dead block

基本解释

Said retaining plate is one dead block connected on bracket, one add-on plate connected on bracket or side face of drive unit.
所述的固定板是一连接在支架上的缓冲板、一连接在支架上的附加板或驱动装置侧面之一。
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Police said they received a call about the incident at 10.35am, and arrived to find the student dead at the bottom of the engineering block.
警察说他们在上午大约10点35分收到一通关于这起事故的电话，到达后发现学生已经落在工程学院的地面上，当场宣告死亡。
I love the pacific life. However, quiet does not equal to still and block just like the dead water under the well.
我喜欢过安静的生活，当然，安静不是静止，不是封闭，如井中的死水。

After walking a block from the bus stop, she entered the dead weather of the mall.
NEWYORKER: Temporary