/blæk; blæk/
adj
1 (a) of the very darkest colour, like coal or soot; opposite of white; of a colour very similar to this 黑的; 黑色的
*black shoes 黑鞋
* a black suit 一套黑衣服
* black coffee, ie without cream or milk 不加奶油或牛奶的咖啡. Cf 参看 white1.
(b) (almost) without light, completely dark （几乎）没有光亮的, 完全黑暗的
*a black starless night 一个漆黑没有星星的夜晚.
(c) (of water, clouds, etc) dark, gloomy （指水、云等）昏黑的, 幽暗的
*a deep, black pool 又深又黑的水潭
* The sky looks black and threatening, ie stormy. 天色阴沉可怕.
2 (a) of a dark-skinned race 黑肤色人种的
*Many black people emigrated to Britain in the 1950's. 在二十世纪五十年代许多黑人移民到英国.
* Britain's black minority/population 英国的黑人少数民族[人口].
(b) of black people 黑人的
*black culture 黑人的文化.
3 very dirty; covered with dirt 很脏的; 有污垢的
*hands black with grime 污黑的手.
4 (fig 比喻) without hope; very sad or melancholy 毫无希望的; 感伤的; 忧郁的
*The future looks black. 前途暗淡.
* black news 坏消息
* black (ie very great) despair 绝望
* a black day, week, etc, ie one full of sad or unwelcome events 倒霉的一天、一周等.
5 [usu attrib 通常作定语] very angry or resentful 恼怒的; 怨恨的
*a black look/mood 怒目而视[低落的情绪].
6 evil or wicked; very harmful 邪恶的; 不义的; 非常有害的
*a black deed/lie 昧着良心的行为[谎言].
7 funny but in a cynical or macabre way 荒诞、恐怖而有趣的
*black humour 黑色幽默（荒诞的或恐怖的幽默）
* a black joke 黑色笑话（荒诞的或恐怖的笑话）.
8 (of goods, etc) not to be handled by trade unionists while others are on strike （指货物等）（在罢工时）工会会员不予处理的
*The strikers declared the cargo black. 罢工者宣布那批货不予处理.
9 (idm 习语) (beat sb) black and `blue (hit sb until he is) covered with bruises （把某人打得）青一块紫一块. (as) black as ink/pitch very dark; completely black 墨黑; 漆黑. not as black as it/one is `painted not as bad as it/one is said to be 不像所说的那么坏. of the blackest/deepest dye => dye2. the pot calling the kettle black => pot1.

/blæk; blæk/
n
1 [U] black colour 黑色
*Black is not my favourite colour. 黑色不是我喜爱的颜色.
2 [U] black clothes or material 黑色衣物或材料
*The mourners were dressed in black. 哀悼者穿黑服.
3 (usu 通常作 Black) [C] (formerly derog, now the preferred word) person of a dark-skinned race; negro （原含贬意, 现以此词为宜）黑色皮肤种族的人; 黑人
*Discrimination against Blacks is still common. 歧视黑人仍是普遍现象.
4 (idm 习语) be in the `black have money in one's bank account 在银行有存款. Cf 参看 be in the red (red2 4). black and `white (of television, photographs, etc) showing no colours except black, white and shades of grey （指电视、照片等）黑白
*I changed my black and white television for a colour set. 我把黑白电视换了一台彩色的.
* Most old films were made in black and white. 多数旧电影片都是黑白的. in black and white in writing or in print 白纸黑字（书写的或印刷的）
*I want the contract in black and white. 我要这项合同见诸文字. (in) black and white (in) absolute terms, eg of good and bad, right and wrong 黑白分明; 是非分明
*see/view the issue in black and white 是非分明地看待这一问题. work like a black/Trojan work very hard 工作非常努力.

/blæk; blæk/
v
1 [Tn] make (sth) black; put polish on (shoes, etc) 把（某物）弄黑; 把鞋油等涂在（皮鞋等物）上.
2 [Tn] refuse to handle (goods, etc); boycott 拒绝装卸（货物等）; 抵制
*The lorry had been blacked by strikers and could not be unloaded. 那辆货车遭罢工者抵制而无法卸货.
3 (phr v) black `out lose consciousness or memory temporarily 暂时失去知觉或记忆; 昏厥
*The plane dived suddenly, causing the pilot to black out. 飞机猛然俯冲致使驾驶员昏厥. black sth out
(a) extinguish (lights, etc) completely or cover (windows, etc) so that light cannot be seen from outside 完全熄灭（灯火等）或遮住（窗户等）使外面看不到光亮
*houses blacked out during an air raid 空袭时实行灯火管制的房屋.
(b) cover (sth written and printed) with black ink, etc so that it cannot be read （在书写或印刷材料上）用墨水涂去.