🔑blackBrE/blæk/NAmE/blæk/adjective (black·er, black·est) ➤colour颜色🔑havingtheverydarkestcolour, likecoalortheskyatnight黑的;黑色的◆ashinyblackcar发亮的黑汽车◆blackstormclouds带来暴风雨的乌云➤withnolight无光线🔑withoutlight; completelydark黑暗的;漆黑的◆ablacknight漆黑的夜晚➤people人🔑 (also Black) belongingtoaraceofpeoplewhohavedarkskin; connectedwithblackpeople黑色人种的;黑人的◆ablackwomanwriter一位黑人女作家◆blackculture黑人文化HELPBlackisthewordmostwidelyusedandgenerallyacceptedinBritain. IntheUSthecurrentlyacceptedtermisAfricanAmerican. * black 在英国广为使用和接受。在美国目前为人所接受的词是 African American。➤tea/coffee茶;咖啡🔑withoutmilk不加牛奶的◆Twoblackcoffees, please. 请来两杯不加牛奶的咖啡。➡ comparewhiteadjective➤dirty肮脏🔑verydirty; coveredwithdirt很脏的;布满污垢的◆chimneysblackwithsmoke满布烟尘的烟囱◆Goandwashyourhands; they'reabsolutelyblack! 洗洗手去,你的手脏极了!➤angry愤怒fullofangerorhatred愤怒的;仇恨的◆She'sbeeninareallyblackmoodallday. 她一整天都心情很坏。◆Roryshotherablacklook. 罗里愤怒地瞪了她一眼。➤depressing令人沮丧withouthope; verydepressing无希望的;令人沮丧的◆Thefuturelooksprettyblack. 前景看来很暗淡。◆It'sbeenanotherblackdayforthenorth-eastwiththeannouncementoffurtherjoblosses. 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。➤evil邪恶(literary) evilorimmoral邪恶的;不道德的◆blackdeeds/lies邪恶行为;昧良心的谎言➤humour幽默dealingwithunpleasantorterriblethings, suchasmurder, inahumorousway黑色的(以幽默的方式对待讨厌的或可怕的事物,如凶杀)◆'Goodplacetoburythebodies,'shejokedwithblackhumour. “真是个掩埋尸体的风水宝地。” 她以黑色幽默打趣道。◆Theplayisablackcomedy. 那是个黑色喜剧。➡ see alsoblackly▸black·nessBrE/ˈblæknəs/NAmE/ˈblæknəs/noun[U, sing.]◆Shepeeredoutintotheblacknessofthenight. 她凝视着外面黑沉沉的夜色。●(beatsb) blackandˈblue(tohitsbuntiltheyare) coveredwithbruises(= blue, brownorpurplemarksonthebody)(把某人打得)青一块紫一块,伤痕累累Alliteration in idiomsbelt and braces,(beat somebody) 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 of something,puff and pant,go 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 something,tried and testedtrusted,wax and wane●notasblackashe/she/itisˈpaintednotasbadaspeoplesayhe/she/itis不像别人说的那么坏◆He'snotveryfriendly, buthe'snotasblackashe'spainted. 他不太友善,但也不像别人说的那么坏。●thepotcallingthekettleˈblack(saying, informal) usedtosaythatyoushouldnotcriticizesbforafaultthatyouhaveyourself锅笑壶黑;五十步笑百步;乌鸦说猪黑
🔑blackBrE/blæk/NAmE/blæk/noun➤colour颜色🔑[U]theverydarkestcolour, likenightorcoal黑色◆theblackofthenightsky夜空的漆黑◆Everyoneatthefuneralwasdressedinblack. 参加葬礼的人都身着黑服。➤people人🔑 (also Black) [C, usually pl.]amemberofaraceofpeoplewhohavedarkskin黑色人种的人;黑人HELPInthismeaningblackismorecommonintheplural. Itcansoundoffensiveinthesingular. Instead, youcanusetheadjective ('ablackman/woman') or, intheUS, AfricanAmerican. * black 在此义中常以复数形式出现。单数形式可能使人感到冒犯。但可用作形容词 (a black man/woman),或者,在美国可说 African American。●beintheˈblacktohavemoney, forexampleinyourbankaccount有盈余;有结余➡ comparebe in the red at rednoun●ˌblackandˈwhite🔑havingnocoloursexceptblack, whiteandshadesofgrey (inphotographs, ontelevision, etc.)(照片、电视等)黑白的◆afilmmadeinblackandwhite黑白电影◆black-and-whitephotos黑白照片●inblackandwhiteinwritingorinprint白纸黑字;书写的;印刷的◆Ineverthoughtthey'dputitinblackandwhiteonthefrontpage. 我从未想到他们会在头版把它登出来。●(in) blackandwhiteinawaythatmakespeopleorthingsseemcompletelybadorgood, orcompletelyrightorwrong黑白分明(好坏、是非等清楚的)◆It'sacomplexissue, butheonlyseesitinblackandwhite. 那是个复杂的问题,但他却只用非此即彼的眼光来看待。◆Thisisnotablack-and-whitedecision(= wherethedifferencebetweentwochoicesiscompletelyclear). 这不是个非此即彼的决定。
🔑blackBrE/blæk/NAmE/blæk/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyblackBrE/blæk/NAmE/blæk/present simple - he / she / itblacksBrE/blæks/NAmE/blæks/past simpleblackedBrE/blækt/NAmE/blækt/past participleblackedBrE/blækt/NAmE/blækt/ -ing formblackingBrE/ˈblækɪŋ/NAmE/ˈblækɪŋ/~sth/sb(BrE) torefusetodealwithgoodsortodobusinesswithsbasapoliticalprotest抵制;拒绝处理(货物);拒绝同(某人)做生意SYNboycott◆Theunionshaveblackedallimportsfromthecountry. 工会拒绝处理从这个国家进口的所有货物。~sthtomakesthblack使变黑;染黑;涂黑SYNblacken●ˌblackˈouttobecomeunconsciousforashorttime暂时失去知觉;昏厥SYNfaint◆Thedriverhadprobablyblackedoutatthewheel. 司机很可能在开车时昏厥了。➡ related noun blackout (5) ●ˌblacksth↔ˈouttomakeaplacedarkbyturningofflights, coveringwindows, etc.使(某处)变黑暗◆Apowerfailureblackedoutthecitylastnight. 昨晚停电造成整个城市一片漆黑。◆ahousewithblackedoutwindows窗户被遮住不透光的房子➡ related noun blackout (1) topreventsthsuchasapieceofwritingoratelevisionbroadcastfrombeingreadorseen涂掉(文章);截断(电视广播);封锁(新闻)◆Somelinesofthedocumenthavebeenblackedoutforsecurityreasons. 为安全起见,这份文件的一些句子被涂掉了。