a block of + 名词
表示“一块……”，常接冰、木头、黄油等固体物质；物质名词前一般不加冠词。
She melted a block of butter in the pan.
她在锅里融化了一块黄油。
块；方块
blocks — plural of block
街区；街段；大楼；大厦；区域；一组；一段；障碍（物）；堵塞物；一块实质的,通常近似立方体的物质。
a solid piece of something with flat sides, or the shape of such a piece
一块实质的,通常近似立方体的物质。
A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
通常为方形的一块固体
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
某物的物理区域或范围,通常为矩形或近似矩形。
A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
城市中街道围成的矩形区域,通常包含多座建筑
a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
逻辑范围或区域；将相似事物作为一个单元处理的分组或分配。
A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
具有六个正方形或矩形面的三维形状
a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
一组连续的城市地块,通常面积为几英亩,不被公共街道穿过。
A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
长方体或近似长方体的建筑物。
A cuboid or approximately cuboid building.
阻止某物通过的东西。
Something that prevents something from passing.
He placed a heavy block of marble on the table.
他把一块沉重的大理石方块放在桌子上。
用法提示：此处'block'为可数名词，指固体块状物。
AI contextual example
She lives three blocks away from the school.
她住在离学校三个街区远的地方。
用法提示：此处'block'为可数名词，指城市中的街区。
AI contextual example
The child stacked the blocks into a tower.
孩子把积木堆成了塔。
用法提示：此处'blocks'为复数形式，指立方体形状的积木。
AI contextual example
表示“一块……”，常接冰、木头、黄油等固体物质；物质名词前一般不加冠词。
She melted a block of butter in the pan.
她在锅里融化了一块黄油。
用 block 表示街区之间的距离，away 也可换成 from + 地点。
The nearest bank is three blocks away.
最近的银行在三个街区之外。
around the block 指绕着街区走或骑一圈，口语中也可泛指“在附近”。
The kids rode their bikes around the block.
孩子们骑着自行车绕街区转了一圈。
cube强调规则的立方体形状，而block泛指任何形状的块状物。
chunk常指从整体上切下的大块，形状不规则，比block更强调大小和粗糙。
lump多指柔软或不规则的团块，如泥土、糖等，block则更硬且形状更规整。
brick特指建筑用的特定形状砖块，而block意义更广泛。
slab强调扁平且厚的形状，如石板或木板，与block的立体块状不同。
grammar · medium
易错句子I walked in the block after dinner.
正确表达I walked around the block after dinner.
表示“绕街区走一圈”要用 walk around the block。around 表示沿外围绕行,in 只表示在某一范围内部,与“绕着走”的意思不符,所以必须换成 around。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are two block of ice in the freezer.
正确表达There are two blocks of ice in the freezer.
英语可数名词前有具体数词 two 时必须用复数形式 blocks;汉语名词本身不随数词变化,所以容易漏掉复数词尾 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子He carved a block wood into a small boat.
正确表达He carved a block of wood into a small boat.
表示“一块……”时要用 a block of + 名词 的结构,of 不能省略;汉语“一块木头”是量词直接加名词,没有对应的介词,因此常被漏掉。
n. 与固体块相对，指从整体上破碎下来的小块
一块木头
He carved a block of wood into a statue.
他把一块木头雕刻成了雕像。
一个街区
The store is two blocks away.
这家商店在两条街之外。
积木
The children are playing with building blocks.
孩子们在玩积木。
一栋公寓楼
She lives in a block of flats.
她住在一栋公寓楼里。
绊脚石
Lack of funding is a major stumbling block.
缺乏资金是一个主要障碍。
街区通常由街道组成，是城市的基本单元。
街区里有许多建筑物，如房屋、商店等。
几个街区可以组成一个邻里社区。
街区的拐角处常有交叉路口或地标。
有些街区中心有广场，是公共活动空间。
思维阻滞
I had a mental block and couldn't remember her name.
我思维阻滞，想不起她的名字。
写作障碍
He suffered from writer's block for months.
他患有写作障碍好几个月了。
在拍卖中
The painting went on the block and sold for a million.
那幅画被拍卖，卖了一百万。
有其父必有其子
He's a chip off the old block; he has his father's talent for music.
他真是有其父必有其子，继承了他父亲的音乐天赋。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.
在拍卖中
The painting will be sold on the block.
这幅画将被拍卖。