美[blɑ:k] 1 . A block up the street I found a parking lot.
沿著街道往北過了一個街區，我找到了一個停車場。
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2 . It started a fire in a block of flats.
大火是從一幢公寓大樓燒起的。
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3 . Someone had hollowed out a large block of stone.
有人把一大塊石頭給鑿空了。
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4 . I finally hoisted him up with a block and tackle.
我最終用滑輪組把他拉了上去。
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5 . The trade union block vote is an excrescence on democracy.
工會集團投票制是民主的毒瘤。
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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
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
1.render unsuitable for passage;
block the way
2.hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of;
His brother blocked him at every turn
3.stop from happening or developing;
Block his election
4.interfere with or prevent the reception of signals;
Jam the Voice of America
5.run on a block system;
block trains
6.interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia;
block a nerve
7.shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight;
The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage
8.stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block;
block the book cover
9.obstruct;
My nose is all stuffed
10. block passage through;
obstruct the path
11. support, secure, or raise with a block;
block a plate for printing
12. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball);
block an attack
13. be unable to remember;
I'm drawing a blank
14. shape by using a block;
Block a hat
15. shape into a block or blocks;
block the graphs so one can see the results clearly
16. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets);
Blocked funds
