| 单词 | black |
| 释义 | Word Frequency black(blæk) adjective 1. of the colour of jet or carbon black, having no hue due to the absorption of all or nearly all incident light Compare white (sense 1)2. without light; completely dark 3. without hope or alleviation; gloomy the future looked black 4. very dirty or soiled black factory chimneys 5. angry or resentful she gave him black looks 6. (of a play or other work) dealing with the unpleasant realities of life, esp in a pessimistic or macabre manner black comedy 7. (of coffee or tea) without milk or cream 8. causing, resulting from, or showing great misfortune black areas of unemployment 9. a. wicked or harmful a black lie b. (in combination) black-hearted 10. causing or deserving dishonour or censure a black crime 11. (of the face) purple, as from suffocation 12. British (of goods, jobs, works, etc) being subject to boycott by trade unionists, esp in support of industrial action elsewhere noun 13. a black colour 14. a dye or pigment of or producing this colour 15. black clothing, worn esp as a sign of mourning 16. chess, draughts a. a black or dark-coloured piece or square b. (usually capital) the player playing with such pieces 17. complete darkness the black of the night 18. a black ball in snooker, etc 19. (in roulette and other gambling games) one of two colours on which players may place even bets, the other being red 20. in the black 21. archery a black ring on a target, between the outer and the blue, scoring three points verb 22. another word for blacken 23. (transitive) to polish (shoes, etc) with blacking 24. (transitive) to bruise so as to make black he blacked her eye 25. (transitive) British, Australian and New Zealand (of trade unionists) to organize a boycott of (specified goods, jobs, work, etc), esp in support of industrial actionelsewhere Derived forms blackish (ˈblackish) adjective blackishly (ˈblackishly) adverb blackly (ˈblackly) adverb blackness (ˈblackness) noun Word origin Old English blæc; related to Old Saxon blak ink, Old High German blakra to blinkWord Frequency Black 1(blæk) adjective 1. (of a person) belonging to a population having dark pigmentation of the skin 2. of or relating to a Black person or Black people a Black neighbourhood noun offensive ▶ USAGE Talking about a Black or Blacks is considered offensive and it is better to talk about a Black person, Black people3. a member of a human population having dark pigmentation of the skin Word Frequency Black 2(blæk) noun 1. Sir James (Whyte). 1924–2010, British biochemist. He discovered beta-blockers and drugs for peptic ulcers: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1988 2. Joseph. 1728–99, Scottish physician and chemist, noted for his pioneering work on carbon dioxide and heat |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含233703条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。