1 COLOUR 黑色 Something that is black is of the darkest colour that there is, the colour of the sky at night when there is no light at all. 黑色
2 ADJ (人)黑色人种的;(尤指)非洲黑人的 A black person belongs to a race of people with dark skins, especially a race from Africa. (人)黑色人种的;(尤指)非洲黑人的
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He worked for the rights of black people.
他为争取黑人权利而工作。
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Sherry is black, tall, slender and soft-spoken.
谢里是个黑人,身材高挑,细声细语。
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...the traditions of the black community.
黑人社区的传统
3 N-COUNT [usually plural] 黑人(可能具冒犯意味) Black people are sometimes referred to as blacks. This use could cause offence. 黑人(可能具冒犯意味)
4 ADJ [ADJ n] (咖啡、茶)不加牛奶(或奶油)的 Black coffee or tea has no milk or cream added to it. (咖啡、茶)不加牛奶(或奶油)的
5 ADJ-GRADED 极糟糕的;坏透顶的;黑暗的 If you describe a situation as black, you are emphasizing that it is very bad indeed. 极糟糕的;坏透顶的;黑暗的 [emphasis]
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It was, he said later, one of the blackest days of his political career.
后来他说,这是他政治生涯中最黑暗的日子之一。
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The future for the industry looks even blacker.
这个产业的前景看起来更加暗淡。
SYN terrible [informal] , bad, devastating, tragic
6 ADJ-GRADED (情绪)沮丧的,低落的,忧郁的 If someone is in a black mood, they feel very miserable and depressed. (情绪)沮丧的,低落的,忧郁的
SYN gloomy, sad, depressing, distressing
7 ADJ-GRADED 残忍的;恶毒的;邪恶的 You use black to describe things that you consider to be very cruel or wicked. 残忍的;恶毒的;邪恶的 [literary]
SYN wicked, bad, evil, corrupt
8 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (幽默)黑色的 Black humour involves jokes about sad or difficult situations. (幽默)黑色的
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'So you can all go over there and get shot,' he said, with the sort of black humour common among British troops here.
“所以你们都可以到那里去挨枪子儿,”他说道,口吻中透着这里英国部队惯用的黑色幽默。
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It's a black comedy of racial prejudice, mistaken identity and thwarted expectations.
这是一个关于种族歧视、身份错位和期望落空的黑色喜剧。
9 ADJ [ADJ n] 巫术的;妖术的 People who believe in black magic believe that it is possible to communicate with evil spirits. 巫术的;妖术的
10 VERB 把(眼睛)打得发青 If someone blacks another person's eye, they punch or hit that person in the eye, causing it to bruise and look black. 把(眼睛)打得发青
SYN bruise, mark, hit, injure
12 PHRASE (伤得)青一块紫一块 If you say that someone is black and blue, you mean that they are badly bruised. (伤得)青一块紫一块
13 PHRASE 有盈余;有结余 If a person or an organization is in the black, they do not owe anyone any money. 有盈余;有结余
14 PHRASE 怒视;恶狠狠的盯视 If someone gives you a black look, they look at you in a way that shows that they are very angry about something. 怒视;恶狠狠的盯视
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Passing my stall, she cast black looks at the amount of stuff still unsold.
她经过我的货摊的时候,怒气冲冲地看了几眼还没有卖出去的东西。
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