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| 单词 | city block |
| 释义 | > as lemmascity block city block n. originally U.S. a section of a city bounded by (usually four) intersecting streets or other thoroughfares; (also) the length of one side of such an area, esp. as a measure of distance; cf. block n. 21a. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > [noun] > buildings > connected massif1524 isle1670 squarea1684 block1796 insula1832 city block1843 island1897 1843 F. B. Tower Illustr. Croton Aqueduct 114 This Reservoir..covers seven of the city blocks. 1893 N.-Y. Times 8 Oct. 12/7 A store that covers a city block can hold a multitude of shoppers. 1956 J. Barth Floating Opera xiv. 145 I turned the corner and walked numbly for an infinity of uninhabited city blocks. 2003 T. Richards & E. Blehm P3 132 They'd do the craziest shit, like walk butt-naked two city blocks in the middle of the day. < as lemmas |
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