black

adj.

颜色 colour

1. 黑的；黑色的
   having the very darkest colour, like night or coal
   1. a shiny black car
      发亮的黑汽车
   2. black storm clouds
      带来暴风雨的乌云

无光线 with no light

2. 黑暗的；漆黑的
   without light; completely dark
   1. a black night
      漆黑的夜晚

人 people

3. 黑色人种的；黑人的
   belonging to a race of people who have dark skin; connected with black people
   1. a black woman writer
      一位黑人女作家
   2. black culture
      黑人文化

茶；咖啡 tea/coffee

4. 不加牛奶的
   without milk
   1. Two black coffees, please.
      请来两杯不加牛奶的咖啡。

肮脏 dirty

5. 很脏的；布满污垢的
   very dirty; covered with dirt
   1. chimneys black with smoke
      满布烟尘的烟囱
   2. Go and wash your hands; they're absolutely black!
      洗洗手去，你的手脏极了！

愤怒 angry

6. 愤怒的；仇恨的
   full of anger or hatred
   1. She's been in a really black mood all day.
      她一整天都心情很坏。
   2. Rory shot her a black look.
      罗里愤怒地瞪了她一眼。

令人沮丧 depressing

7. 无希望的；令人沮丧的
   without hope; very depressing
   1. The future looks pretty black.
      前景看来很暗淡。
   2. 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。

邪恶 evil

8. 邪恶的；不道德的
   evil or immoral
   1. black deeds/lies
      邪恶行为；昧良心的谎言

幽默 humour

9. 黑色的（以幽默的方式对待讨厌的或可怕的事物，如凶杀）
   dealing with unpleasant or terrible things, such as murder, in a humorous way
   1. ‘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。
   2. The play is a black comedy .
      那是个黑色喜剧。

noun

颜色 colour

1. 黑色
   the very darkest colour, like night or coal
   1. the black of the night sky
      夜空的漆黑
   2. Everyone at the funeral was dressed in black.
      参加葬礼的人都身着黑服。

人 people

2. 黑色人种的人；黑人
   a member of a race of people who have dark skin

verb

1. 抵制；拒绝处理（货物）；拒绝（同某人做生意）
   to refuse to deal with goods or to do business with sb as a political protest
   1. 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。
2. 使变黑；染黑；涂黑
   to make sth black

1. COLOUR 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.
   1. She was wearing a black coat with a white collar...
      她穿着一件白领黑外套。
   2. He had thick black hair...
      他的头发乌黑浓密。
   3. I wear a lot of black...
      我经常穿黑色衣服。
   4. He was dressed all in black.
      他一袭黑衣装束。
2. ADJ （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.
   1. He worked for the rights of black people...
      他为争取黑人权利而工作。
   2. Sherry is black, tall, slender and soft-spoken.
      谢里是个黑人，身材高挑，细声细语。
   3. ...the traditions of the black community.
      黑人社区的传统
3. N-COUNT 黑人（可能具冒犯意味）
   Black people are sometimes referred to as blacks. This use could cause offence.
   1. There are about thirty-one million blacks in the US.
      美国大约有3,100万黑人。
4. ADJ （咖啡、茶）不加牛奶（或奶油）的
   Black coffee or tea has no milk or cream added to it.
   1. 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。
   2. I drink coffee black.
      我喝咖啡不加奶。
5. ADJ-GRADED 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.
   1. 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。
   2. The future for the industry looks even blacker.
      这个产业的前景看起来更加暗淡。
6. ADJ-GRADED （情绪）沮丧的，低落的，忧郁的
   If someone is in a black mood, they feel very miserable and depressed.
   1. In late 1975, she fell into a black depression...
      在1975年底，她陷入了情绪的低谷。
   2. Her mood was blacker than ever.
      她的心情从未如此低落过。
7. ADJ-GRADED 残忍的；恶毒的；邪恶的
   You use black to describe things that you consider to be very cruel or wicked.
   1. 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。
   2. ...the blackest laws in the country's history.
      这个国家历史上最严酷的法律
8. ADJ-GRADED （幽默）黑色的
   Black humour involves jokes about sad or difficult situations.
   1. '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。
   2. 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。
9. ADJ 巫术的；妖术的
   People who believe in black magic believe that it is possible to communicate with evil spirits.
   1. He was also alleged to have conducted black magic ceremonies...
      据称他还做了法。
   2. The King was unjustly accused of practising the black arts.
      国王被诬陷施行妖术。
10. See also: Her husband blacked her eye... Their mother was trying to hide her two blacked eyes. black eye
11. PHRASE （伤得）青一块紫一块
    If you say that someone is black and blue, you mean that they are badly bruised.
    1. 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。
    2. Bud's nose was still black and blue.
       巴德的鼻子还是青一块紫一块的。
12. PHRASE 有盈余；有结余
    If a person or an organization is in the black, they do not owe anyone any money.
    1. Remington's operations in Japan are now in the black...
       雷明顿在日本的业务现在有盈利。
    2. 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。
13. PHRASE 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.
    1. 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。

1. She was wearing a black coat with a white collar
   她穿着一件白领黑外套。
2. He had thick black hair
   他的头发乌黑浓密。
3. I wear a lot of black
   我经常穿黑色衣服。
4. He was dressed all in black.
   他一袭黑衣装束。
5. He worked for the rights of black people
   他为争取黑人权利而工作。
6. There are about thirty-one million blacks in the US.
   美国大约有3,100万黑人。
7. 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。
8. I drink coffee black.
   我喝咖啡不加奶。
9. 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。
10. The future for the industry looks even blacker.
    这个产业的前景看起来更加暗淡。
11. Her mood was blacker than ever.
    她的心情从未如此低落过。
12. 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。
13. '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。
14. 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。
15. He was also alleged to have conducted black magic ceremonies
    据称他还做了法。
16. The King was unjustly accused of practising the black arts.
    国王被诬陷施行妖术。
17. Her husband blacked her eye
    她丈夫把她的眼睛打青了。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. Bud's nose was still black and blue.
    巴德的鼻子还是青一块紫一块的。
21. Remington's operations in Japan are now in the black
    雷明顿在日本的业务现在有盈利。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. Newman poured more black coffee and lit a cigarette.
    纽曼又倒了些黑咖啡，接着点了支烟。
25. She had dyed black hair.
    她将她的黑头发染了色。
26. Shirley flicked a speck of fluff from the sleeve of her black suit
    雪莉弹掉了黑色套装袖子上的一点小绒毛。
27. I'd been wearing Michel's black and gold shirt.
    我一直都穿着米歇尔那件黑色和金色相间的衬衫。
28. That morning I had put on a pair of black slacks and a long-sleeved black blouse.
    那天早上，我穿了一条宽松的黑裤子和一件长袖黑衬衫。

  dark black dim dusky murky【导航词义：黑，暗】

  dark adj. 黑的，暗的

〔辨析〕普通用词，主要指由于光线不足或缺乏照明而变得黑暗，使人看不见眼前物体，用于比喻时则指阴险的、邪恶的。

  black adj. 黑色的

〔辨析〕主要指颜色是黑色的，有时也指某处因光线不足而黑暗的。

  dim adj. 微暗的，模糊的

〔辨析〕强调由于黑暗或光线微弱而无法看清物体的；也可指记忆不清晰的。

  dusky adj. 昏暗的，暗淡的，蒙的

〔辨析〕强调光线不足或微弱的；也指黎明或傍晚时周围环境灰蒙蒙的。

  murky adj. 黑暗的，阴暗的，模糊的

〔辨析〕主要指由于烟、雾等而难以看清的，引申则指含糊难懂的。

black out

1. 暂时失去知觉；昏厥
   to become unconscious for a short time

black sth↔out

1. 使（某处）变黑暗
   to make a place dark by turning off lights, covering windows, etc.
2. 涂掉（文章）；截断（电视广播）；封锁（新闻）
   to prevent sth such as a piece of writing or a television broadcast from being read or seen
   1. a black night
      漆黑的夜晚

adj.

(beat sb) black and blue

• （把某人打得）青一块紫一块，伤痕斑斑
  (to hit sb until they are) covered with bruises (= blue, brown or purple marks on the body)

not as black as he/she/it is painted

• 不像别人说的那么坏
  not as bad as people say he/she/it is
  1. 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。

the pot calling the kettle black

• 锅笑壶黑；五十步笑百步；乌鸦说猪黑
  used to say that you should not criticize sb for a fault that you have yourself

n.

be in the black

• 有盈余；有结余
  to have money, for example in your bank account

black and white

• （照片、电视等）黑白的
  having no colours except black, white and shades of grey (in photographs, on television, etc.)
  1. a film made in black and white
     黑白电影
  2. black-and-white photos
     黑白照片

in black and white

• 白纸黑字；书写的；印刷的
  in writing or in print
  1. 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 white

• 黑白分明（好坏、是非等清楚的）
  in a way that makes people or things seem completely bad or good, or completely right or wrong
  1. 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。
  2. 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。