blocker
/ˈblɒk.ər/ (bre, ipa) · [blˈɑkɚ] /ˈblɑː.kɚ/ (ame, ipa) · [blˈɑkɚ] /ˈbläk How to pronounce block (audio)/ (ame, mw)
blocker — 名詞
1. A person, thing, or situation that stops a plan, action, or process from going f
絆腳石
妨礙事情成功的人或事物
A person, thing, or situation that stops a plan, action, or process from going forward or ending well.
A missed permit became the biggest blocker to opening the cafe on time.
漏掉的許可證成了這家咖啡館無法準時開張的最大絆腳石。
pattern: blocker to + gerund
Jude said high data costs were still a blocker for many rural students.
Jude 說，高昂的網路費用仍是許多偏鄉學生的絆腳石。
Trust was the main blocker after the company broke its promise last year.
公司去年失信後，缺乏信任成了最大的絆腳石。
For Yasmin, child care was the blocker keeping her from night classes.
對 Yasmin 來說，托育安排就是讓她無法上夜間課程的絆腳石。
文法句型
a blocker to + gerund
a blocker for + person / group
the main blocker to + plan / progress
用法筆記
This broad sense often refers to a practical problem, a person, or a missing condition that keeps something from happening. Distinguish it from sense 2, which is a physical object that blocks movement or passage.
2. An object placed somewhere so that people, light, smoke, vehicles, or other thin
阻擋物
擋住通行或穿過的東西
An object placed somewhere so that people, light, smoke, vehicles, or other things cannot get through.
A fallen tree acted as a blocker across the narrow road after the storm.
暴風雨過後，倒下的樹成了橫在狹窄道路上的阻擋物。
pattern: blocker across + road / path
The thick curtain was a blocker that kept light from reaching the bedroom.
那片厚窗簾是一種阻擋物，讓光線進不了臥室。
pattern: blocker that kept ... from ...
Workers slid a metal blocker under the door to stop smoke spreading.
工人把一塊金屬阻擋物塞到門下，防止煙霧擴散。
At the tunnel entrance, a concrete blocker stopped trucks from driving through.
在隧道入口，一個混凝土阻擋物擋住了卡車通行。
- barrier
the most general word for something that blocks movement or passage
- obstruction
slightly more formal; often used for something that gets in the way unexpectedly
- shield
suggests protection as well as blocking, not just being in the way
文法句型
use a blocker to stop + noun
place a blocker across + path / road
a blocker that keeps + noun + from + gerund
用法筆記
This sense is about a real object in a place, not a general problem. It commonly appears with words for roads, doors, light, smoke, or other things being stopped.
3. A medicine or substance that stops or slows a particular process in the body.
阻斷劑
抑制體內某種作用的藥物或物質
A medicine or substance that stops or slows a particular process in the body.
Doctors gave Andres a blocker to slow the extra signals in his heart.
醫師給 Andres 開了阻斷劑，好減慢他心臟裡過多的訊號。
pattern: blocker to slow + body process
This blocker keeps the stomach from making too much acid at night.
這種阻斷劑會讓胃在夜裡不要分泌太多胃酸。
pattern: keep + organ + from + gerund
The cream contains a blocker that reduces the body's allergic response.
這款藥膏含有阻斷劑，能減弱身體的過敏反應。
Researchers tested whether the blocker could prevent the virus from entering cells.
研究人員測試這種阻斷劑是否能阻止病毒進入細胞。
- inhibitor
more technical and common in scientific writing
- suppressant
often stresses reducing activity rather than fully stopping one pathway
- agent
a much broader scientific word for a substance that causes an effect
- stimulator
something that increases or starts activity instead of reducing it
- activator
a substance that helps a process happen more strongly
文法句型
take a blocker for + condition
a blocker that reduces + process
use a blocker to prevent + noun
用法筆記
This medical sense usually names the body process being reduced, such as acid production, nerve signals, or an allergic reaction. Unlike sense 1, it refers to a drug or substance rather than a broad obstacle.
常見錯誤
4. In the US form of football, an attacking teammate who keeps defenders away from
掩護員
美式足球中替持球者擋人的球員
In the US form of football, an attacking teammate who keeps defenders away from the runner or quarterback.
The blocker pushed the defender aside so the runner could reach the end zone.
那名掩護員把防守球員推開，好讓跑鋒衝進達陣區。
role: opens space for the runner
Our left blocker missed his assignment, and the quarterback was hit at once.
我們的左側掩護員漏掉自己的任務，四分衛立刻就被撞倒了。
football collocation: miss an assignment
Coach Darnell praised the blocker who opened a wide lane for Jude's run.
Darnell 教練稱讚那名掩護員替 Jude 的跑陣打開了一條寬闊路線。
On the goal-line play, the blocker drove two defenders backward.
在那次達陣線前的戰術裡，掩護員把兩名防守者往後頂開。
- lineman
broader team-role word; not every lineman is described specifically by the blocking task
- protector
general word; does not sound like a fixed sports position name
- lead blocker
more specific phrase for the player who runs ahead of the ball carrier
- defender
the opposing player trying to stop the play
文法句型
a blocker who opens a lane
left / lead blocker
the blocker missed the assignment
用法筆記
This sense belongs to offensive American football. The blocker protects the ball carrier or quarterback by taking a defender out of the play, rather than carrying the ball personally.
常見錯誤
5. In ice hockey, the thick piece of hand and arm equipment a goaltender uses to kn
擋球手套
冰球守門員戴在手臂上的厚手套
In ice hockey, the thick piece of hand and arm equipment a goaltender uses to knock the puck away.
The goalie stopped the puck with the blocker and froze play.
那名守門員用擋球手套把冰球擋下，讓比賽暫停。
hockey equipment: stop the puck with the blocker
Lotte asked for a lighter blocker because her wrist hurt after practice.
Lotte 想換一只更輕的擋球手套，因為她練球後手腕會痛。
A hard shot struck the blocker and bounced into the corner.
一記重射打中擋球手套後，彈到了角落。
Before the season, the club bought each young goalie a new blocker.
球季開始前，球隊替每位年輕守門員都買了一只新的擋球手套。
- goalie glove
broader everyday wording for a goaltender's hand equipment
- blocker pad
more technical phrase stressing the padded shape of the equipment
- catch glove
the other goalie glove, used mainly for catching rather than batting pucks away
文法句型
catch the puck in the blocker
a blocker on the glove hand
wear a new blocker
用法筆記
This sense names one piece of a goaltender's protective gear, not the player. It is used mainly in ice hockey talk about saves, rebounds, and equipment fit.