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bloc

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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bloc /blɒk $ blɑːk/ noun [countable usually singular]  PPGa large group of people or countries with the same political aims, working together 集团,阵营 the former Soviet bloc 前苏联阵营 en bloc
Examples from the Corpus
blocAnd of course we have to maintain friendships with all blocs.Yet that is precisely the aim of the substantial anti-environment bloc Republicans have assembled in Congress.Formation of regional party bloc Five regional autonomy parties moved towards forming a political bloc under the leadership of the Lombardy League.The government sold a controlling 35 percent bloc of shares to a group led by Telefonica de Espana in March 1994.Yet racial, national, and religious power blocs have always been integral to how power is wielded in this nation.But in class terms it marked a split within the ruling bloc, not the totalizing rupture from without that repealers claimed.And most of the money coming in was offset by spending on imports into the bloc.Regional trade blocs Rather than act independently, many developing countries have tried to increase their competitiveness by forming regional trade blocs.
From Longman Business Dictionaryblocbloc /blɒkblɑːk/ noun [countable]1ECONOMICS a group of countries, usually with the same economic system, who have an official trading agreement with each othernegotiations for the incorporation of Mexico into a trade bloc with the USA2a group of countries or people who have been united together for a particular political purposethe former Eastern blocOrigin bloc (1900-2000) French Old French; → BLOCK1
bloc nounChinese
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bloc
bloc /blɒk $ blɑːk/ noun [countable usually singular]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: French
 Origin: Old French; block1
a large group of people or countries with the same political aims, working together:
    the former Soviet bloc
en bloc


blocBrE /blɒk/ 🔊NAmE /blɑːk/ 🔊 nouna group of countries that work closely together because they have similar political interests (政治利益一致的)国家集团<titled tranID="45" status="2">International relations<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>国际关系</chn></titled>

Trade 贸易

  • facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries) 促进/规范(与其他国家的)贸易
  • form/join a trading bloc 建立/加入贸易同盟
  • live in/compete in a global/the world economy 生存于全球/世界经济中;参与全球/世界经济竞争
  • support/promote free trade 支持/促进自由贸易
  • adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures 采取/呼吁/反对保护主义措施
  • erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers 设置/推行/减少/消除贸易壁垒
  • impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on sth) 征收/取消/提高/废除(某物的)进口关税
  • have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit 有巨额/持续增长的贸易顺差/逆差
  • embrace/resist/drive globalization 接受/抵制/推进全球化

Politics and law 政治与法律

  • conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy 执行/掌控/谈论/讨论外交政策
  • pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy 执行强硬的外交政策
  • require/use/conduct diplomacy 需要/使用/实施外交手段
  • establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations 建立/中断/断绝/恢复外交关系
  • foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation 促进地区间合作
  • facilitate/achieve economic/political integration 促进/实现经济/政治一体化
  • exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty 行使/维护/保护/移交/恢复/重获民族/国家/全部/部分主权
  • consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region) 巩固/扩张/丧失/保持(区域内的)势力
  • hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region) 维持/改变(区域内的)势力均衡
  • cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y 导致/造成/引发/暴露出/弥合/修复 X 与 Y 之间深层次的/不断扩大的/主要的/严重的分歧

Meetings and agreements 会议与协议

  • have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit 召开/举行/主办/出席国际会议/经济论坛/二十国集团峰会
  • launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations 发起新一轮的全球/多边/世界贸易谈判
  • send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation 派遣/领导/带领/会见高层/官方/贸易代表团
  • begin/start/continue/resume peace talks 开始/继续/重启和平谈判
  • be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process 致力于/反对/扰乱/损害/干扰/破坏和平进程
  • negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement 达成/取得长期的政治协议
  • broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty 协商/签署和平协议

Conflict 冲突

  • be/constitute/pose a threat to global security 构成对全球安全的一大威胁
  • compromise/endanger/protect national security 损害/危及/保护国家安全
  • justify/be in favour of/ (especially US) be in favor of/be against military intervention 证明军事干预合理;支持/反对军事干预
  • threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action 扬言采取/授权使用/发起/采取/支持/反对单边的/先发制人的军事行动
  • impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade 强制实行/解除经济制裁/武器禁运/海上封锁
  • close/protect/secure/patrol the border 封锁/保卫边境;在边境地区巡逻
  • lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation 领导/参与维和行动

Aid 援助

  • negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package 达成/宣布 150 亿美元的一套援助计划/刺激经济的一揽子计划
  • send/provide/request/cut off military aid 派遣/提供/请求/中断军事援助
  • bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief 带来/提供紧急/人道主义救助
  • deliver/distribute medical supplies/(BrE) food parcels 运送/分发医疗用品/食品包
  • fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO 资助/管理外国/当地/国际非政府组织
  • reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty 减少/根除儿童/全球性/世界性贫困
  see also en bloc