单词 | in the black |
释义 | black /blak/adjective
ORIGIN: OE blæc black blackˈen transitive verb
To become black blackˈing noun A substance used for blacking leather, metal, etc blackˈish adjective blackˈly adverb In an angry or threatening way blackˈness noun Black Africa noun Africa south of the Sahara, where the population is mainly black blackˈamoor noun (archaic) A dark-skinned or black person black-and-blueˈ adjective Livid in colour because of bruising black-and-tanˈ adjective and noun
noun A drink that is a mixture of ale and stout or porter black and white adjective
black art noun Magic (perh a translation of L nigromantia, erroneously used for Gr nekromanteiā, see necromancy under necro-) black-a-vised /blakˈə-vīst or -vīzd/ adjective (perh Fr à vis in the face) swarthy blackˈball transitive verb
blackˈballing noun blackˈband noun Iron ore containing enough coal to calcine it black bass /bas/ noun A N American freshwater fish (genus Micropterus) black bean noun
black bear noun An American or Asiatic bear, usu black but sometimes brown black beetle noun A cockroach black belt noun
blackˈberry noun
blackˈberrying noun Gathering blackberries blackˈbird noun
blackˈbirder noun A person or ship engaged in slave-trading blackˈbirding noun blackˈboard noun
blackˈ-boding adjective Of evil omen black body noun A body or surface that absorbs all incident radiation, reflecting none black body radiation noun That emitted by a black body black body temperature noun That at which a black body would emit the same radiation as is emitted by a given radiator at a given temperature black book noun
black bottom noun An American dance of the late 1920s black box noun
blackˈboy noun An Australian grass-tree black bread noun Dark, coarse rye-bread blackˈ-browed adjective
blackˈbuck noun An Indian antelope, the male of which is dark-coloured blackˈ-bullˈy noun Sapodilla black bun noun (Scot) A rich dark fruitcake in a pastry case, traditionally eaten at New Year black butt noun Any of several Australian trees of the genus Eucalyptus, used for timber black cabbage same as cavolo nero blackˈcap noun
black cap noun (historical) The cap put on by English judges to pronounce sentence of death blackˈ-cat noun The pekan black cattle plural noun (archaic) Cattle of any colour, orig from Wales or Scotland black chalk noun Bluish-black clay-slate, used for drawing, and for making black paint blackˈ-coated adjective
blackˈcock noun The male of the black grouse (see below) Black Consciousness noun (also without caps) a Black movement promoting and publicizing the separate cultural traditions of black society Black Country noun A heavily industrialized area of the West Midlands blackcurrˈant noun
black damp noun Air in a mine in which the oxygen has been displaced by carbon dioxide black death noun (with the and usu with caps) a deadly epidemic of bubonic plague that swept over Asia and Europe, reaching England in 1348 black diamond noun
black dog noun (informal; with the) Depression, melancholy black draught noun A purgative medicine, chiefly senna and Epsom salts black drop noun A liquid preparation of opium, vinegar, and sugar black earth noun A fertile deposit covering wide regions in S Russia and in central India black economy noun Economic activity involving payment in kind or cash not declared for tax purposes Black English noun (orig US) Any of the varieties of English spoken by (esp urban) black people black eye noun
black-eye bean , black-eyed bean, black-eye pea or black-eyed pea noun
black-eyed Susan noun
blackˈface noun
blackˈfaced adjective blackˈ-fellow noun (Aust inf) An Australian Aborigine blackˈ-figure or blackˈ-figured adjective (ancient Greece) Having black painted figures on a plain (usu red) clay ground (cf red-figure(d)) blackˈfish noun
blackˈ-fisher noun A poacher of fish by night blackˈ-fishing noun black flag noun
black-flagˈ transitive verb To call in a driver by waving the black flag black fly noun
Blackˈfoot noun (pl Blackˈfoot or Blackˈfeet) A member of a tribe of Algonquin Native Americans (also adjective) Black Forest gateau or Black Forest gateau cake noun An elaborate rich chocolate cake filled and topped with cherries and cream blackˈ-fox noun The pekan Black Friar noun (also without caps) a Dominican, from his black mantle (over a white woollen habit) black Friday noun
black frost noun Frost without rime or snow blackˈgame noun Black grouse black gold noun (informal) Oil black gram same as urd black grouse noun A large N European grouse, the male of which (blackˈcock) is black with a lyre-shaped tail, and the female of which is called a greyˈhen blackguard /blagˈgärd/ noun (somewhat old) A contemptible scoundrel (also adjective) transitive verb To vituperate intransitive verb To play the blackguard blackˈguardism noun blackˈguardly adjective and adverb black guillemot noun A guillemot native to N Atlantic coasts which has mainly black summer plumage black hand noun (usu with caps) a secret society or underground influence blackˈ-hat hacker noun A computer hacker who tries to break into a system to perform acts of sabotage (cf white-hat hacker) blackˈhead noun
blackˈheaded adjective Having a black head blackˈheart noun A dark kind of cherry black-heartˈed adjective Having an evil disposition black hole noun
black house noun An obsolete type of house in the Scottish highlands and islands, built of turf black ice noun A thin layer of transparent ice on a road blackˈjack noun
transitive verb (N American) To hit with a blackjack black knight noun (stock exchange) A person making an unwelcome bid to take over a company blackˈlead noun Graphite used in making pencils, blacking grates, etc blackˈleg noun
intransitive verb To work as a blackleg black letter noun The Old English typeface (also called Gothic) black light noun Invisible infrared or ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation blackˈlist noun A list of defaulters or persons convicted or suspected of something, disapproved of, or who are liable to loss of employment or lack of full recognition because of their (usu political) views transitive verb To put on a blacklist blackˈlisting noun black lung noun A lung disease that affects miners, pneumoconiosis black magic see under magic black Maria /mə-rīˈə/ noun
black mark noun Something known or noted to one's discredit black market noun Buying and selling (esp of scarce products) that is against the law or official regulations black-marketeerˈ noun A person who operates on the black market black mass noun A travesty of the Roman Catholic mass practised in devil-worship black Monday noun
black money noun Income not reported for tax purposes Black Monk noun A Benedictine (also without caps) Black Muslim noun A member of a militant African-American Muslim sect black nationalism noun (also with caps) a movement aimed at increasing Black self-determination and reducing White influence in all areas with a black population black nationalist noun black op noun (milit sl) A covert operation blackˈout noun
adjective For blacking out windows, etc with Black Panther noun A member of a militant Black political movement formed in the 1960s with the aim of ending domination by white people black paper noun An unofficial document similar in form to a government white paper, criticizing official policy black pepper noun see pepper blackˈpoll noun A N American warbler with a black and white head Black Pope noun (derogatory) The head of the Jesuits black powder noun Gunpowder used in quarry work Black Power noun (also without caps) a militant movement to increase the influence of black people, esp in the US black pudding noun A dark sausage made with pig's blood and other materials black-quartˈer noun An apoplectic disease of cattle and sheep black rat noun The smaller of the two British rats (usu brown) black rhinoceros noun A two-horned African rhinoceros with a prehensile upper lip black robin noun An extremely rare NZ bird, Petroica traversi Black Rod noun
black rot noun Any disease of plants, vegetables or fruit in which parts turn black Black Russian noun A cocktail consisting of vodka and Kahlúa black sheep noun A disreputable member of a family or group Blackˈshirt noun A member of a Fascist organization, esp in the Nazi SS and in Italy during World War II blackˈsmith noun A smith who works in iron black smoker noun (geology) An underwater volcanic spring, a deep-sea vent that sends out water rich in chemicals and mineral particles black snake noun
black spot noun
Black Stone noun A piece of black basalt in the Kaaba, sacred to Muslims black stump noun (Aust and NZ) A mythical distance-marker on the edge of civilization (esp in beyond the black stump in the far outback) black swan noun
blackˈ-tailed deer noun The mule deer blackˈthorn noun
black tie noun A man's black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket adjective (of an occasion) formal, at which a dinner jacket should be worn blackˈtop noun (esp N American)
transitive verb To surface a road with blacktop black velvet noun Champagne mixed with stout blackˈ-visaged adjective Having a black visage or appearance black vomit noun Vomit containing blood, usu being a sign of some disease, eg yellow fever blackˈwash noun
Black Watch see under watch black water noun Waste water from toilets (cf grey water) blackˈwater noun
black widow noun A very venomous spider, esp a N American species, the female of which has a black body and the habit of eating her mate blackˈwood noun
black in the face Purple through strangulation, passion, or effort black out
black up To apply black make-up to the face in order to play the role of a black person in black and white
in someone's black books (informal)
in the black
put the black on (slang) To blackmail |
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