| 词汇 | chock-a-block |
| 释义 | chock-a-blockWord 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. (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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