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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

black-and-white ['blækən 'hwaɪt] [blækən 'waɪt]
  1. 1. adjective 白纸黑字写的(或印刷的)
  2. 2. adjective 又黑又白的,黑白混杂的
    a black-and-white tie
    黑白领结
  3. 3. adjective 用黑、白、灰色复制描绘
    a black-and-white print
    黑白图片
  4. 4. adjective 电视黑白的(图象)
    a black-and-white TV set
    黑白电视机
  5. 5. adjective 用两种绝对标准看待
    to consider a moral question in black-and-white terms as entirely right or entirely wrong
    一个道德问题看成完全正确完全错误
  6. 6. adjective 泾渭分明的(如善恶真伪
  7. 7. adjective 评价水火不相容的,两极

Collins English-English Dictionary

black-and-white
  1. 1. n a photograph, picture, sketch, etc, in black, white, and shades of grey rather than in colour
  2. 2. n (as modifier)
    black-and-white film
  3. 3. n the neutral tones of black, white, and intermediate shades of grey - Compare colour

Examples

to put an agreement down in black and white
将协议用白纸黑字写下来
a black-and-white print
黑白图片
to consider a moral question in black-and-white terms as entirely right or entirely wrong
把一个道德问题看成是完全正确或完全错误
If you add black and white while painting you'll get grey.
画画时把黑色加在白色里,你会得到灰色。
Black-and-white photos feature tradition while color signifies modernity.
黑白照片具有传统特色,而彩色照片则具有现代气息。

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