block, bar, hinder, obstruct, prevent, hamper

名詞 block:

1. a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
2. a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
   同義詞：city block
3. a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
   同義詞：cube
4. a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
5. housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
6. (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
7. an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
   同義詞：mental 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
   同義詞：pulley, pulley-block
9. a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
   同義詞：engine block, cylinder block
10. an obstruction in a pipe or tube
    同義詞：blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
11. a platform from which an auctioneer sells
    同義詞：auction block
12. the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
    同義詞：blocking

動詞 block:

1. render unsuitable for passage
   同義詞：barricade, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
2. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
   同義詞：obstruct, blockade, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
3. stop from happening or developing
   同義詞：stop, halt, kibosh
4. interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
   同義詞：jam
5. run on a block system
6. interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
7. shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
   同義詞：obstruct
8. stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
9. obstruct
   同義詞：stuff, lug, choke up
10. block passage through
    同義詞：obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, close up
11. support, secure, or raise with a block
12. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
    同義詞：parry, deflect
13. be unable to remember
    同義詞：forget, blank out, draw a blank
14. shape by using a block
15. shape into a block or blocks
16. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
    同義詞：freeze, immobilize, immobilise

1. She chopped the block of wood in two with a single blow.
   她一斧頭把木塊劈成兩半。
2. The heating system in this block doesn't work well.
   這個街區(qū)的供暖系統(tǒng)不太好用。
3. Police blocked off the street after the explosion.
   在發(fā)生爆炸之後，警方用路障封鎖了那條路。
4. We live on the same block.
   我們住在同一個街區(qū)。
5. The trees outside the window blocked off the sun.
   窗外的樹木擋住了陽光。
6. The floor was made of wooden blocks.
   地板是用木塊拼成的。
7. The road was blocked by a huge rock.
   道路被一塊大石頭堵住了。

block

n.Abbr. blk.（名詞）縮寫 blk.

A solid piece of a hard substance, such as wood, having one or more flat sides.
硬塊：有一個或多個平面的堅硬的固體塊，如木料
Such a piece used as a construction member or as a support.
建材，支撐物：用于建筑或支撐的塊料
Such a piece upon which chopping or cutting is done:
砧板：跺或切東西用的平臺：
例句：
a butcher`s block.
肉販的砧板

Such a piece upon which persons are beheaded.
斷頭臺：斬首時用以放頭之木塊
A small wooden or plastic cube used as a building toy:
積木：用于組合玩具的木制或塑料制的小方塊：
例句：
a set of blocks.
一組積木

Printing A large amount of text.
【印刷術(shù)】 印版，字模：大量不同的版本
Sports A starting block.
【體育運動】 起跑臺
A stand from which articles are displayed and sold at an auction:
拍賣臺：拍賣會上展示和銷售物品的臺子：
例句：
Many priceless antiques went on the block.
許多價值連城的古董被放置在拍賣臺上

A mold or form on which an item is shaped or displayed:
楦，模：讓物件成形和展示的模具：
例句：
a hat block.
帽楦

A substance, such as wood or stone, that has been prepared for engraving.
木料，石料：雕刻用的材料，如木頭或石料

A pulley or a system of pulleys set in a casing.
滑輪，滑輪組：安裝在機械外殼中的滑輪或滑輪組
An engine block.
內(nèi)燃機引擎鑄模
A bloc.
集團
A set of like items, such as shares of stock, sold or handled as a unit.
一組，一批：作為一體出售或處理的一批類似物品，如股票
A group of four or more unseparated postage stamps forming a rectangle.
四方聯(lián)：一組四張或四張以上呈長方形的聯(lián)張郵票
Canadian A group of townships in an unsurveyed area.
【加拿大】 鎮(zhèn)區(qū)：未經(jīng)測量地區(qū)中的鎮(zhèn)區(qū)

A usually rectangular section of a city or town bounded on each side by consecutive streets.
街區(qū)：城鎮(zhèn)中沿著連續(xù)的街道兩邊的呈長方形的地段
A segment of a street bounded by consecutive cross streets and including its buildings and inhabitants.
街段：由交叉路口界定的一段街，包括路邊的建筑和居民
A large building divided into separate units, such as apartments.
大樓：分隔成許多單元的大廈，如公寓樓
A length of railroad track controlled by signals.
受信號器控制的鐵軌
The act of obstructing.
阻礙，妨礙：阻礙的行為
Something that obstructs; an obstacle.
阻塞物；障礙物

Sports An act of bodily obstruction, as of a player or ball.
【體育運動】 阻擋：運動員用身體阻擋或用球擋
Football Legal interference with an opposing player to clear the path of the ball carrier.
【橄欖球】 阻擋：干擾對方隊員為帶球者開道的合乎規(guī)定的阻止
Medicine Interruption, especially obstruction, of a normal physiological function:
【醫(yī)學】 阻滯：正常生理功能的中斷，尤指阻塞：
例句：
nerve block.
神經(jīng)傳導阻滯

Psychology Sudden cessation of speech or a thought process without an immediate observable cause, sometimes considered a consequence of repression.
【心理學】 中斷：說話或思慮無意識地突然中斷，可能是感情壓抑的結(jié)果
Slang The human head:
【俚語】 腦袋：
例句：
threatened to knock my block off.
威脅我要敲碎我的腦袋

A blockhead.
傻瓜、笨蛋
v.（動詞）
blocked,block.ing,blocks
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To shape into a block or blocks.
作模具
To support, strengthen, or retain in place by means of a block.
支撐，加強，保持：用木料和石料等支撐、加強或保持
To shape, mold, or form with or on a block:
制造，鑄造，塑造：用楦?；蛟陂改Ｉ现圃臁㈣T造或塑造：
例句：
block a hat.
用帽楦制帽子

To stop or impede the passage of or movement through; obstruct:
妨礙，封鎖，阻塞：阻止或妨礙…穿越或移動；阻礙：
例句：
block traffic.
妨礙交通

To shut out from view:
遮住視線：
例句：
a curtain blocking the stage.
一道遮住舞臺的幕

To indicate broadly without great detail; sketch:
擬定，概要：不包括詳細細節(jié)地大致描述；概要：
例句：
block out a plan of action.
擬定行動大綱

Sports To impede the movement of (an opponent or the ball) by physical interference.
【體育運動】 擋球：用身體阻擋對手或球的移動
Medicine To interrupt the proper functioning of (a nervous, muscular, or other physiological process), especially by the use of anesthesia.
【醫(yī)學】 阻塞：中斷（神經(jīng)、肌肉或其他生理進程的）正常功能，尤指麻醉藥的使用
Psychology To fail to remember.
【心理學】 失去記憶
To run (trains) on a block system.
用閉塞制管理（列車）
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
Sports To obstruct the movement of an opponent.
【體育運動】 阻擋：阻礙對方隊員跑動

<習慣用語>out of the blocks
From a starting position, as in a race or contest:
開始：比賽或競賽從起點開始：
例句：
The company has in the past been slow out of the blocks to adapt to consumer tastes.
公司從一開始就適應了顧客的口味

來源：
Middle English blok
中古英語 blok
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Middle Dutch
源自 中古荷蘭語

【引伸】
block.er
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>block,hide,obscure,obstruct,screen,shroudThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to cut off from sight.:
這些動詞都帶有.阻斷，隔斷.的意思：
例句：
trees that block the view;
樹擋住了視線；

例句：
a road hidden by brush;
被灌木叢遮住的道路；

例句：
mist that obscures the mountain peak;
遮住了峰頂?shù)拇箪F；

例句：
skyscrapers obstructing the sky;
遮住了天空的摩天樓；

例句：
a fence that screens the alley;
隔開胡同的籬笆；

例句：
a face shrouded by a heavy veil. See also Synonyms at hinder obstacle
用厚面紗罩住的臉 參見同義詞 hinderobstacle