black·out
noun/ˈblækaʊt/
/ˈblækaʊt/
- a period when there is no light as a result of an electrical power failure
断电;停电 - The storm caused blackouts in many areas.
暴风雨导致许多地区停电。
- The storm caused blackouts in many areas.
- a situation when the government or the police will not allow any news or information on a particular subject to be given to the public
新闻封锁 - a news/media blackout
新闻/媒体封锁 - The government imposed a news blackout during the crisis.
危机期间政府实施了新闻封锁。
- a news/media blackout
- [usually singular] a period of time during a war when all lights must be put out or covered at night, so that they cannot be seen by an enemy attacking by air
灯火管制(期) - It used to take hours to travel home in the blackout.
过去在停电期间要花几个小时才能回家。 - They met during a blackout in the war.
他们是在战争期间停电期间认识的。
- It used to take hours to travel home in the blackout.
- [usually plural] (British English) a piece of material that covers windows to stop light being seen from outside, or light from outside from coming into a room
Topics Houses and homesc2遮光窗帘 - a temporary loss of consciousness, sight or memory
一时性黑蒙;眼前昏黑;短时失忆 - She had a blackout and couldn't remember anything about the accident.
她一时失忆,那场事故怎么也想不起来了。
- She had a blackout and couldn't remember anything about the accident.