block /blɒk/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
• (n.) a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
• (n.) a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

Chinese translation

• n. 街区, 木块, 石块, 块
• vt. 阻塞, 封锁, 使成块状
• [计] 块, 数据块

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/blɒk/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.88 · Common

Word forms

blocks, blocked, blocking

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