| 单词 | chock-a-block |
| 释义 | chock-a-block adjective[after verb] informaluk/ˌtʃɒk.əˈblɒk//ˈtʃɒk.ə.blɒk/us/ˈtʃɑːk.ə.blɑːk/If aplaceis chock-a-block, it is veryfullofpeopleor things: 挤满的，塞满的，充满的Thestreetswere chock-a-block (withcars).街道上（车辆）挤得水泄不通。 Full
Examplesofchock-a-blockchock-a-block That is one of the problem areas—because their surgeries arechock-a-blockwith the over-40s and over-50s, sadly, they are missing telltale signs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Every little turning within a quarter of a mile area of the market ischock-a-blockwith traffic to and from the market. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 From 12.30 p.m. onwards, the restaurants arechock-a-blockwith visitors, and that can no longer be tolerated. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English In one depot we would find any amount of accommodation, while another waschock-a-blockwith vehicles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is necessary, because the roads arechock-a-blockas people try to get through. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some have said it ischock-a-blockwith bankers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why is bed and breakfast accommodation absolutelychock-a-blockor unobtainable? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The town ischock-a-blockbecause of traffic congestion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I became rather vexed two weeks ago as, although it is supposed to have a 1.2 gigabyte drive, it waschock-a-block. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They could not get into the harbour because it waschock-a-block. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They standchock-a-blockin corridors and lie down so that one has to walk over the top of them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All over the world great ordnance depots arechock-a-blockwith hundreds of millions of pounds of equipment which will never be used. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I noticed that the roads werechock-a-blockat that time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Every homeless family hostel ischock-a-block. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The two inside lanes are oftenchock-a-blockwith heavy lorries doing 60 to 70 miles per hour, and it is a nightmare to drive in those conditions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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