unblock

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unblock

Word family

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·block /ʌnˈblɒk $ -ˈblɑːk/ verb [transitive] if you unblock a pipe, you remove something that is blocking it 疏通〔管道等〕unblock a toilet/drain/chimney etc 疏通马桶/下水道/烟囱等→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

unblock a toilet/drain/chimney etc• Watchdog featured her after she called out a plumber to her home to unblock a toilet.

un·block verbChineseSyllable

if remove is you blocking pipe, unblock a Corpus you something that

unblock
un‧block /ʌnˈblɒk $ -ˈblɑːk/

verb [transitive]

Word Family: verb: block, unblock, blockade; noun: block, blockage, blockade; adjective: blocked, unblocked

if you unblock a pipe, you remove something that is blocking it
unblock a toilet/drain/chimney etc

un·block

BrE

/ˌʌnˈblɒk/

NAmE

/ˌʌnˈblɑːk/

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

unblock

BrE

/ˌʌnˈblɒk/

NAmE

/ˌʌnˈblɑːk/

present simple - he / she / it

unblocks

BrE

/ˌʌnˈblɒks/

NAmE

/ˌʌnˈblɑːks/

past simple

unblocked

BrE

/ˌʌnˈblɒkt/

NAmE

/ˌʌnˈblɑːkt/

past participle

unblocked

BrE

/ˌʌnˈblɒkt/

NAmE

/ˌʌnˈblɑːkt/

-ing form

unblocking

BrE

/ˌʌnˈblɒkɪŋ/

NAmE

/ˌʌnˈblɑːkɪŋ/

~ sth

to clean sth, for example a pipe, by removing sth that is blocking it 疏通（管道等）；清除…障碍