詞彙精選:block的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義:
n.
塊 [C]
例句:
The whole basin of water may be turned into a block of ice.
整盆水會變成一大塊冰。
例句:
The shop assistant recommended the alphabet block and arithmetic block.
售貨員推薦了字母表積木和算術積木。
障礙物,阻礙 [C]
例句:
The government's stubborn attitude was a block to further talks.
政府的僵硬態度是進一步會談的障礙。
例句:
There is a block in the pipe and the water can't flow away.
管子裏有阻塞物,水流不出去。
街區 [C]
例句:
Head straight up the street about a block and then turn right.
順着這條街一直走約一個街區,然後右轉彎。
例句:
I think I'd better take a walk around the block and shake dinner down.
我想我最好繞着街區散步,消化腹中之食。
大樓,大廈 [C]
例句:
The students occupied the Administration Block.
學生佔領了行政大樓。
例句:
The new office block doesn't blend in with its surroundings.
新的辦公大樓與周圍的環境很不協調。
v.
阻塞 [T]
例句:
Two wrecks block the entrance to the harbour.
兩艘船的殘骸堵塞了通往港口的入口。
例句:
He wanted to bomb Chinese bases in Manchuria and block Chinese ports.
他要求轟炸滿州的中國基地並封鎖中國的港口。
阻止;限制 [T]
例句:
Too much oxygen can also block regeneration.
過多的氧也可阻礙再生。
例句:
Let's not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life.
不要讓羞怯妨礙我們多彩成功的生活。
二、詞義辨析:
block,bar,hinder,obstruct,prevent,hamper
這些動詞均含有“阻止、阻塞”之意。block語氣強烈,指有效堵住了通道,使人或物無法通過。bar含義與block很接近,指阻塞通道或禁止出入,但有對暗示不用障礙物的阻止或禁止。hinder語氣較輕,多指阻礙、拖延人或事,強調使進展速度緩慢下來。obstruct正式用詞,語氣強,多指以干擾或設置障礙的方式阻礙交通,使不能自由暢通。prevent含義廣泛,指採取預防措施或設置障礙去阻止某人或某事。hamper側重因受到約束或阻礙而造成的行動困難。
三、相關短語:
block letter
n.木板字,印刷體字母
block off
堵住,阻住,隔開
block out
v.1. 遮住,擋住 2. 遮擋…使不被印出來 3. 畫出…的略圖;打草樣;計劃
block up
v.阻礙,墊高
building block
n.[C]1.(兒童遊戲用的)積木2. (building blocks 複數型)基礎材料、基本論據;組成部分;構成要素3. 【建築】砌塊
office block
辦公大樓
stumbling block
n. 障礙物,絆腳石
wood block
n.木板,木塊,木版畫,木刻
block and tackle
n.[機]滑輪,滑車設備
atrioventricular block
房室傳導阻滯
block anesthesia
阻滯麻醉
block capital
方塊式柱頭
四、參考例句:
The skyscrapers block our view.
摩天大樓擋住了我們的視線。
She belongs in this block.
她住在這一條街區。
We live on the same block
我們住在同一個街區。
My home is in Block A. 。
我家在A幢大廈
We live in the same block.
我們住在同一個街區。
He found a block of petrified wood.
他發現了一塊石化了的木頭。
Too much oxygen can also block regeneration.
過多的氧也可阻礙再生。
This simplified block diagram is valuable.
這個簡化了的框圖很有用
A heavy snowfall block the main road.
一次嚴重的降雪阻塞了主要公路。
This is the stumbling block before us.
這是擋在我們面前的一道坎。