block

noun

/blɒk/

/blɑːk/

Idioms

solid material固体

[countable] a large piece of a solid material that is square or rectangular in shape and usually has flat sides（方形或长方形）大块；立方体；长方体

The houses are made of concrete blocks with tin roofs.这些房子是用铁皮屋顶的混凝土块建造的。
block of something a block of ice/wood一块冰/木头
The wall was made from massive blocks of stone.这面墙由大块大块的石头砌成。

see also breeze block, building block, chopping block (1), cinder blockTopics Physics and chemistryb1, Buildingsb1

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

big
huge
large
…

phrases

on the chopping block

building建筑

enlarge image

[countable] (British English) a tall building that contains flats or offices; buildings that form part of a school, hospital, etc. which are used for a particular purpose（公寓、办公、教学、医院等）大楼；（成组建筑中的）一栋楼房

a block of flats公寓大楼
a tower block高层建筑
an office block办公大楼
She lives in a modern apartment block.她住在一个现代化的公寓大楼里。
the university’s science block这所大学的理科大楼

Synonyms buildingbuilding

property
premises
complex
structure
block

These are all words for a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four walls

building a structure such as a house, an office block or a factory that has a roof and four walls.
property
a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings:
- We have a buyer who would like to view the property.我们有一买主想看看这房产。
- The price of property has risen enormously.房地产的价格大幅上升了。
This word is often used when talking about buying/selling houses or other buildings and land.
premises
[pl.] the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses:
- The company is looking for larger premises.这家公司正在寻找更大的营业场所。
complex
a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place:
- a leisure complex休闲活动中心
structure
a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building:
- The pier is a wooden structure.这个码头是木结构建筑。
block
(British English) a tall building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose:指公寓、办公大楼或学校、医院等作特定用途的大楼：
- a block of flats公寓大楼
- the school’s science block这所学校的理科大楼

Patterns

a(n) commercial/industrial/residential building/property/premises/complex/block
an apartment building/complex/block
a/the school building/premises
to build a property/complex/structure/block
to put up a building/property/structure/block
to demolish/pull down a building/property/complex/structure/block

They live in the next block.他们住在隔壁街区。
The prisoners had been transferred to a different cell block.囚犯们被转移到另一个监区。

Topics Buildingsb1

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high-rise
tower
tenement
…

preposition

in a/the block
block of

streets街道

[countable] (North American English) 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（两条街道之间的）一段街区

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。
They walked a few blocks down the street.他们沿街向南走过几个路口。

Topics Transport by car or lorryb1

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city

preposition

around the block
round the block
block from
…

[countable] a group of buildings with streets on all sides街道围成的楼群；街区

around the block She took the dog for a walk around the block.她带着狗绕街区散步。
(North American English) The downtown area covers four city blocks. 市区覆盖四个街区。

The hotel occupies an entire block.这家酒店占据了整个街区。
People were queueing round the block to get in.想进去的人排队排到了街角。

Topics Transport by car or lorryb1, Buildingsb1

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city

preposition

around the block
round the block
block from
…

area of land一片土地

[countable] (especially North American English) a large area of land一大片土地

[countable] (Australian English) an area of land for building a house on房基地；宅基地

amount数量

[countable] a quantity of something or an amount of time that is considered as a single unit（东西的）一批，一组；（时间的）一段

a block of shares一大宗股份
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).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。

that stops progress形成阻碍

[countable, usually singular] block (to something) something that makes movement or progress difficult or impossible障碍物；阻碍；妨害 synonym obstacle

Lack of training acts as a block to progress in a career.缺乏训练会妨碍事业的发展。
I suddenly had a mental block and couldn't remember his name.我突然脑子短路，记不起他的名字了。

see also roadblock, stumbling block, writer’s block

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mental
writer’s

verb + block

experience
have
suffer from
…

in sport体育运动

[countable] a movement that stops another player from going forward阻挡；拦截

the blocks

(also starting blocks)

[plural] the two blocks on the ground that runners push their feet against at the beginning of a race起跑器

for punishment刑罚

the block

[singular] (in the past) the piece of wood on which a person’s head was cut off as a punishment（旧时斩首用的）垫头木 see also chopping block (2)

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

big
huge
large
…

phrases

on the chopping block

词源Middle English (denoting a log or tree stump): from Old French bloc (noun), bloquer (verb), from Middle Dutch blok, of unknown ultimate origin.

Idioms

a chip off the old block

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

go on the block

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

have been around the block (a few times)

(informal) to have a lot of experience经验丰富；见多识广

I’ll knock your block/head off!

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

a/the new kid on the block

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

put/lay your head/neck on the block

to risk losing your job, damaging your reputation, etc. by doing or saying something冒（失业、损失名誉等）的险
- It's not a matter that I'm prepared to put my head on the block for.这不是一件我准备冒风险去做的事。

block

verb

/blɒk/

/blɑːk/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they block	/blɒk/ /blɑːk/
he / she / it blocks	/blɒks/ /blɑːks/
past simple blocked	/blɒkt/ /blɑːkt/
past participle blocked	/blɒkt/ /blɑːkt/
-ing form blocking	/ˈblɒkɪŋ/ /ˈblɑːkɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

block something to stop something from moving or flowing through a pipe, a passage, a road, etc. by putting something in it or across it堵塞；阻塞
- 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
- A truck had overturned and was completely blocking traffic. 一辆卡车翻了，完全阻塞了交通。
- A large delivery van was almost blocking the narrow street.一辆大型送货车几乎挡住了狭窄的街道。
- Fat that is poured down the sink will block the drain.从洗涤槽倒下的油脂会堵塞下水道。
- The exit was blocked with beer crates.出口处堵着几只啤酒箱。
- He found that the pipe was partially blocked with leaves.他发现管子部分被树叶堵住了。
Topics Transport by car or lorryb1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- almost
- partially
- …
verb + block
- try to
- move to
preposition
- with
block the/somebody's way, exit, view, etc. to stop somebody from going somewhere or seeing something by standing in front of them or in their way堵住（某人的路等）；挡住（某人的视线等）
- 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。
- His way was blocked by two large bouncers.他的路被两个大保镖挡住了。
- She had her back to the door, blocking his exit.她背抵着门，不让他出去。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- almost
- partially
- …
verb + block
- try to
- move to
preposition
- with
block something to prevent something from happening, developing or making progress妨碍；阻碍
- 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。
- Firewalls can block unauthorized access to a computer.防火墙可以阻止对计算机的未授权访问。
- The local mayor is seeking to block the dumping of waste in the area.当地市长正试图阻止在该地区倾倒垃圾。
- He accused the French of trying to block the agreement.他指责法国试图阻止这项协议。
- A court ruling blocked the plans to develop the area.法院裁决阻止了该地区的开发计划。
- The new rules would effectively block protesters' attempts to assert their rights.这些新规章将大大妨碍抗议者的维权努力。
- The group has moved to block the government's proposals.该团体已采取行动阻挠政府的提议。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- successfully
- effectively
verb + block
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
block something to stop a ball, hit, etc. from reaching somewhere by moving in front of it拦截，挡住（球、打击等）
- His shot was blocked by the goalie.他起脚射门，球被守门员拦住了。
- We learned some basic punching and blocking techniques.我们学了一些基本的击打和格挡技巧。
block something to stop a mobile/cell phone from being used, for example after it has been stolen拦截，挡住（球、打击等）
- Police have accused mobile networks of failing to block stolen phones.警方指控移动网络未能阻止被盗手机。
block somebody to prevent someone from contacting you on social media妨碍；阻碍
- There are many reasons to block someone online.网上屏蔽一个人的原因有很多。
- A person who has been blocked won't necessarily know that you've blocked them.被屏蔽的人不一定知道你屏蔽了他们。

词源Middle English (denoting a log or tree stump): from Old French bloc (noun), bloquer (verb), from Middle Dutch blok, of unknown ultimate origin.