释义 |
blocking I. noun (-s) 1. : the act of one that blocks: as a. : the act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with or as if with a block or blocks b. : the act or process of signaling by the block system 2. a. : blocks in quantity < stack the blocking to one side > b. : a wooden block, jack, or other device used as a temporary support especially in structural and machine erecting operations and in shipping; broadly : material used to secure or brace something (as freight in a car) 3. psychology : interruption of a trend of associative thought by the arousal of a countertrend or through the welling up into consciousness of a complex of unpleasant ideas — compare blockage c 4. : adhesion between sheets of paper in a pile or in a roll in storage or use that can result in damage or loss — compare block II vi 2 5. : an atmospheric process that is often produced by a deep well-developed anticyclone and that deflects strong westerlies and eastward-moving storms from their usual paths II. noun : the planning and working out of the principal positions and movements of stage performers (as for a play) < camera shots, musical cues, blocking, makeup, costumes and the rest were run through — Robert Jacobson > |