block out

1. (transitive)To prevent from entering or penetrating.

   High-factor suncream blocks out the sun's rays.

   prevent from entering

2. (idiomatic, transitive)To prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind.

   After finding out she had terminal cancer, she tried to block out any thoughts of her own mortality.

3. (transitive)To cover something, so as to make it impossible to see.

4. (transitive)To begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out.

   to block out a plan

1. I went three blocks out of my way.

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2. I put my fingers in my ears to block out the terrible sounds.

   ruЯ заткнул пальцами уши, чтобы не слышать этих ужасных звуков.

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3. I blocked everything out.

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4. The tall trees blocked out the sun.

   ruВысокие деревья загораживали солнце.

   deDie hohen Bäume fingen die Sonne ab.

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5. The light is completely blocked out by the big tree.

   ruСвет полностью закрыт большим деревом.

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irregular

• block upзупинитися, зупинятисяTo completely block or obstruct.
• block offзупинитися, зупинятисяTo obstruct.
• block outTo prevent from entering or penetrating.