chock-a-block

Word family adjectivechockerchock-a-blocknounchockstoneverbchock

chock-a-block /ˌtʃɒk ə ˈblɒk◂ $ ˈtʃɑːk ə ˌblɑːk/ adjectiveadj [not before noun] British EnglishBrE

FULLcompletely full of people or things 挤得满满的

chock-a-block with

Paris was chock-a-block with tourists.

巴黎挤满了游客。

Examples from the Corpus

chock-a-block• At six in the morning the tradesmen's entrance had been chock-a-block with fishermen, and the kitchen resembled Billingsgate.• Best of all were the three libraries, which were chock-a-block with rare and ancient books.

Origin chock-a-block

(1800-1900) chock-a-block “with the wooden blocks of a tackle (= ropes for lifting) touching each other, so that no more can be lifted” ((1800-1900)), from chock on block; influenced by chock-full

词汇	chock-a-block
释义	chock-a-block Word family adjectivechockerchock-a-blocknounchockstoneverbchock chock-a-block /ˌtʃɒk ə ˈblɒk◂ $ ˈtʃɑːk ə ˌblɑːk/ adjectiveadj [not before noun] British EnglishBrE FULLcompletely full of people or things 挤得满满的 chock-a-block with Paris was chock-a-block with tourists. 巴黎挤满了游客。 Examples from the Corpus chock-a-block• At six in the morning the tradesmen's entrance had been chock-a-block with fishermen, and the kitchen resembled Billingsgate.• Best of all were the three libraries, which were chock-a-block with rare and ancient books. Origin chock-a-block (1800-1900) chock-a-block “with the wooden blocks of a tackle (= ropes for lifting) touching each other, so that no more can be lifted” ((1800-1900)), from chock on block; influenced by chock-full
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