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

• 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。
• I had to block the thought out of my mind.
  我得把这种想法抛到脑后。
• I also block out the time to go home.
  我也划分出时间回家。
• But you need to do it, in small steps, and block out negative thoughts and thoughts of work.
  但你需要一小步一小步的来做，封闭所有消极和有关工作的想法。
• Block out this unimportant detail at the top of your picture.
  在底片上把图像上部的这个不重要的细节涂抹掉。
• How often do you block out disturbing thoughts about your life with soothing thoughts of the Internet?
  你了互联网上思想的慰籍而不想在现实生活中向别人透露烦恼的心迹？
• 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。
• 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。
• He's trying to block out the accident.
  他力蚓不去想那场事故。
• 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。