四個常見又好用的 block 用法
你曾在路上被外國朋友問路過嗎？比起有點模糊的說直走五分鐘，明確的表達會路過幾個「block 街區」會更好喔！今天就來介紹block這個單字的其他字義吧：
(n.) 街區
I walk to school. It's only six blocks away from my house.
我都走路去學校，學校離我家只有 6 個街區遠。
(n.) 磚；塊；積木
As a youngster, I liked to play with Barbie dolls, toy cars, and wooden blocks.
當我還是一名兒童時，我喜歡玩芭比娃娃、玩具車跟木製積木。
The yellow blocks on this sidewalk have bumps to help guide blind people away from danger.
人行道上的黃磚有隆起處，能幫助指引盲人遠離危險。
(n.) 大樓；大廈（office block 辦公大樓）
The block across the street has many apartments. Many families live there.
對街的這座大廈中有許多間套房，住著許多家庭。
(v.) 阻擋
I got some new lenses for my glasses that block blue light to stop it from hurting my eyes.
我為我的眼鏡換了新鏡片，它們能阻擋傷害眼睛的藍光。
The tree fell after the storm and blocked the road. Cars can’t pass it now.
這棵樹在暴風雨之後倒下並擋住了這條路，車子現在無法通行。
The driver almost hit a girl when he went around a corner because his vision was blocked by a large tree.
這位駕駛人在轉角轉彎時差點撞到一位女孩，因為他的視線被一棵大樹擋住了。
Lisa likes to listen to music on the bus to block out the noise of other passengers.
麗莎喜歡在公車上聽音樂，以阻絕來自其他乘客的噪音。
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