...a white-painted apartment block.是什么意思？

...a white-painted apartment block.

一栋漆成白色的公寓大楼

apartment

n. 寓所，住房，房间，公寓楼，（有特殊用途或专属某人的）豪华寓所；

例句
...bleak cities of concrete apartment blocks.
到处是水泥公寓楼群的沉闷的城市

block

n. 块，街区，<英>大楼，大厦，障碍物，阻碍；vt. 阻止，阻塞，限制；

例句
Two firemen were hurt in a blaze which swept through a tower block last night.
昨晚，一场大火吞噬了一座高层建筑，两位消防员被烧伤。