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writer's block

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Literature
ˌwriter’s ˈblock noun [uncountable]  ALthe problem that a writer sometimes has of not being able to think of new ideas 作者的文思不畅,作者卡文
Examples from the Corpus
writer's blockFink, not surprisingly, gets writer's block and at some stage the film becomes his fevered imaginings.Unfortunately he seems to have had writer's block for nine of them.When in the grip of writer's block I might stand up and walk to the window and look out.
ˌwriter’s ˈblock nounChineseSyllable
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writer's block
ˌwriter’s ˈblock noun [uncountable]
the problem that a writer sometimes has of not being able to think of new ideas


writer's blockBrE /ˌraɪtəz ˈblɒk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈraɪtərz blɑːk/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a problem that writers sometimes have when they cannot think of what to write and have no new ideas (写作人的)灵感障碍,神思枯竭,写作笔障