n.[C]

1. 块[（+of）]；积木[P]
2. 【美】（四面围有街道的）街区
   The store is three blocks away.

   那家商店距此三条街。

3. 阻塞（物），障碍（物）[S1]
   There is a block in the pipe and the water can't flow away.

   管子里有阻塞物，水流不出去。

4. 砧板；劈柴凳
5. 大厦，大楼
6. （陈列帽子等用的）木制假头
7. 【俚】脑袋
8. 一组，一批，大宗[（+of）]
   He holds a block of shares.

   他拥有大宗股票。

9. 滑车；滑轮组
10. 团体，集团
11. 【篮】“火锅”，盖帽；阻挡

a.

1. 大块的，成批的[B]
2. 交通堵塞的

vt.

1. 阻塞，堵住，封锁
   A piece of rock had fallen and blocked up the path.

   一块岩石掉下来，堵住了路。

2. 阻挡，妨碍，阻止
   They were blocked from joining the club.

   他们被拒绝加入该俱乐部。

3. 限制；冻结

n.

1. a large solid piece of hard material with flat surfaces on each side.
   ▸a starting block.
   ▸Printing  a piece of wood or metal engraved for printing on paper or fabric.
   ▸a head-shaped mould used for shaping hats or wigs.
2. Brit. a large single building subdivided into separate flats or offices:
   a block of flats.
   ▸a group of buildings bounded by four streets.
   ▸N. Amer. the length of one side of such a block:

   he lives a few blocks away.
3. a large quantity or allocation of things regarded as a unit.
4. an obstacle to progress.
   ▸a chock for stopping the motion of a wheel.
5. a flat area, especially a solid area of colour.
6. a pulley or system of pulleys mounted in a case.
7. (also cylinder block or engine block) a large metal moulding containing the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine.
8. (also blockhole) Cricket  the spot on which a batsman rests the end of the bat while waiting to receive a ball.

v.

1. prevent movement or flow in.
2. impede or prevent (an action or movement).
   ▸ (often block something out) exclude (something unpleasant) from one's mind.
   ▸(in sport) impede with one's body.
   ▸Cricket  stop (a ball) with the bat defensively.
3. impress a design on (a book cover).
4. (block something out/in) mark out an outline or shade something in roughly.
   ▸ [as noun blocking] the physical arrangement of actors on a stage or film set.
5. shape (a hat) using a wooden mould.