block
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
a block of ice; a block of stone
She picked up the block and examined it.
- 2.
A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
a block of text; a block of colour; a block of land
- 3.
A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
a block of data; a block of seven days; a block reservation
- 4.
A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
I’m going for a walk around the block.
- 5.
A cuboid or approximately cuboid building.
a block of flats; a tower block; an office block; a toilet block; a shower block
- 6.
Something that prevents something from passing.
There’s a block in the pipe that means the water can’t get through.
Đồng nghĩa: barrier, blockage, obstruction
- 7.
(slang)The human head.
I’ll knock your block off!
Đồng nghĩa: bean, beaner, belfry, block, bonce, brainbox, brain bucket, dome, head, loaf, lolly, napper, noodle, noddle, noggin, nut, sconce, skull
- 8.
(UK)Solitary confinement.
- 9.
(obsolete)A blockhead; a stupid person; a dolt.
- 10.
(alt of, misspelling)Misspelling of bloc.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
The pipe was blocked by leaves.
You’re blocking the road – I can’t get through!
Đồng nghĩa: stop
- 2.
(transitive)To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
A broken-down car is blocking the traffic.
- 3.
(transitive)To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
His plan to take over the business was blocked by the boss.
- 4.
(transitive)(transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
He blocked the basketball player’s shot.
The offensive linemen tried to block the blitz.
- 5.
(transitive)(transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
It was very difficult to block this scene convincingly.
- 6.
(transitive)(transitive, cricket) To hit with a block.
- 7.
(intransitive)(intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.
- 8.
(transitive)To bar (impose a ban on a person or bot, etc.) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
I tried to send you a message, but you’ve blocked me!
The user who started the edit war was blocked for a day to cool off.
Đồng nghĩa: nuclear block
- 9.
(transitive)To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
They’ve blocked all calls to international numbers.
Most Internet services have been blocked.
- 10.
(intransitive)(programming, intransitive) To wait for some condition to become true.
When the condition expression is false, the thread blocks on the condition variable.
- 11.
(transitive)To shape, stretch, or mould knitted items, hats, books (and book covers), shoes, etc.
I blocked the mittens by wetting them and pinning them to a shaped piece of cardboard.
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(transitive)To shape or sketch out roughly.
When drawing a scene, first block the main features, and then fill in the detail.
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From Middle English blok (log, stump, solid piece), from Old French bloc (log, block), from Middle Dutch blok (treetrunk), from *blok (log), from *blokk, from Proto-Germanic *blukką (beam, log), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (thick plank, beam, pile, prop). Cognate with blok, blok, bloh, bloc (block), bolca, bǫlkr. More at balk. See also bloc, bulk.