The flashcard explains the word "black" in its various meanings. These include its primary meaning as a color, its use to refer to people with dark skin, its application to drinks like coffee or tea without milk, and its figurative use to describe situations or moods that are very bad, depressing, or wicked. It also defines idiomatic expressions such as "black eye," "black and blue," and "in the black."
This flashcard defines "black" with multiple meanings, including the color black, people of Black descent, coffee or tea without milk, and in a figurative sense meaning terrible or depressed. It also covers related phrases like "black eye," "black and blue," and "in the black."
[COLOUR 颜色词]黑色 Something that is black is of the darkest colour that there is, the colour of the sky at night when there is no light at all.
She was wearing a black coat with a white collar...
她穿着一件白领黑外套。
He had thick black hair...
他的头发乌黑浓密。
I wear a lot of black...
我经常穿黑色衣服。
He was dressed all in black.
他一袭黑衣装束。
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[ADJ 形容词](人)黑色人种的;(尤指)非洲黑人的 A black person belongs to a race of people with dark skins, especially a race from Africa.
He worked for the rights of black people...
他为争取黑人权利而工作。
Sherry is black, tall, slender and soft-spoken.
谢里是个黑人,身材高挑,细声细语。
...the traditions of the black community.
黑人社区的传统
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]黑人(可能具冒犯意味) Black people are sometimes referred to as blacks. This use could cause offence.
[usu pl]
There are about thirty-one million blacks in the US.
美国大约有3,100万黑人。
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[ADJ 形容词](咖啡、茶)不加牛奶(或奶油)的Black coffee or tea has no milk or cream added to it.
[ADJ n]
A cup of black tea or black coffee contains no calories...
一杯不加牛奶的茶或咖啡不含热量。
I drink coffee black.
我喝咖啡不加奶。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]极糟糕的;坏透顶的;黑暗的 If you describe a situation as black, you are emphasizing that it is very bad indeed.
[emphasis]
It was, he said later, one of the blackest days of his political career...
后来他说,这是他政治生涯中最黑暗的日子之一。
The future for the industry looks even blacker.
这个产业的前景看起来更加暗淡。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](情绪)沮丧的,低落的,忧郁的 If someone is in a black mood, they feel very miserable and depressed.
In late 1975, she fell into a black depression...
在1975年底,她陷入了情绪的低谷。
Her mood was blacker than ever.
她的心情从未如此低落过。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]残忍的;恶毒的;邪恶的 You use black to describe things that you consider to be very cruel or wicked.
[LITERARY 文]
I think their crime is a blacker one than mere exploitation.
我想他们的罪行比单纯的剥削更残忍。
...the blackest laws in the country's history.
这个国家历史上最严酷的法律
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](幽默)黑色的Black humour involves jokes about sad or difficult situations.
[usu ADJ n]
'So you can all go over there and get shot,' he said, with the sort of black humour common among British troops here...
“所以你们都可以到那里去挨枪子儿,”他说道,口吻中透着这里英国部队惯用的黑色幽默。
It's a black comedy of racial prejudice, mistaken identity and thwarted expectations.
这是一个关于种族歧视、身份错位和期望落空的黑色喜剧。
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[ADJ 形容词]巫术的;妖术的 People who believe in black magic believe that it is possible to communicate with evil spirits.
[ADJ n]
He was also alleged to have conducted black magic ceremonies...
据称他还做了法。
The King was unjustly accused of practising the black arts.
国王被诬陷施行妖术。
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[VERB 动词]See also:
black eye
;把(眼睛)打得发青 If someone blacks another person's eye, they punch or hit that person in the eye, causing it to bruise and look black.
[V n]
[V-ed]
Her husband blacked her eye...
她丈夫把她的眼睛打青了。
Their mother was trying to hide her two blacked eyes.
他们的母亲想遮住自己被打青的双眼。
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[PHRASE 短语](伤得)青一块紫一块 If you say that someone is black and blue, you mean that they are badly bruised.
[usu PHR after v]
Whenever she refused, he'd beat her black and blue...
只要她拒绝他,他就会把她打得青一块紫一块。
Bud's nose was still black and blue.
巴德的鼻子还是青一块紫一块的。
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[PHRASE 短语]有盈余;有结余 If a person or an organization is in the black, they do not owe anyone any money.
[v-link PHR]
Remington's operations in Japan are now in the black...
雷明顿在日本的业务现在有盈利。
Until his finances are in the black I don't want to get married.
在他有银行存款之前,我不想和他结婚。
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[PHRASE 短语]怒视;恶狠狠的盯视 If someone gives you a black look, they look at you in a way that shows that they are very angry about something.
[N inflects]
Passing my stall, she cast black looks at the amount of stuff still unsold.
她经过我的货摊的时候,怒气冲冲地看了几眼还没有卖出去的东西。
相关词组:
black out
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black★/blæk; NAmEblæk/
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blackblacksblackedblackingblackerblackestadjective★(black·er,black·est)colour 颜色1★having the very darkest colour, like night or coal 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with no light 无光线2★without light; completely dark 黑暗的;漆黑的◆a black night漆黑的夜晚people 人3★(alsoBlack )belonging to a race of people who have dark skin; connected with black people 黑色人种的;黑人的◆a black woman writer一位黑人女作家◆black culture黑人文化HELPBlackis the word most widely used and generally accepted in Britain. In the US the currently accepted term is African American.*black 在英国最广为使用和接受。在美国目前为人所接受的词是 African American。 tea/coffee 茶;咖啡4★without milk 不加牛奶的◆Two black coffees, please.请来两杯清咖啡。☞compare
white
(4 )dirty 肮脏5★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!angry 愤怒6full of anger or hatred 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。depressing 令人沮丧7without 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。evil 邪恶8( literary) evil or immoral 邪恶的;不道德的◆black deeds/lies邪恶行为;昧良心的谎言humour 幽默9dealing with unpleasant or terrible things, such as murder, in a humorous way 黑色的(以幽默的方式对待讨厌的或可怕的事物,如凶杀)◆‘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。☞see also
blackly
▶black·ness/ˈblæknəs; NAmEˈblæknəs/noun[uncountable , singular ]◆She peered out into the blackness of the night.她凝视着外面黑沉沉的夜色。IDIOMS(beat sb) black and ˈblue(to hit sb 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,伤痕斑斑not as black as he/she/it is ˈpaintednot as bad as people say he/she/it is 不像别人说的那么坏◆He's not very friendly, but he's not as black as he's painted.他不太友善,但也不像别人说的那么坏。☞more at
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n.noun★colour 颜色1★[uncountable ]the very darkest colour, like night or coal 黑色◆the black of the night sky夜空的漆黑◆Everyone at the funeral was dressed in black.参加葬礼的人都身着黑服。people 人2★(alsoBlack )[countable , usually plural ]a member of a race of people who have dark skin 黑色人种的人;黑人HELPIn this meaning blackis more common in the plural. It can sound offensive in the singular. Instead, you can use the adjective (‘a black man/woman’) or, in the US, African American.*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。 IDIOMSbe in the ˈblackto have money, for example in your bank account 有盈余;有结余☞compare be in the redatredn.★ˌblack and ˈwhitehaving no colours except black, white and shades of grey (in photographs, on television, etc.) (照片、电视等)黑白的◆a film made in black and white黑白电影◆black-and-white photos黑白照片in black and whitein writing or in print 白纸黑字;书写的;印刷的◆I never thought they'd put it in black and white on the front page.我从未想到他们会在头版把它登出来。(in) black and whitein a way that makes people or things seem completely bad or good, or completely right or wrong 黑白分明(好坏、是非等清楚的)◆It's a complex issue, but he only sees it in black and white.那是个复杂的问题,但他却只看到对与错的分别。◆This is not a black-and-white decision (= where the difference between two choices is completely clear).这不是个非此即彼的决定。verb1blacksth/sb ( BrE) to refuse to deal with goods or to do business with sb as a political protest 抵制;拒绝处理(货物);拒绝(同某人)做生意SYN
boycott
◆The unions have blacked all imports from the country.工会拒绝处理从这个国家进口的所有货物。2blacksth to make sth black 使变黑;染黑;涂黑SYN
blacken
PHRASAL VERBSˌblack ˈoutto become unconscious for a short time 暂时失去知觉;昏厥SYN
faint
◆The driver had probably blacked out at the wheel.司机很可能在开车时昏厥了。☞related noun
blackout
ˌblack sth↔ˈout1to make a place dark by turning off lights, covering windows, etc. 使(某处)变黑暗◆A power failure blacked out the city last night.昨晚停电造成整个城市一片漆黑。◆a house with blacked out windows窗户被遮住不透光的房子☞related noun
blackout
2to prevent sth such as a piece of writing or a television broadcast from being read or seen 涂掉(文章);截断(电视广播);封锁(新闻)◆Some lines of the document have been blacked out for security reasons.为安全起见,这份文件的一些句子被涂掉了。black/blæk; NAmEblæk/black·ness/ˈblæknəs; NAmEˈblæknəs/
1colour having the darkest colour, like coal or night: a black evening dressjet/inky black (=very dark) jet black hair2no light very dark because there is no light: It was still pitch black (=very dark) out.3people (also Black)a)belonging to the race of people who originally came from Africa and who have dark brown skin → white: Over half the students are black.b)[only before noun] relating to black people: politics from a black perspective Black and Asian music4drink [only before noun] black coffee or tea does not have milk in itOPP white: Black coffee, no sugar, please.5dirty informal very dirtybe black with soot/dirt/age etc6without hope sad and without hope for the future: the blackest period of European history a mood of black despair It’s been another black day for the car industry, with more job losses announced.7humour making jokes about serious subjects, especially death: a very black joke8angry [only before noun] full of feelings of anger or hate → blackly: Denise gave me a black look.9a black mark (against somebody) if there is a black mark against you, someone has a bad opinion of you because of something you have done10not be as black as you are painted not to be as bad as people say you are11bad literary very bad: black deeds—blackness noun
black1 adjective
black2 noun
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blackblack2 ●●●S2W2 noun
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1[uncountable] the dark colour of coal or night: You look good wearing black. →
coal-black
2 (also Black) [countable] someone who belongs to the race of people who originally came from Africa and who have dark brown skin → white: laws that discriminated against blacks3be in the black to have money in your bank accountOPP be in the red
black1 adjective
black2 noun
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blackblack3 verb [transitive]
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1British English if a trade union blacks goods or a company, it refuses to work with them: The union has blacked all non-urgent work.2 old-fashioned to make something blackblack out phrasal verb1to become unconsciousSYN faint, pass out: For a few seconds, he thought he was going to black out.2 black something ↔ out to put a dark mark over something so that it cannot be seen: The censors had blacked out several words.3 black something ↔ out to hide or turn off all the lights in a town or city, especially during war → blackout