written with each letter separate and in capitals. block diagram a diagram showing the general arrangement of parts of an apparatus. block in 1. sketch roughly; plan. 2. confine. block mountain Geol. a mountain formed by natural faults. block out 1. a shut out (light, noise, etc.). b exclude from memory, as being too painful. 2. sketch roughly; plan. block-ship Naut. a ship used to block a channel. block system a system by which no railway train may enter a section that is not clear. block tin refined tin cast in ingots. block up 1. confine; shut (a person etc.) in. 2. infill (a window, doorway, etc.) with bricks etc. block vote a vote proportional in power to the number of people a delegate represents. mental (or psychological) block a particular mental inability due to subconscious emotional factors. on the block US being auctioned. put the blocks on prevent from proceeding. Derivatives blocker n. Etymology: ME f. OF bloc, bloquer f. MDu. blok, of unkn. orig. |
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