block out

英 [blɒk aʊt]

美 [blɑːk aʊt]

不去想; 设法忘记; 挡住，遮挡（光线）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 不去想；设法忘记
  If someoneblocks outa thought, they try not to think about it.
  1. She accuses me of having blocked out the past...
     她指责我把过去忘得一干二净。
  2. I had to block the thought out of my mind.
     我得把这种想法抛到脑后。
• PHRASAL VERB 挡住，遮挡（光线）
  Something thatblocks outlight prevents it from reaching a place.
  1. Thick chipboard across the window frames blocked out the daylight...
     装在窗框上的厚厚的胶合板挡住了白天的光线。
  2. Those clouds would have cast shadows that would have blocked some sunlight out.
     那些云朵原本会投射出一些阴影，挡住部分太阳光。

英英释义

verb

• plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general
• indicate roughly
  1. We sketched out our plan
• shield from light
  Synonym:mask
• prevent from entering
  1. block out the strong sunlight
  Synonym:screen

双语例句

• First impressions are so strong that they tend to block out all that follows; or at least to form the foundation on which everything else is a development.
  第一印象是如此强烈，以至于往往遮住了后来所有的印象；或者说，至少它们奠定了一个基础，使其它所有东西成为这个基础之上的一种发展。
• Spaces between each floor to block out the noises.
  在楼层与楼层之间隔音用的空间里。
• By comparison, I block out my afternoons for interviews, phone calls, and emails.
  相比之下，我会在下午做采访、打电话，回邮件。
• He's had more to block out.
  他需要隔的东西有很多。
• I saw some workers cut the bag and take the cheese block out and send them to cutting process.
  我看到一些工人将塑料袋割破将奶酪块儿取出之后送到切割流水线。
• Governments can try to block out unwelcome ideas from abroad.
  政府可以设法封锁不受欢迎的外来思想。
• She accuses me of having blocked out the past
  她指责我把过去忘得一干二净。
• The standard exploration procedure here has been to block out areas on the magnetic map.
  这里的标准勘探程序是先在磁异常图上画出这个地区。
• Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that the relaxation technique can increase your ability to block out distractions.
  威斯康星麦迪逊大学的研究人员发现放松的状态下更能集中注意力。
• White noise machines block out whispered conversation at the front desk.
  制造白噪音的机器阻挡了前台的低语。