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  • Derivatives : n  blackness ; adj  blackish
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

black [blæk]
  1. 1. adjective [+paint, jacket, cat] (in colour) 黑色的
  2. 2. adjective [+person] 黑人的
  3. 3. adjective [+tea, coffee] 不加牛奶的
  4. 4. adjective [+humour] 黑色的
    a black comedy
    黑色喜剧
  5. 5. adjective (grim) 暗淡
    one of the blackest days of his political career
    政治生涯中最暗淡一个日子
  6. 6. noun [u] (colour) 黑色
  7. 7. noun [c] (person) 黑人
    the first black to be elected to Congress
    第一个被选入国会黑人
  8. 8. vt. [BRIT] 抵制
    The Union blacked incoming goods at the docks.
    工会抵制进入码头货物
    to give sb/to have a black eye
    某人眼睛打青/眼睛青了
    black and blue
    青一块,紫一块的
    there it is in black and white
    白纸黑字清清楚楚地写着
    to be in the black
    赢余

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

black [blæk] [blæk]
  1. 1. adjective 黑的黑色的
    I want to paint my bike black but I'm not sure I'll like it or not.
    我想把自行车刷成黑色但是害怕不喜欢
  2. 2. adjective 肤色头发黑色的;尤指黑人的
  3. 3. adjective 黑人的,(有关黑人的
    black studies
    (美国大学中)研究黑人问题学科,黑人学
  4. 4. adjective 全然无光的完全黑暗
  5. 5. adjective 非常黑暗的,漆黑的
  6. 6. adjective 咖啡)不加牛奶、糖等的
    What would you like to drink Sir? - Can I have a black coffee please?
    先生,您想喝点儿什么?给我来杯清咖啡吧。
  7. 7. adjective 弄脏的;污秽的
  8. 8. adjective 穿黑衣的
  9. 9. adjective 邪恶的,恶劣
  10. 10. adjective 不光彩的,丢脸
  11. 11. adjective 忧郁的,阴郁的,阴沉的
    Don't talk to her she's in one of her black moods today.
    今天情绪不好,别跟她说话了。
  12. 12. adjective 灾难性的损失惨重的;不吉利的;不高兴脸色
  13. 13. adjective 无望的,暗淡的
    a black future
    暗淡的前途
  14. 14. adjective 根深蒂固的积习很深的,顽固不化
    a black villain
    顽固不化坏人
  15. 15. adjective 富于幽默的,诙谐的;好挖苦
    black comedy
    幽默(或诙谐)的喜剧,黑喜剧
  16. 16. adjective 秘密的
  17. 17. adverb 秘密地
  18. 18. noun 黑色
    I like to dress in black, it makes me look slimmer.
    喜欢穿黑色的衣服因为黑色能显瘦。
  19. 19. noun 黑颜料;黑油漆;黑染料;黑墨水
  20. 20. noun 黑的物质黑的东西
  21. 21. noun 黑斑污点疵点;煤炱;黑地区
  22. 22. noun 黑衣;尤指丧服
  23. 23. noun [偶作Black]黑人[现为普遍用语]
  24. 24. noun 黑暗漆黑缺乏光线
  25. 25. vt.,vi. (使)变黑,(把…)弄黑;(把…)弄脏
    After blacking their face the soldiers start walking through the forest.
    士兵们涂黑自己的脸,开始穿越森林
  26. 26. vt.,vi. 用黑鞋油擦(鞋)

Collins English-English Dictionary

black [blæk]
  1. 1. adj of the colour of jet or carbon black, having no hue due to the absorption of all or nearly all incident light - Compare white
  2. 2. adj without light; completely dark
  3. 3. adj without hope or alleviation; gloomy
    the future looked black
  4. 4. adj very dirty or soiled
    black factory chimneys
  5. 5. adj angry or resentful
    she gave him black looks
  6. 6. adj (of a play or other work) dealing with the unpleasant realities of life, esp in a pessimistic or macabre manner
    black comedy
  7. 7. adj (of coffee or tea) without milk or cream
  8. 8. adj causing, resulting from, or showing great misfortune
    black areas of unemployment
  9. 9. adj wicked or harmful
    a black lie
  10. 10. adj (in combination)
    black-hearted
  11. 11. adj causing or deserving dishonour or censure
    a black crime
  12. 12. adj (of the face) purple, as from suffocation
  13. 13. adj [Brit] (of goods, jobs, works, etc) being subject to boycott by trade unionists, esp in support of industrial action elsewhere
  14. 14. n a black colour
  15. 15. n a dye or pigment of or producing this colour
  16. 16. n black clothing, worn esp as a sign of mourning
  17. 17. n [chess] [draughts] a black or dark-coloured piece or square
  18. 18. n [usually capital] the player playing with such pieces
  19. 19. n complete darkness
    the black of the night
  20. 20. n a black ball in snooker, etc
  21. 21. n (in roulette and other gambling games) one of two colours on which players may place even bets, the other being red
  22. 22. n [archery] a black ring on a target, between the outer and the blue, scoring three points
  23. 23. vb another word for blacken
  24. 24. vt. [tr] to polish (shoes, etc) with blacking
  25. 25. vt. [tr] to bruise so as to make black
    he blacked her eye
  26. 26. vt. [tr] [Brit, Austral, and NZ] (of trade unionists) to organize a boycott of (specified goods, jobs, work, etc), esp in support of industrial action elsewhere
  27. 27. vt. See also blackout
  28. 28. vt. [Etymology] Old English blæc; related to Old Saxon blak ink, Old High German blakra to blink

Examples

Black in black cat is an attributive.
black cat中的black是修饰性形容词。 attributive
black-on-black violence black-on-black
Light rays are absorbed by black surfaces.
光线被黑面吸收(而无反射)。 absorb
black studies
(美国大学中)研究黑人问题的学科,黑人学 black
a black future
暗淡的前途 black
a black villain
顽固不化的坏人 black
black comedy
幽默(或诙谐)的喜剧,黑喜剧 black
to put an agreement down in black and white
将协议用白纸黑字写下来 black and white
a black-and-white tie
黑白领结 black-and-white
a black-and-white print
黑白图片 black-and-white

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