block

英 [blɒk] 美 [blɑːk]

• n. 街区；木块；石块；大楼；一组；阻塞(物)；障碍(物)
• v. 阻塞

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]大块

   a big heavy piece of sth, with flat sides

2. [C]街区,街段

   group of buildings joined together; distance along a group of buildings

3. [C]一排房屋,大楼

   a row building with a lot of offices or flats inside

4. [C]障碍物

   a thing that stops sb/sth from moving forward

v. (动词)

1. vt. 阻塞,堵塞

   make movement difficult or impossible

2. vt. & vi. 阻碍,妨碍

   put sth in the way of

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 一组
2. 大楼，大厦，街区
3. 一批
4. 砧板
5. 大块
6. 滑车
7. 滑轮组
8. 阻塞
9. 木制假头
10. 垫头木
11. 障碍
12. 劈柴凳
13. <俚>脑袋
14. 大宗
15. 团体，集团
16. 拥有大量股票
17. 一大片土地
18. “笨汉”（美国制造的气象卫星）
19. 【计算机】信息组，字组，数据块；分程序块；记录块；正文块；存储块

v. 动词

1. 挡住（…的路），阻挡（对手），拦截，拦阻
2. 堵住，堵塞，阻塞，封住（孔、洞）
3. 妨碍，阻止，阻碍，阻挠
4. 封锁，冻结
5. 限制
6. 把另一辆车堵住了
7. 画（某物）的草图
8. 遮住
9. 忘掉（不愉快的事）
10. 杜绝
11. 对（议案）事先作反对宣传
12. 把...放置台上
13. 给…设置困难
14. 用模具使…成形
15. 贴一长条邮票于
16. 使成块状
17. 用枕座加固或支撑
18. 有神经传导阻滞（on）

英英释义

Noun:

1. a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides);

   "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"
   

2. a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings;

   "he lives in the next block"
   

3. a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

4. a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit;

   "he reserved a large block of seats"
   "he held a large block of the company's stock"
   

5. housing in a large building that is divided into separate units;

   "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing"
   

6. (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted;

   "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably"
   

7. an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension;

   "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block"
   

8. a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope

9. a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine;

   "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked"
   

10. an obstruction in a pipe or tube;

    "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
    

11. a platform from which an auctioneer sells;

    "they put their paintings on the block"
    

12. the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

Verb:

1. render unsuitable for passage;

   "block the way"
   "barricade the streets"
   "stop the busy road"
   

2. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of;

   "His brother blocked him at every turn"
   

3. stop from happening or developing;

   "Block his election"
   "Halt the process"
   

4. interfere with or prevent the reception of signals;

   "Jam the Voice of America"
   "block the signals emitted by this station"
   

5. run on a block system;

   "block trains"
   

6. interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia;

   "block a nerve"
   "block a muscle"
   

7. shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight;

   "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"
   "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"
   

8. stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block;

   "block the book cover"
   

9. obstruct;

   "My nose is all stuffed"
   "Her arteries are blocked"
   

10. block passage through;

    "obstruct the path"
    

11. support, secure, or raise with a block;

    "block a plate for printing"
    "block the wheels of a car"
    

12. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball);

    "block an attack"
    

13. be unable to remember;

    "I'm drawing a blank"
    "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"
    

14. shape by using a block;

    "Block a hat"
    "block a garment"
    

15. shape into a block or blocks;

    "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly"
    

16. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets);

    "Blocked funds"
    "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
    

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Walk two blocks down the street and go past the city hall.
   顺这条街走两个街区，过市政厅。
2. The doctors succeeded in confining the contagious disease within the block.
   医生们成功地将这个传染病控制在这一街区的范围内。
3. The floor was made of wooden blocks.
   地板是用木块拼成的。
4. The blocks should be laid on a bed of concrete.
   石块应该固定在混凝土基座上。
5. There is a block in the pipe and the water can not flow away.
   管子里有阻塞物，水流不出去。
6. The chief stumbling block to his promotion is his lack of qualifications.
   他晋升的主要障碍是他的资格不够。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The Pyramids are made of blocks of stone.
   金字塔是由石块建成的。
2. The statue was cut out of a block of marble.
   那座雕像是一块大理石雕成的。
3. The streets are paved with blocks of stone.
   那些街道是用石块铺成的。
4. To build the project, more than 3 million huge blocks of stone are needed.
   这项工程需要300万块巨石。
5. A block of stone lies on the road.
   路上有一大块石头。
6. The bridge is made of blocks of stone.
   这座桥是用石块建成的。
7. Blocks of stone are often used in building.
   建筑上常用块石。
8. The blocks of stone in the Pyramids are five or six feet high.
   金字塔上的石块五六英尺高。
9. The house is built, the streets are paved of blocks of stone or wood.
   房屋用石块或木块造成,街道用石块或木块铺成。
10. The house is built of concrete blocks.
    这房子用水泥砖建成。
11. The floor was made of wooden blocks.
    这地板是用木块拼成的。
12. A butcher cuts up his meat on a large block of wood.
    卖肉的在一块大木墩上砍肉。
13. The salt has solidified into a single block.
    盐凝成了一大块。
14. A block of ice fell on his foot.
    一大块冰落到了他的脚上。
15. This was compared with a block of iron squeezed on an anvil.
    这可与在铁砧上挤压出来的铁块相比较。
16. Don't just sit there like a block of wood!
    别木呆呆地坐在那里!
17. They would like to sell the goods in a block.
    他们想批发这些货物。
18. He has just brought in a large block of mail.
    他刚取来一大批邮件。
19. You may take one from the block of tickets.
    你可以从这一叠票中取一张。
20. Write your name in block letters.
    请用印刷体书写姓名。
21. There was a block in the pipe and the water couldn't flow away.
    管子堵塞,水不能流走。
22. The traffic block lasted two hours.
    交通的阻塞持续了两个小时。
23. The snowstorm has caused a block on the railway.
    这场暴风雪已造成铁路交通中断。
24. He has been detained by a road block from a landslide.
    塌方引起的公路阻塞使他不能走动。
25. I have been detained by a block in the street.
    我因街上拥塞而受阻。
26. The football player threw a block that knocked the ball-carrier out of bounds.
    那足球运动员飞身阻挡对方的带球队员,把他摔到了场外。
27. He works in the block of offices.
    他在办公大楼工作。
28. They are building a new block of offices near the school.
    他们正在学校附近建一座新的办公楼。
29. His flat is on the fourth floor of five storey block.
    他的住宅在五层楼房的第四层。
30. They have built a block of two-storey houses.
    他们盖了一排两层楼的楼房。
31. Blocks after blocks of flats are being built now.
    一个又一个的住宅小区正在建设。
32. The block of flats is that big building over there.
    公寓大楼是那边那座大建筑。
33. The building occupies an entire city block.
    这幢大楼占了整整一个街区。
34. They went around the block.
    他们在街区那里拐过去了。
35. The office is four blocks from here.
    办公室距离这里有4个街区。
36. To reach the department store, walk two blocks north and then turn left.
    要去百货商店,请向北走两个街区,再向左转。
37. Walk one block east, and you'll find the store at the corner.
    向东走一条街,那家 商店就在拐角处。
38. The place you're looking for is three blocks along the street.
    你要找的地方顺着街走三个街区就到了。
39. The station is six blocks away from here.
    车站离这里有六条街的距离。
40. The hotel is two blocks away.
    那家旅馆同这里隔着两条街。
41. The post-office is only three blocks away.
    只横穿三条马路就是邮局。
42. My house is just two blocks away.
    过两条马路就是我家。
43. American towns are built in blocks.
    美国城市建设采取棋盘形。
44. The king was sent to the block.
    国王被送上断头台。
45. The revolutionary Parisians were not afraid to be sent to the block.
    革命的巴黎人不怕被送上断头台。
46. King Henry caused two of his wives to go to the block.
    亨利国王使他的两个妻子上了断头台。
47. He was sentenced to the block.
    他被判处死刑。
48. There are road blocks on the country road.
    乡间的马路上设有路障。
49. The police set up a road block to catch the thief.
    为了抓捕窃贼,警察设立了路障。
50. There will be blocks on the road to the town.
    在通向市区的道路上将设置路障。
51. It has become a stumbling block to the progress of human civilization.
    它已成为人类文化发展的绊脚石。
52. Articles and prepositions are stumbling blocks to the beginners of English.
    冠词和介词是初学英语者的绊脚石。
53. These are stumbling blocks to our scheme.
    这些是阻碍我们计划的障碍。
54. Do you like the pictures printed in colours from wooden blocks?
    你喜欢这些套色木版画吗?
55. This is a picture printed in colours from wooden blocks.
    这是一张从木版着色印成的图画。
56. Several museums tried to buy the famous painting when it went to the block.
    当这幅名画拍卖时好几个博物馆都想买下它。
57. The children are playing with toy blocks.
    孩子们在玩积木。
58. Are children's building blocks available in this shop?
    这家商店卖儿童积木吗?
59. Build a house with your blocks.
    用你的积木搭个房子吧。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. He doesn't get any baskets, but can block.
   他投篮不准,但阻挡却有一手。
2. The director will block tomorrow.
   导演明天将排演。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. With his own body Huang Jiguang blocked the muzzle of the enemy's machine gun.
   黄继光用自己的身体挡住了敌人的枪眼。
2. They blocked the entrance with big stones.
   他们用大石块堵住了入口。
3. They blocked the compound gate.No one of the bandits got away.
   他们堵住大门,匪徒一个也没跑掉。
4. A rough-looking man blocked her pathway.
   一个彪形大汉拦住了她的去路。
5. They blocked him down.
   他们把他挡住。
6. A snowdrift blocked his path.
   雪堆阻碍了他的去路。
7. Trees blocked our path.
   树木挡住了我们的去路。
8. The trees outside the window block the sun.
   窗外的树阻挡了阳光。
9. The high building blocked our view.
   那座高楼阻挡了我们的视野。
10. Something is blocking the pipe.
    有什么东西阻塞了管道。
11. Something blocked the flow of the liquid in the pipe.
    有什么东西阻塞了管子里的液体流动。
12. The crowd blocked the street.
    拥挤的人群阻塞了街道。
13. Buildings were smashed and burning and rubble heaps blocked many streets.
    许多楼房倒塌,正在燃烧,瓦砾堆堵塞了许多街道。
14. The player tried to block his opponent.
    这位选手试图阻止他的对手。
15. Her father blocked her appointment.
    她父亲阻止了她的约会。
16. His illness blocked his progress of study.
    他的病妨碍了学业的进步。
17. We blocked the enemy's plan.
    我们挫败了敌人的计划。
18. Someone is blocking our plan.
    有人在阻挡我们实施计划。
19. Her sickness blocked my plan for the party.
    她的病使举行宴会的计划告吹。
20. The general succeeded in blocking the enemy's plan.
    这位将军成功地阻止了敌军的企图。
21. The Opposition blocked the passage of the bill through parliament.
    反对党阻止议会通过那项法案。
22. The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton.
    外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。
23. We must try all means to block the spread of the epidemic.
    我们必须千方百计地阻止流行病的传播。
24. The string of lofty Himalayan peaks blocks the moist air currents blowing up from the Indian Ocean.
    喜马拉雅山巍峨的群峰阻挡了从印度洋吹来的潮湿气流。
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25. The door was blocked with big rocks.
    门被巨石堵塞起来了。
26. The street was completely blocked.
    整个街被阻塞。
27. The alley was blocked with crowds.
    胡同被人群阻塞。
28. The street is blocked in both directions.
    街的两头都堵塞了。
29. The street is blocked to traffic.
    街道交通受阻。
30. The roads were blocked with crowds of people.
    道路被人群挤得水泄不通。
31. The road was blocked by a big truck.
    一辆大卡车阻塞了这条路。
32. The climbers suddenly found that their way was blocked by a perpendicular ice wall.
    登山队员突然发现他们的去路被矗立的冰崖阻断了。
33. All roads are blocked by the heavy snowfall.The passengers are in danger.
    所有道路均被大雪所阻塞,旅客处于危险之中。
34. You can't leave the city, all the roads are blocked by snow.
    你出不了城了,所有的道路都被雪堵住了。
35. The harbour was blocked by ice.
    港口被冰封了。
36. The oil passage is partly blocked.
    油路部分堵塞了。
37. On holidays the lake in the park is often blocked by pleasure boats.
    假日里,公园的湖上常常挤满了游艇。
38. My nose was blocked by my cold and I couldn't breathe.
    我的鼻子因伤风而受阻,不能呼吸。
39. The principal airports of Iraq are seriously blocked.
    伊拉克的主要空港受到了严重的封锁。
40. The harbour is blocked from the rest of the world.
    这个港口与世界各地的通航被封锁了。
41. The nearest exit was blocked by people.
    最近的一个出口已被人们封锁了。
42. All our plans have been blocked by our opponents.
    我们的所有计划都受到对手阻挠。

经典引文

• The more solid blocks of ice shoot forward in advance of the lighter debris.

  出自： J. Tyndall

• The combination began by selling large blocks of the Stock for future delivery.

  出自： J. G. Holland

• The information on the tape is concentrated into blocks, separated by empty gaps.

  出自： O. Dopping

• Blocking vp their hearts against the Lord.

  出自： W. Prynne

• Our little harbor was completely blocked in by heavy masses [of ice].

  出自： E. K. Kane

• Mitch has started towards the bedroom. Stanley crosses to block him.

  出自： T. Williams

• The passage was nearly blocked by dustbins.

  出自： G. Greene

• Cressy had tried to talk to him, but he had courteously blocked conversation.

  出自： E. J. Howard

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

knock block off

叫某人吃苦头,痛打某人 knock sb's head off

mental block

思路中断 obstruction to a thought process

on the block

出售中的 on sale

put head on the block

自投罗网 deliberately make oneself vulnerable

用作动词 (v.)

block in (v.+adv.)

画略图,草样 draw outline of sth without using details

block off (v.+adv.)

关闭(某物); 封闭或封锁(某处) prevent sth from its usual use by closing
block sb/sth ⇔ off
The plumbers blocked off the gas pipe to check escapes.

管道工堵住了煤气管道以制止泄漏。
Snow has blocked off traffic on the motorway

雪阻碍了高速公路上的交通。
They have blocked off all side streets giving access to the main street.

他们把所有通向大街的胡同都阻断了。
The police blocked off the street where the gunman was hiding.

警察封锁了持枪歹徒躲藏的那条街。
The landslide blocked off the railway to traffic.

塌方使铁路交通中断了。
People swept across the court blocking them off.

人群冲过院子,把他们挡住。
I tried to fix two or three things with her and she blocked me off each time.

我想和她商定两三件事,可她每次都不让我谈下去。
They ran across areas which were blocked off by barrage fire.

他们跑过炮火封锁的地区。
All the side-streets have been blocked off by the police for the passage of the honor fleet.

警察封锁了迎宾车队沿途的所有通道。
The gas pipe has been blocked off to prevent escapes.

煤气管道已被关闭,以防漏气。

block out (v.+adv.)

画出…的略图; 打草样; 计划 draw a plan or outline of sth without using details; lay out, plan

block up (v.+adv.)

垫高 fix sth with blocks

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• copy a block 复制一组数据
• cut blocks 截木块
• delete a block 消除一组数据
• do the block 在街上逛
• occupy an entire block 占整个街区
• walk one block 走一个街区

形容词+～

• chopping block 劈柴用的墩子
• five-storey block 五层大厦
• four blocks 四个街区
• functional electric block 功能块
• mental block 智能障碍
• mosaic blocks 嵌花木块
• solid wooden block 坚实的木块
• starting block 起跑器
• stumbling block 绊脚石

名词+～

• alphabet blocks 字母积木
• brake block 煞车瓦
• building blocks 玩具积木
• butcher's block 肉案
• cement block 水泥空心砖
• cinder block 煤渣空心砖
• city block 城市街区
• concrete blocks 预制构件
• cylinder block 汽缸体
• headsman's block 斩首时用的垫头木
• heart block 心传导阻滞
• input block 输入部件
• large office block 一座办公大楼
• nerve block 神经传导阻滞
• output block 输出部件
• paving blocks 铺路石板
• road blocks 路障
• saddle block 鞍状阻滞
• screw block 千斤顶
• shoe block 鞋楦
• swage block 花砧
• the auction block 拍卖台
• the school physics block 学校物理大楼
• tower block 多层公寓大楼
• trade block 贸易团体
• traffic block 交通堵塞
• unsurpassable block 不可逾越的障碍

～+名词

• block buster 巨型炸弹
• block capital 印刷体字母
• block chain 车链
• block charge 方形炸药包
• block diagram 方框图
• block house 碉堡
• block letter 印刷体字母
• block movement 地壳运动
• block tin 锡锭

介词+～

• around the block 在街区周围
• in a block 在一个街区
• a set of blocks 一组积木
• on the block 正在拍卖

～+介词

• block in the water pipe 水管中的堵塞物
• a block of flats 一排公寓,公寓大楼
• a block of house 一个街区的房子
• a block of ice 一大块冰
• a block of mail 一批邮件
• a block of marble 一块大理石
• a block of offices 办公大楼
• a block of rock 一大块岩石
• a block of seats in a theatre 剧院中的一列座位
• a block of shares 一批股票
• a block of stone 一块石头
• a block of theatre tickets 一叠戏票
• a block of wood 一块木头
• a large block of wood 一大块木料
• block on a railway 铁路不通
• block to peace 和平的障碍

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• block a path 封锁道路
• block a solution to the question 阻碍问题的解决
• block advance 阻挡某人前进
• block cultural development 阻碍文化的发展
• block funds 冻结资金
• block money 冻结货币
• block pathway 挡住(某人的)去路
• block progress of study 妨碍(某人)学习进步
• block sb's promotion 阻碍某人的晋升
• block sb's view 挡住某人的视线
• block the effective use of... 阻碍…的有效使用
• block the enemy 堵住敌人,阻击敌人
• block the entrance 堵住入口
• block the exit 封锁出口
• block the export of unclear fuel 封锁核燃料输出
• block the flow of water 堵住水,不让其流动
• block the gate 堵住大门
• block the leakage of news 防止走漏消息
• block the nomination of sb for the leader 阻碍提名某人作领袖
• block the outlay 阻碍销路
• block the pipe 阻塞管道
• block the plan 阻止计划(实施)
• block the road 阻塞道路
• block the spread of the epidemic 阻止流行病的传播
• block the street 阻塞街道
• block the sun 挡住阳光

～+副词

• block down sb 堵住某人
• block in 塞满,使(某物)受限制或受阻,画略图
• block in by masses of ice 被大量冰块锁在里面
• block in one's idea 把构思画成草图
• block off 关闭,封闭
• block off a door 堵住门
• block off a passage 堵住过道
• block off a street 阻断街道
• block off a window 堵住窗
• block off road 挡住路
• block out 挡住,画略图
• block out a drawing 草画略图
• block out all thoughts of sth 丝毫不考虑某事
• block out an outline for one's essay 给文章写提纲
• block out the light 挡住阳光
• block out the sun 挡住太阳
• block out unwelcome ideas from abroad 把国外不受欢迎的思想隐瞒起来
• block up 封闭,堵塞
• block up the entrance to the cave 把洞口堵塞起来
• block up the log cabin 为小木屋造墙
• block up the passage 阻塞通道
• block up the rear wheel 把后轮垫高
• block up the street 阻塞街道

～+介词

• block from the rest of the world 与外界隔绝
• block to traffic 阻挡车辆通行
• block with crowds 被人群所阻
• block with snow 被大雪所阻

词语用法

1. 在英国block指高大的房子，即“大厦”或“大楼”；
2. 在美国block指四面邻街的一块地或建筑群，称为一个街区，也可指这样一个block的每一边，即两条平行街道之间的一段路。

n. (名词)

1. block是可数名词,基本意思是指带有直边由较硬材料构成的长方形的块状物，如木块、石块或其他固体材料,引申则指高大的建筑物,即大厦、大楼等。在美国, block是指四面是马路的一块街区,或街区之间的距离; 在澳大利亚则指闹市或繁华的大马路。
2. block用作单位词,其前可加some等修饰。block修饰不可数名词时,表示复数意义的名词不变,只需将block变为blocks; 修饰可数名词复数时, block和所修饰的名词都须变成复数。
3. block用于比喻,作“障碍,障碍物”解时,是可数名词。泛指“阻塞；堵住”多用单数形式，表示多次或多处阻塞时用复数形式。

v. (动词)

1. block的基本意思是“阻挡”,即在路上设置障碍。含有堵得十分严密,以致出入口完全封锁,通道完全受阻的意味。引申可用于抽象事物,指“妨碍”“阻碍”“冻结(资金)”。
2. block可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语,不接动词不定式或从句,可用于被动结构,常与一些副词或介词连用,如in, off, up等。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

block, piece

• 这两个词在意思上有所不同:block多指大块的木头或石块等; piece指一般的“片”“块”,最为常用。例如:
• Please give me a piece of cake.请给我一片面包。

v. (动词)

block, bar, dam, hinder, impede, obstruct

• 这组词的共同意思是“阻挡”。其区别是：
• 1.block指有效地堵住了所有通道,使人、物等无法通过; bar指堵住出入口; dam指挡住涌流物,如眼泪等; obstruct和impede都指在路上设障碍以使运动的物体或事物速度放慢或阻挡其前进, impede比obstruct语气更强些,指困难非常大; hinder则强调阻碍和干扰的有害或令人讨厌。例如:
• Heavy traffic blocked the road.拥挤的车辆阻塞了道路。
• She barred him out of her room.她把他关在她的房间外面。
• She barred up her tears.她抑制住了自己的眼泪。
• Tall trees obstructed his moving.大树阻挡了他的前进。
• The development of the project was seriously impeded by a reduction in funds.由于基金削减,工程进度严重受阻。
• 2.bar有时没有阻碍的含义,只指“禁止”。例如:
• My father barred smoking at the dinner-table.我父亲禁止在餐桌上用餐时吸烟。

block, prevent

• 这二者都可表示“阻止”,其区别是：
• prevent表示某种障碍阻止某人做某事, block指有效地堵住了所有的通道,使人、物等无法通过。例如:
• Bad weather prevented us from starting.恶劣的天气使我们不能动身。
• Heavy snow blocked our road.大雪堵住了我们的去路。

block，bar，hinder，obstruct，prevent，hamper

• 这些动词均含有“阻止、阻塞”之意。
• block语气强烈，指有效堵住了通道，使人或物无法通过。
• bar含义与block很接近，指阻塞通道或禁止出入，但有暗示不用障碍物的阻止或禁止。
• hinder语气较轻，多指阻碍、拖延人或事，强调使进展速度缓慢下来。
• obstruct正式用词，语气强，多指以干扰或设置障碍的方式阻碍交通，使不能自由畅通。
• prevent含义广泛，指采取预防措施或设置障碍去阻止某人或某事。
• hamper侧重因受到约束或阻碍而造成的行动困难。

词源解说

• ☆ 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的bloc，意为木材，树干；最初源自中世纪荷兰语的bloc，意为树干。

近反义词

【近义词】

• hindrance
• impediment
• obstacle
• obstruction
• check
• hinder
• impede
• obstruct
• retard
• stop

【反义词】

• advantage
• aid
• aid
• assist
• forward
• promote