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chock-a-block /ˌtʃɒk ə ˈblɒk◂ $ ˈtʃɑːk ə ˌblɑːk/ adjective [not before noun] British English FULLcompletely full of people or things 挤得满满的chock-a-block with Paris was chock-a-block with tourists. 巴黎挤满了游客。Examples from the Corpuschock-a-block• At six in the morning the tradesmen's entrance had been chock-a-block with fishermen, and the kitchen resembled Billingsgate.• Best of all were the three libraries, which were chock-a-block with rare and ancient books.Origin chock-a-block (1800-1900) chock-a-block “with the wooden blocks of a tackle (= ropes for lifting) touching each other, so that no more can be lifted” ((1800-1900)), from chock on block; influenced by chock-fullchock-a-block adjectiveChinese of things full completely Corpus or people |