black
adjective uk/blæk/ us/blæk/
(COLOUR)
A1 黑色的
having the darkest colour there is, like the colour of coal or of a very dark night
black shoes 黑色的鞋子
- More examples
- I wanted a simple black dress, nothing fancy.
- I heard a loud bang and then saw black smoke.
- The zebra is a wild African horse with black and white stripes.
- When you fill in the form, please write clearly in black ink.
- Amalie was dressed completely in black, right down to black lipstick and a black earring.
(PEOPLE)
A2 (also Black)黑种人的；黑人的
relating or belonging to people with black or dark brown skin, especially people who live in Africa or whose family originally came from Africa
black culture 黑人文化
Black Americans 美国黑人
- More examples
- There's a large black community living in this area.
- The armed forces are now giving positive encouragement to applications from Asians and black people.
- The police had to fend off allegations of institutional racism after a black suspect was beaten by four white police officers.
- Britain is a multi-ethnic society, with many black and Asian people.
- He had a black mother and a white father.
(COFFEE/TEA)
不加牛奶或奶油的
without any milk or cream added
a cup of strong black coffee 一杯浓浓的黑咖啡
I like my tea black, with sugar. 我喜欢在茶里不加牛奶，加糖。
(BAD)
无希望的
without hope
The future looked black. 未来希望渺茫。
literary坏的，邪恶的
bad or evil
a black-hearted villain 一个黑心肠的恶棍
Idioms
black and blueidiom 青肿的，瘀血的
with dark marks on your skin caused by being hit or having an accident
His arm was black and blue. 他胳膊青一块紫一块的。
not be as black as you are paintedidiom old-fashioned offensive不像传说中那么坏
not to be as bad as people say you are
paint a black picture of something/someoneidiom 把（形势）描绘得很严峻;把（某人）说得很坏
to describe a situation or person as extremely bad
black
noun uk/blæk/ us/blæk/
(COLOUR)
A2 [ U ]黑色
the colour of coal or of the sky on a very dark night
She often dresses in black (= in black clothes). 她经常穿黑色衣服。
black and white （照片等）黑白的
Black and white photography has no colours except black, white, and grey.
The old newsreels were filmed in black and white. 老的新闻短片是用黑白胶片拍的。
a black and white photo 黑白照片
(PEOPLE)
[ C ] offensive (also Black)黑人
a black person
Idioms
be (down) in black and whiteidiom 被写下来;白纸黑字
to be written down
I couldn't believe it was true, but there it was, in black and white. 我不相信那是真的，但情况就是这样，白纸黑字写得清清楚楚。
be in the blackidiom （账户上）有钱，有盈余
If a bank account is in the black, it contains some money, and if a person or business is in the black, they have money in the bank and are not in debt.
Compare: be in the red
black-and-whiteidiom 黑白分明的，是非分明的
A black-and-white subject or situation is one in which it is easy to understand what is right and wrong.
Disarmament isn't a black-and-white issue for me. 我觉得裁军问题不是一个黑白分明的问题。
brown, green, etc. is the new blackidiom 棕色（绿色等）是时下的流行色
used to say that something is the most popular or fashionable colour or thing at the moment
Designers say that brown is the new black. 设计师说棕色是时下的流行色。
see things in black and whiteidiom 看问题黑白分明，观点绝对化
to have a simple view of what is right and wrong, or good and bad
black
verb [ T ] uk/blæk/ us/blæk/
(MAKE DARK)
使…变成黑色
to put a black substance on something or to make something black
The soldiers used to black their faces. 士兵们曾将脸涂黑。
(AVOID)
UK（工会）抵制（货物或人）;拒绝（同某人工作）
If a trade union or other organization blacks goods or people, it refuses to handle or work with them.
Phrasal verbs
black something out mainly UK遮盖；遮挡
to cover a face or a name so that it cannot be seen
In the TV interview, they blacked out the victim's face. 在电视采访中，他们遮挡住了受害人的脸部。
（尤指通过遮盖或关灯）使变暗
to make a place dark, especially by covering or switching off all the lights
The entire city was blacked out overnight. 全市通宵停电。
black out 暂时失去知觉，昏厥
to become unconscious suddenly but for a short period