black
adjective/blæk/
/blæk/
(comparative blacker, superlative blackest)
Idioms - having the very darkest colour, like coal or the sky at night
黑的；黑色的 - a shiny black car
发亮的黑汽车 - black storm clouds
带来暴风雨的乌云 - She had curly black hair and hazel eyes.
她有一头黑色的卷发和淡褐色的眼睛。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- very
- all
- completely
- …
- deep
- jet
- pitch
- …
- a shiny black car
- without light; completely dark
黑暗的；漆黑的 - a black night
漆黑的夜晚 - My head banged on a rock and everything went black.
我的头撞上了一块岩石，眼前顿时一片黑暗。
Extra Examples- The wind and rain intensified the black darkness outside.
风吹雨打，让外面的黑暗更加浓郁。 - Through the black night came the sound of thunder.
漆黑的夜晚传来了雷声。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- very
- all
- completely
- …
- deep
- jet
- pitch
- …
- a black night
- (often Black)belonging to a group of people who have dark skin, especially people who come from or whose ancestors came from Africa; connected with black people
属于深色皮肤的人群，尤其是来自非洲或其祖先来自非洲的人；与黑人有联系 - The film is set in a historically black community.
这部电影以一个历史悠久的黑人社区为背景。 - a discussion of what it means to be Black and British
关于黑人和英国人意味着什么的讨论
Extra ExamplesBlack is the word most widely used and generally accepted in Britain. In the US the currently accepted terms are African American or Black American. However, the term person of colour/color is now often the preferred way of talking in general about people who are not white. Do not confuse this term with coloured person, which is now considered offensive. note at AsianTopics People in societya1- a Black woman writer
一位黑人女作家 - He's seen as a role model for young Black men.
他被视为年轻黑人的榜样。
- The film is set in a historically black community.
- without milk
不加牛奶的 - Two black coffees, please.
请来两杯不加牛奶的咖啡。
- Two black coffees, please.
- very dirty; covered with dirt
很脏的；布满污垢的 - chimneys black with smoke
满布烟尘的烟囱 - Go and wash your hands; they're absolutely black!
洗洗手去，你的手脏极了！
- chimneys black with smoke
- full of anger or hate
愤怒的；仇恨的 - She's been in a really black mood all day.
她一整天都心情很坏。 - Rory shot her a black look.
罗里愤怒地瞪了她一眼。
- She's been in a really black mood all day.
- without hope; very depressing
无希望的；令人沮丧的 - The future looks pretty black.
前景看来很暗淡。 - It's been another black day for the north-east with the announcement of further job losses.
东北部又经历了一个黑色的日子，当地公布的失业人数再度上升。
- The future looks pretty black.
- (literary) evil or immoral
邪恶的；不道德的 - black deeds/lies
邪恶行为；昧良心的谎言
- black deeds/lies
- dealing with unpleasant or terrible things, such as murder, in a humorous way
以黑色幽默方式 - ‘Good place to bury the bodies,’ she joked with black humour.
“真是个掩埋尸体的风水宝地。”她以黑色幽默打趣道。 - The play is a black comedy.
那是个黑色喜剧。
- ‘Good place to bury the bodies,’ she joked with black humour.
colour
with no light
people
tea/coffee
dirty
angry
depressing
evil
humour
Word OriginOld English blæc, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
(beat somebody) black and blue
- (to hit somebody until they are) covered with bruises (= blue, brown or purple marks on the body)
（把某人打得）青一块紫一块，伤痕累累 More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane
the pot calling the kettle black
- (saying, informal) used to say that you should not criticize somebody for a fault that you have yourself
锅笑壶黑；五十步笑百步；乌鸦说猪黑