... apartment block 公寓楼 block a bill阻止议案的通过... block and tackle 滑轮组 ...
双语例句
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If 41 senators can blockabill, and if they all happen to come from the least-populated states, politicians representing about a tenth of the population can block the work of Congress.
Senator Seymour has threatened a filibuster to block the bill.
西摩参议员威胁用长篇大论来阻挠该法案的通过。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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This month, the Senate began consideration of abill that would block the closure of the controversial facility as will as civilian trials for its detainees.