apartment block

IPA/əˈpɑːtmənt blɒk/
IPA/əˈpɑːrtmənt blɑːk/

apartment block — noun

1. a large building containing many separate apartments where different households

1.名詞B1
釋義

a large building containing many separate apartments where different households live.

例句

The apartment block beside the station has twelve floors and a small shop.

apartment block beside the station

Lara waved from the fifth-floor window of the old apartment block.

window in an old apartment block

同義詞
  • apartment building

    is a very close equivalent and is especially common in North American English

  • block of flats

    is a common British term when the homes are described as flats

文法句型

live in an apartment block

a new apartment block

an apartment block near [place]

用法筆記

This usually names the whole residential building, not one home inside it. In North American English, apartment building is often more common.

常見錯誤

❌Our apartment block has one bedroom.
✅Our apartment has one bedroom.
💡'apartment block' means the whole building, not one home inside it.