Block

[blɒk] or [blɑk]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); 'the pyramids were built with large stone blocks'.

(noun.) housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; 'there is a block of classrooms in the west wing'.

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; 'he lives in the next block'.

(noun.) (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'.

(noun.) a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides.

(verb.) shape into a block or blocks; 'block the graphs so one can see the results clearly'.

(verb.) shape by using a block; 'Block a hat'; 'block a garment'.

(verb.) support, secure, or raise with a block; 'block a plate for printing'; 'block the wheels of a car'.

(verb.) stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; 'block the book cover'.

(verb.) interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia; 'block a nerve'; 'block a muscle'.

(verb.) run on a block system; 'block trains'.

錄入:鲁道夫--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc.

(v. t.) The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded.

(v. t.) The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.

(v. t.) The pattern or shape of a hat.

(v. t.) A large or long building divided into separate houses or shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact with each other so as to form one building; a row of houses or shops.

(v. t.) A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets, whether occupied by buildings or not.

(v. t.) A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles.

(v. t.) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.

(v. t.) Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.

(v. t.) A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work.

(v. t.) A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high.

(v. t.) A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt.

(v. t.) A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below.

(n.) To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed by up; as, to block up a road or harbor.

(n.) To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each.

(n.) To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.

錄入:米歇尔

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. Obstruct, close, BLOCKADE, shut up, stop up, block up.

n. [1]. Thick and heavy piece (as of wood or stone).[2]. Wooden mould (on which hats are made).[3]. Simpleton, fool, blockhead, DUNCE.[4]. [U. S.] Mass of houses (in a square or a continuous row).[5]. (Naut.) Pulley.

整理:韦尔登

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Stop, arrest, fill, obstruct

ANT:Free, liberate, open, pave

整理:凯蒂

解釋/意思:

n. an unshaped mass of wood or stone &c.: the wood on which criminals were wont to be beheaded: (mech.) a pulley together with its framework; a piece of wood on which something is formed: a connected group of houses: an obstruction: a blockhead.—v.t. to enclose or shut up: to obstruct: to shape or sketch out roughly.—n. Blockade′ the blocking up of a place by surrounding it with troops or by ships.—v.t. to block up by troops or ships.—ns. Block′-head one with a head like a block a stupid fellow; Block′-house a small temporary fort generally made of logs.—adj. Block′ish like a block: stupid: dull.—ns. Block′-print′ing printing of Block′-books from engraved wooden blocks or pages; Block′-ship a war-ship inefficient for service in action on account of age but useful in defence of ports; Block′-sys′tem a system of working trains in which no train is allowed on to a section of line so long as any other train is on that section; Block′-tin tin in the form of blocks or ingots.

錄入:罗莎莉