- [countable]
a large piece of a solid material that is square or rectangular in shape and usually has flat sides （方形或长方形）大块；立方体；长方体 The houses are made of concrete blocks with tin roofs. 这些房子是用铁皮屋顶的混凝土块建造的。 - block of something
a block of ice/wood 一块冰/木头 The wall was made from massive blocks of stone. 这面墙由大块大块的石头砌成。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- on the chopping block
- [countable] (British English)
a tall building that contains flats or offices; buildings that form part of a school, hospital, etc. which are used for a particular purpose （公寓、办公、教学、医院等）大楼；（成组建筑中的）一栋楼房 
a block of flats 公寓大楼 a tower block 高层建筑 an office block 办公大楼 She lives in a modern apartment block. 她住在一个现代化的公寓大楼里。 the university’s science block 这所大学的理科大楼
Synonyms buildingbuilding- property
- premises
- complex
- structure
- block
- building a structure such as a house, an office block or a factory that has a roof and four walls.
- property a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings:
We have a buyer who would like to view the property. 我们有一买主想看看这房产。 The price of property has risen enormously. 房地产的价格大幅上升了。
- premises [pl.] the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses:
The company is looking for larger premises. 这家公司正在寻找更大的营业场所。
- complex a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place:
a leisure complex 休闲活动中心
- structure a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building:
The pier is a wooden structure. 这个码头是木结构建筑。
- block (British English)
a tall building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose: 指公寓、办公大楼或学校、医院等作特定用途的大楼： a block of flats 公寓大楼 the school’s science block 这所学校的理科大楼
- a(n) commercial/industrial/residential building/property/premises/complex/block
- an apartment building/complex/block
- a/the school building/premises
- to build a property/complex/structure/block
- to put up a building/property/structure/block
- to demolish/pull down a building/property/complex/structure/block
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsb1They live in the next block. 他们住在隔壁街区。 The prisoners had been transferred to a different cell block. 囚犯们被转移到另一个监区。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high-rise
- tower
- tenement
- …
- in a/the block
- block of
- [countable] (North American English)
the length of one side of a piece of land or group of buildings, from the place where one street crosses it to the next （两条街道之间的）一段街区 His apartment is three blocks away from the police station. 他住在和警察局相隔三个街区的公寓里。 They walked a few blocks down the street. 他们沿街向南走过几个路口。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- city
- around the block
- round the block
- block from
- …
- [countable]
a group of buildings with streets on all sides 街道围成的楼群；街区 - around the block
She took the dog for a walk around the block. 她带着狗绕街区散步。 - (North American English)
The downtown area covers four city blocks. 市区覆盖四个街区。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryb1, Buildingsb1The hotel occupies an entire block. 这家酒店占据了整个街区。 People were queueing round the block to get in. 想进去的人排队排到了街角。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- city
- around the block
- round the block
- block from
- …
- around the block
- [countable] (especially North American English)
a large area of land 一大片土地 - [countable] (Australian English)
an area of land for building a house on 房基地；宅基地 - [countable]
a quantity of something or an amount of time that is considered as a single unit （东西的）一批，一组；（时间的）一段 a block of shares 一大宗股份 a block of text in a document 文件中的一段文字 - (British English)
The theatre gives discounts for block bookings (= a large number of tickets bought at the same time). 该剧院给团体票打折。 The three-hour class is divided into four blocks of 45 minutes each. 三小时的课分成四节，每节 45 分钟。
- [countable, usually singular] block (to something)
something that makes movement or progress difficult or impossible 障碍物；阻碍；妨害 Lack of training acts as a block to progress in a career. 缺乏训练会妨碍事业的发展。 I suddenly had a mental block and couldn't remember his name. 我突然脑子短路，记不起他的名字了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- mental
- writer’s
- experience
- have
- suffer from
- …
- [countable]
a movement that stops another player from going forward 阻挡；拦截 - the blocks(also starting blocks)[plural]
the two blocks on the ground that runners push their feet against at the beginning of a race 起跑器 - the block[singular]
(in the past) the piece of wood on which a person’s head was cut off as a punishment （旧时斩首用的）垫头木 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- on the chopping block
solid material固体
building建筑
streets街道
area of land一片土地
amount数量
that stops progress形成阻碍
in sport体育运动
for punishment刑罚
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a log or tree stump): from Old French bloc (noun), bloquer (verb), from Middle Dutch blok, of unknown ultimate origin.
Idioms
a chip off the old block
- (informal)
a person who is very similar to their mother or father in the way that they look or behave （相貌或性格）酷似父亲或母亲的人
go on the block
to be sold, especially at an auction (= a sale in which items are sold to the person who offers the most money) 被拿去卖；推上拍卖场
have been around the block (a few times)
- (informal)
to have a lot of experience 经验丰富；见多识广
I’ll knock your block/head off!
- (informal)
used to threaten somebody that you will hit them （威胁要打人）我非揍你不可，我要揍扁你
a/the new kid on the block
put/lay your head/neck on the block
to risk losing your job, damaging your reputation, etc. by doing or saying something 冒（失业、损失名誉等）的险 It's not a matter that I'm prepared to put my head on the block for. 这不是一件我准备冒风险去做的事。