blackout

black·out

B0303500 (blăk′out′)n.1. A cutoff of electric power, especially as a result of a shortage, a mechanical failure, or overuse by consumers.2. The concealment or extinguishment of lights that might be visible to enemy aircraft during an air raid.3. a. The sudden extinguishment of all stage lights in a theater to indicate the passage of time or to mark the end of an act or scene.b. A short, comic vaudeville skit that ends with lights off.4. A temporary loss of memory or consciousness.5. a. A suppression, as of news, by censorship.b. A suppression of the broadcast of an event or program, as to support ticket sales at a local venue.6. A suspension of a discounted price or free offer, as for an airline ticket or a lift ticket at a ski resort.

blackout

(ˈblækaʊt) n1. (Military) the extinguishing or hiding of all artificial light, esp in a city visible to an enemy attack from the air2. (Pathology) a momentary loss of consciousness, vision, or memory3. (Electronics) a temporary electrical power failure or cut4. (Electronics) electronics a temporary loss of sensitivity in a valve following a short strong pulse5. (Electronics) a temporary loss of radio communications between a spacecraft and earth, esp on re-entry into the earth's atmosphere6. (Broadcasting) the suspension of radio or television broadcasting, as by a strike or for political reasonsvb (adverb) 7. (tr) to obliterate or extinguish (lights)8. (Military) (tr) to create a blackout in (a city etc)9. (intr) to lose vision, consciousness, or memory temporarily10. (Broadcasting) (tr, adverb) to stop (news, a television programme) from being released or broadcast

black•out

(ˈblækˌaʊt)

n. 1. the extinguishing or concealment of all visible lights, usu. as a precaution against air raids. 2. a period of failure of all electrical power, sometimes caused by an unusually heavy demand for electricity by those using the system. 3. a. the extinguishing of all stage lights, as in closing a vaudeville skit or separating the scenes of a play. b. Also called black′out skit`. a skit ending in a blackout. 4. a. temporary loss of consciousness or vision. b. a period of total memory loss, as one induced by an accident or prolonged alcoholic drinking. 5. a brief, passing lapse of memory. 6. complete stoppage of a communications medium, as by an electrical storm: a radio blackout. 7. a stoppage, suppression, or obliteration: a news blackout. 8. a prohibition imposed on the televising of an event, as a prizefight, so as to encourage or ensure ticket sales. [1910–15]

blackout

- Originally a theatrical term for the extinguishing of all lights on the stage when scenery was shifted.See also related terms for lights.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blackout - a suspension of radio or tv broadcastingpause, suspension, intermission, interruption, break - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
	2.	blackout - darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)brownout, dimoutaircraft - a vehicle that can flydark, darkness - absence of light or illumination
	3.	blackout - the failure of electric power for a general regionpower failure, power outage - equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage"
	4.	blackout - a momentary loss of consciousness unconsciousness - a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
	5.	blackout - partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"amnesia, memory losscognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processesanterograde amnesia, posttraumatic amnesia - loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the traumaretrograde amnesia - loss of memory for events immediately preceding a traumaforgetfulness - tendency to forgetselective amnesia - amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember; "why do politicians always develop selective amnesia when questioned about their transgressions?"transient global amnesia - memory disorder seen in middle aged and elderly persons; characterized by an episode of amnesia and bewilderment that lasts for several hours; person is otherwise alert and intellectually active

blackout

noun1. noncommunication, secrecy, censorship, suppression, radio silence a media blackout2. power cut, power failure, blown fuse, electricity failure an electricity blackout3. unconsciousness, collapse, faint, oblivion, swoon (literary), loss of consciousness, syncope (Pathology) I suffered a blackout which lasted for several minutes.

blackout

nounA temporary loss of consciousness:faint, swoon.Pathology: syncope.

Translations

停电停电期间剧终熄灯封锁断电

black

(blӕk) adjective1. of the colour in which these words are printed. black paint. 黑色的 黑色的2. without light. a black night; The night was black and starless. 黑暗的 黑暗的3. dirty. Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal. 髒污的 弄脏的4. without milk. black coffee. 不加奶的 不加奶的5. evil. black magic. 邪惡的 邪恶的6. (often offensive. currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent. (貶意)黑人的 （贬意）黑人的 7. (especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves). (尤在南非)有色的(人種) （尤在南非）有色的（人种） noun1. the colour in which these words are printed. Black and white are opposites. 黑色 黑色2. something (eg paint) black in colour. I've used up all the black. 黑顏料 黑颜料3. (often with capital. often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent. 黑人 黑人 verb to make black. 使變黑 变黑ˈblackness noun 黑色 黑色，黑暗 ˈblacken verb1. to make or become black. The sky blackened before the storm. 使...變黑，變黑 使变黑，把…弄黑 2. to make to seem bad. She blackened his character. 誹謗 诋毁3. to clean with black polish. He blackened his boots. 用黑鞋油刷亮(鞋靴) 用黑鞋油刷亮（鞋靴） black art/magic magic performed for evil reasons. He tries to practise black magic. 妖術 妖术ˈblackbird noun a dark-coloured bird of the thrush family. (英)畫眉，(美)燕八哥 画眉，燕八哥 ˈblackboard noun a dark-coloured board for writing on in chalk (used especially in schools). 黑板 黑板black box a built-in machine for automatic recording of the details of a plane's flight. They found the black box two miles away from the wreckage of the crashed plane. 黑盒子，飛行記錄器 黑匣子（装配在飞机上的电子自动记录仪器） the Black Death noun the plague that killed large numbers of people in Europe in the 14th to 18th centuries. 黑死病 黑死病black eye an eye with bad bruising around it (eg from a punch). George gave me a black eye. 鼻青眼腫 发青的眼圈ˈblackhead noun a small black-topped lump in a pore of the skin, especially of the face. 黑頭粉刺 黑头粉刺ˈblacklist noun a list of people who are out of favour etc. 黑名單 黑名单 verb to put (a person etc) on such a list. 將(某人等)列入黑名單 把 ... 列入黑名单ˈblackmail verb to obtain money illegally from (a person), usually by threatening to make known something which the victim wants to keep secret. 向...勒索 勒索 noun the act of blackmailing. money got by blackmail. 敲詐 勒索，敲诈 ˈblackmailer noun 勒索者 勒索者，敲诈者 Black Maria (məˈraiə) a prison van. The policeman took the three suspects to the police station in a Black Maria. 囚車 囚车black market (a place for) the illegal buying and selling, at high prices, of goods that are scarce, rationed etc. coffee on the black market. 黑市 黑市black marketeer a person who sells goods on the black market. 黑市商人 黑市商人ˈblackout noun1. a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights. Accidents increase during a blackout. 停電 停电，断电 2. a ban (on news etc). a blackout of news about the coup. 封鎖(新聞等) （新闻的）封锁 3. a period of unconsciousness. He has had several blackouts during his illness. 暫時失去知覺 暂时的意识丧失4. a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines. 暫時失去記憶 暂时失去记忆5. (also outage) a period of a general power failure. 停電期間 停电期间6. (in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc. (劇院)劇終熄燈 （剧院）剧终熄灯 black sheep a member of a family or group who is unsatisfactory in some way. My brother is the black sheep of the family. 敗家子 害群之马，败家子 ˈblacksmith noun a person who makes and repairs by hand things made of iron. The blacksmith made a new shoe for the horse. 鐵匠 铁匠black and blue badly bruised. After the fight the boy was all black and blue. (被打的)遍體鱗傷，青一塊紫一塊 （被打的）遍体鳞伤，青一快紫一块 black out to lose consciousness. He blacked out for almost a minute. 失去知覺 失去知觉in black and white in writing or print. Would you put that down in black and white? 寫出，印出 写出，印出

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