n. 积木；黑金石；街区；[音]双头木鱼；楼群（block的复数）

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

n a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit

n housing in a large building that is divided into separate units

n (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted

n an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension

n a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope

n a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine

n an obstruction in a pipe or tube

n a platform from which an auctioneer sells

n the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

v render unsuitable for passage

v hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

v stop from happening or developing

v interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

v run on a block system

v interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia

v shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

v stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block

v obstruct

v block passage through

v support, secure, or raise with a block

v impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

v be unable to remember

v shape by using a block

v shape into a block or blocks

v prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)