block是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the distance along a street from where one road crosses it to the place where the next road crosses it, or one part of a street like this, especially in a town or city -- 街区；街段

  • The museum is just six blocks away. 博物馆离这儿只有6条街。

  • My friend and I live on the same block. 我和我的朋友住在同一个街区。

  • I took a walk around the block. 我围着大楼散步。

  • He lives just around the block. 他就住在前面转过去的那条街上。

• 1 a solid, straight-sided piece of hard material -- 一大块（直边的硬物）

  • a block of wood/ice 一大块木头／冰

  • Anne Boleyn went to (= was killed on) the block. 安妮·博林上了断头台。

• 2 a large, usually tall building divided into separate parts for use as offices or homes by several different organizations or people -- 大厦，大楼

  • an office block 写字楼

  • UK a tower block 塔楼

  • UK a block of flats 公寓大楼

• 3 a group of things bought, dealt with, or considered together -- 一组；一批；一叠

  • a block of tickets/seats/shares 一叠票／一个座位区／一大宗股票

  • Corporate hospitality firms make block bookings (= buy large numbers of seats) at big sporting events. 负责安排活动招待客户的公司每逢有大型体育赛事就预订团体票。

• 4 something that blocks a tube or opening -- 堵塞物

  • A block in (= an object blocking) the pipe was preventing the water from coming through. 管道中的东西堵住了水流。

• 5 to prevent movement through something -- 堵塞；阻挡；阻碍

  • A fallen tree is blocking the road. 一棵倒下的树挡住了路。

  • As she left the court, an angry crowd tried to block her way. 她离开法庭的时候，愤怒的人群试图阻挡她的去路。

  • My view was blocked by a tall man in front of me. 我的视线被前面的高个男子挡住了。

  • She was very talented and I felt her parents were blocking her progress. 她很有才华，我觉得她的父母妨碍了她的发展。

  • A group of politicians blocked the proposal. 一群政客使该提案流产了。