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单词 blocker
释义

blocker

[ blok-er ]
/ ˈblɒk ər /

noun

a person or thing that blocks.
Football. a player whose assignment or special skill is blocking.
Biochemistry. a substance that inhibits the physiological action of another substance, as the beta blocker propranolol that interferes with neurotransmitters in the sympathetic nervous system.

Origin of blocker

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; see origin at block, -er1

Words nearby blocker

block coal, block coefficient, block diagram, blocked, blocked shoe, blocker, block faulting, blockflöte, block front, block grant, blockhead
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Example sentences from the Web for blocker

  • Mr. Blocker's Bat, which he carried through a whole season without scoring once off it.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 107, December 22, 1894|Various
  • Blocker's foreman, disdaining an invitation to dismount, saluted his host.

    Wells Brothers|Andy Adams

British Dictionary definitions for blocker

blocker
/ (ˈblɒkə) /

noun

a person or thing that acts as a block
physiol an agent that blocks a physiological function, such as the transport of an ion across an ion channel
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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