black hole
noun/ˌblæk ˈhəʊl/
/ˌblæk ˈhəʊl/
- an area in space that nothing, not even light, can escape from, because gravity (= the force that pulls objects in space towards each other) is so strong there
黑洞（宇宙中包括光线在内的任何东西都无法逃逸的强引力区域） - (figurative) The company viewed the venture as a financial black hole (= it would use a lot of the company's money with no real result).
公司认为该项投资是财政上的一个黑洞。 - (figurative) Thousands of people have been plunged into the black hole of unemployment.
成千上万的人陷入了失业的黑洞。
- (figurative) The company viewed the venture as a financial black hole (= it would use a lot of the company's money with no real result).