block
英[blɒk]
美[blɑk]
- n. 块；街区；大厦；障碍物
- vt. 阻止；阻塞；限制
- adj. 成批的，大块的；交通堵塞的
- n. (Block)人名；(英、法、德、西、葡、芬、罗)布洛克
英英释意
- 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"
- "he held a large block of the company's stock"
- 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"