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单词 black
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black

adjective
 
/blæk/
/blæk/
(comparative blacker, superlative blackest)
Idioms
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    colour

  1.  
     having the very darkest colour, like coal or the sky at night
    • a shiny black car
    • black storm clouds
    • She had curly black hair and hazel eyes.
    Topics Colours and Shapesa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • very
    • all
    • completely
    • …
    adjective
    • deep
    • jet
    • pitch
    • …
    See full entry
    2.

    with no light

  2.  
     without light; completely dark
    • a black night
    • My head banged on a rock and everything went black.
    see also pitch-black
    Extra Examples
    • The wind and rain intensified the black darkness outside.
    • Through the black night came the sound of thunder.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • very
    • all
    • completely
    • …
    adjective
    • deep
    • jet
    • pitch
    • …
    See full entry
    3.

    people

  3.  
     belonging to a race of people who have dark skin; connected with black people
    • The film is set in a historically black community.
    • dilemmas faced by black people
    Extra Examples
    • a black woman writer
    • He's seen as a role model for young black men.
    Black is the word most widely used and generally accepted in Britain. In the US the currently accepted terms are African American or black American.Topics People in societya1

    4. tea/coffee

  4.  
     without milk
    • Two black coffees, please.
    compare white

    5. dirty

  5. very dirty; covered with dirt
    • chimneys black with smoke
    • Go and wash your hands; they're absolutely black!
    6.

    angry

  6. full of anger or hate
    • She's been in a really black mood all day.
    • Rory shot her a black look.
    7.

    depressing

  7. without hope; very depressing
    • The future looks pretty black.
    • It's been another black day for the north-east with the announcement of further job losses.
    8.

    evil

  8. (literary) evil or immoral
    • black deeds/lies
    9.

    humour

  9. dealing with unpleasant or terrible things, such as murder, in a humorous way
    • ‘Good place to bury the bodies,’ she joked with black humour.
    • The play is a black comedy.
    see also blackly
    10. Word OriginOld English blæc, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
(beat somebody) black and blue
  1. (to hit somebody until they are) covered with bruises (= blue, brown or purple marks on the body)
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    • belt and braces
    • black and blue
    • born and bred
    • chalk and cheese
    • chop and change
    • done and dusted
    • down and dirty
    • in dribs and drabs
    • eat somebody out of house and home
    • facts and figures
    • fast and furious
    • first and foremost
    • forgive and forget
    • hale and hearty
    • hem and haw
    • kith and kin
    • mix and match
    • part and parcel
    • puff and pant
    • to rack and ruin
    • rant and rave
    • risk life and limb
    • short and sweet
    • signed and sealed
    • spic and span
    • through thick and thin
    • this and that
    • top and tail
    • tried and tested
    • wax and wane
not as black as he/she/it is painted
  1. not as bad as people say he/she/it is
    • He's not very friendly, but he's not as black as he's painted.
the pot calling the kettle black
  1. (saying, informal) used to say that you should not criticize somebody for a fault that you have yourself

black

noun
 
/blæk/
/blæk/
Idioms
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    colour

  1.  
     [uncountable] the very darkest colour, like night or coal
    • the black of the night sky
    • Everyone at the funeral was dressed in black.
    Topics Colours and Shapesa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • very
    • all
    • completely
    • …
    adjective
    • deep
    • jet
    • pitch
    • …
    See full entry
    2.

    people

  2. [countable, usually plural] (offensive) a member of a race of people who have dark skin Using the noun black to refer to people with dark skin can be offensive, so it is better to use the adjective: black people • a black man/woman . It is especially offensive to use the noun with the definite article (‘the blacks’).Topics People in societyb2
    3. Word OriginOld English blæc, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
be in the black
  1. to have money, for example in your bank account
    • The company has managed to stay in the black for the year ending December 31.
    compare be in the redTopics Businessc2
black and white
  1. having no colours except black, white and shades of grey (in photographs, on television, etc.)
    • a film made in black and white
    • black-and-white photos
    Topics Film and theatrea2
(in) black and white
  1. in a way that makes people or things seem completely bad or good, or completely right or wrong
    • It's a complex issue, but he only sees it in black and white.
    • This is not a black-and-white decision (= where the difference between two choices is completely clear).
in black and white
  1. in writing or in print
    • I never thought they'd put it in black and white on the front page.

black

verb
/blæk/
/blæk/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they black
/blæk/
/blæk/
he / she / it blacks
/blæks/
/blæks/
past simple blacked
/blækt/
/blækt/
past participle blacked
/blækt/
/blækt/
-ing form blacking
/ˈblækɪŋ/
/ˈblækɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. black something/somebody (British English) to refuse to deal with goods or to do business with somebody as a political protest synonym boycott
    • The unions have blacked all imports from the country.
  2. black something to make something black synonym blacken
    3. Word OriginOld English blæc, of Germanic origin.
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