block
/blɒk/ (bre, ipa) · [blˈɑk] /blɑːk/ (ame, ipa) · [blˈɑk] /ˈbläk/ (ame, mw)
block — 動詞
- blockpresent simple I / you / we / they
- blocks3rd person singular
- blocking-ing form
- blockedpast simple
1. to put something in a place that stops people, vehicles, or air from getting thr
擋住
使人或物無法通過
to put something in a place that stops people, vehicles, or air from getting through
A fallen tree blocked the only road to the farm.
一棵倒下的樹擋住了通往農場的唯一道路。
block a road completely
Please don't block the kitchen door with those moving boxes.
請不要把那些搬家箱堆在廚房門口擋住去路。
Police cars blocked both lanes after the bridge accident.
橋上出車禍後，警車擋住了兩條車道。
Mud blocked the drain, and rainwater covered the yard.
泥巴堵住排水口，雨水淹滿了院子。
文法句型
block + noun
用法筆記
Common for roads, doors, pipes, and other physical routes.
2. to stand in front of something so a person cannot see it or light cannot pass
遮住
擋在前面讓人看不見
to stand in front of something so a person cannot see it or light cannot pass
The tall man blocked my view of the stage.
那名高個子男子遮住了我看舞台的視線。
block someone's view
Dark clouds blocked the sun for most of the afternoon.
厚重的烏雲遮住了下午大半時間的太陽。
A delivery truck blocked Nora's view as she backed out.
一輛送貨卡車擋住了 Nora 倒車時的視線。
The curtain blocked the bright hallway light at night.
那片窗簾在夜裡遮住了走廊刺眼的燈光。
文法句型
block + view/light/sun
用法筆記
Used when the result is loss of sight, sunlight, or another clear line of view.
3. to prevent a plan, action, or change from happening
阻止
使計畫或行動不能進行
to prevent a plan, action, or change from happening
Several parents blocked the plan to close the village school.
幾位家長阻止了關閉村裡學校的計畫。
block + plan/proposal
A missing signature blocked the sale of the family house.
少了一個簽名，房子的出售就被阻止了。
Union leaders blocked the rule change during the meeting.
工會領袖在會議中阻止了這項規則變更。
Her visa problem blocked the trip until Friday.
她的簽證問題阻止了這趟旅行直到星期五。
文法句型
block + plan/process/change
用法筆記
Often used for plans, legal steps, payments, deals, and official changes.
4. to get in the way of an opposing player or moving ball during a game
攔下
比賽中擋住對手或球
to get in the way of an opposing player or moving ball during a game
The defender blocked the shot just before the buzzer.
那名防守球員在終場蜂鳴前攔下了這次投籃。
sports: block a shot
Mina blocked the striker near the edge of the box.
Mina 在禁區邊緣攔下了那名前鋒。
A huge tackle blocked our runner at the goal line.
一次猛烈的擒抱在達陣線前攔下了我們的跑衛。
The keeper blocked the ball with both hands.
守門員用雙手把球攔了下來。
文法句型
block + shot/player/ball
用法筆記
Used in ball games and races where one player stops another player's move.
5. if a bank or government blocks money in an account, you cannot use it
凍結
限制帳戶或資金動用
if a bank or government blocks money in an account, you cannot use it
The bank blocked his card after three wrong PIN tries.
輸錯三次密碼後，銀行把他的卡片凍結了。
bank blocks a card
Customs officers blocked the payment during the fraud check.
海關在詐欺審查期間凍結了這筆付款。
The court blocked the company's overseas funds last month.
法院上個月凍結了那家公司在海外的資金。
Her account was blocked until she proved her identity.
在她證明身分之前，帳戶一直處於凍結狀態。
文法句型
block + account/card/funds
用法筆記
Usually passive when talking about accounts, cards, or funds.
6. to stop calls, messages, websites, or a person online from reaching you
封鎖
阻止訊息或某人聯絡你
to stop calls, messages, websites, or a person online from reaching you
I blocked the number after five late-night sales calls.
接到五通深夜推銷電話後，我把那個號碼封鎖了。
block a phone number
Jisoo blocked spam emails before they reached the team inbox.
Jisoo 在垃圾郵件進到團隊信箱前就先把它們封鎖了。
After the insults, Tara blocked that classmate on the class chat.
受到那些辱罵後，Tara 在班級聊天室把那位同學封鎖了。
The school blocked gaming sites on every library computer.
學校在圖書館每台電腦上都封鎖了遊戲網站。
文法句型
block + number/site/user
用法筆記
Can refer to device settings, website filters, or social-media contact controls.
block — 名詞
- blocksingular
- blocksplural
1. an area or stretch of street between one crossing and the next in a town
街區
兩個路口之間的一段街道
an area or stretch of street between one crossing and the next in a town
The bakery is only one block from the subway station.
那家麵包店離地鐵站只有一個街區。
distance: one block from
We walked three blocks before finding a taxi.
我們走了三個街區才找到一輛計程車。
Their apartment takes up the whole block by the river.
他們的公寓佔了河邊整個街區。
A fire closed the next block, so buses turned early.
下一個街區失火了，所以公車提早轉彎。
文法句型
one/two blocks away
用法筆記
Can refer to the distance you walk or to the whole area surrounded by streets.
2. a thick piece of something with straight sides
方塊
有平直邊面的厚實塊體
a thick piece of something with straight sides
Leo set the cheese block on a wooden board.
Leo 把那塊起司方塊放到木板上。
The child built a tower from bright plastic blocks.
那個孩子用鮮豔的塑膠方塊堆起了一座塔。
toy blocks
Workers lowered a stone block into the garden pond.
工人把一個石頭方塊慢慢放進花園池裡。
A block of ice kept the fish cold all day.
一大塊冰讓那些魚整天都保持低溫。
文法句型
a block of + material
用法筆記
Used for wood, stone, ice, cheese, and also toy building pieces.
3. a large building, or one part of a group of buildings, used for homes or work
大樓
作住家或辦公用途的大建築
a large building, or one part of a group of buildings, used for homes or work
She works in the glass office block across the square.
她在廣場對面的玻璃辦公大樓上班。
office block / apartment block
The new science block opens behind the old library.
新的理學大樓就在舊圖書館後面啟用。
Grandma moved into a quiet apartment block near the park.
奶奶搬進了公園附近一棟安靜的公寓大樓。
Students gathered outside the arts block after class.
下課後，學生聚在藝術大樓外面。
文法句型
office/apartment/science block
用法筆記
Especially common in British English names for buildings and school units.
4. a group or amount of things dealt with as one unit
一批
一起處理的一組事物
a group or amount of things dealt with as one unit
The printer finished the first block of exam papers.
印表機完成了第一批考卷的列印。
We reserved a block of seats near the front.
我們保留了前排一批連在一起的座位。
block of seats
The coach planned a block of training before the tournament.
教練在比賽前安排了一批密集訓練。
Finance released the next block of payments on Monday.
財務部在星期一發出了下一批款項。
文法句型
a block of + seats/time/work
用法筆記
Used when several things are booked, sold, scheduled, or handled together.
5. something that stops liquid, air, or movement through an opening
堵塞物
堵住管道或開口的東西
something that stops liquid, air, or movement through an opening
A block in the pipe flooded the bathroom floor.
水管裡的堵塞物讓浴室地板淹水了。
block in + pipe
Doctors found a small block in one blood vessel.
醫師在一條血管裡發現了小小的堵塞物。
The tunnel stayed closed because of a block near the exit.
隧道因為出口附近的堵塞物而持續封閉。
A paper block in the copier stopped every class handout.
影印機裡的一團紙張堵塞物害全班講義都印不出來。
文法句型
a block in + pipe/tunnel/vessel
用法筆記
Often used for pipes, blood vessels, tunnels, and machine openings.
6. a sudden inability to remember something or think clearly
卡殼
緊張時突然想不起來
a sudden inability to remember something or think clearly
I had a block halfway through the piano recital.
我在鋼琴獨奏會進行到一半時突然卡殼了。
During the interview, Evan hit a block and forgot his answer.
面試時，Evan 一度卡殼，忘了自己原本的回答。
hit a block
Stress can cause a block when students speak on stage.
壓力可能讓學生在台上發言時突然卡殼。
One deep breath helped her move past the block.
深呼吸一次，幫助她走出那陣卡殼。
文法句型
have/hit a block
用法筆記
Often linked to stress, fear, or pressure during speaking or performing.
7. the foot supports a runner pushes against at the start of a race
起跑器
短跑起跑時腳踩的支架
the foot supports a runner pushes against at the start of a race
Each runner adjusted the starting blocks before the final.
每位跑者都在決賽前調整了起跑器。
starting blocks
Her left foot slipped off the blocks at the gun.
槍聲一響，她的左腳從起跑器上滑開了。
The coach checked the angle of both starting blocks.
教練檢查了兩個起跑器的角度。
He practiced exploding from the blocks every morning.
他每天早上都練習從起跑器猛衝出去。
文法句型
starting blocks
from the blocks
用法筆記
Usually plural because the set has one support for each foot.