black
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++black1 /blæk/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective (comparative blacker, superlative blackest) 1 COLOURcolour 颜色CC having the darkest colour, like coal or night 黑色的，黑的 a black evening dress 黑色晚礼服jet/inky black (=very dark) 乌黑的 jet black hair 乌黑的头发2 no light 没有光 very dark because there is no light 黑暗的，漆黑的 It was still pitch black (=very dark) out. 外面依然一片漆黑。3 PEOPLEpeople 人 (also Black) a) SANbelonging to the race of people who originally came from Africa and who have dark brown skin 黑色人种的 → white Over half the students are black. 有超过一半的学生是黑人。 b) [only before noun]SAN relating to black people 黑人的，与黑人有关的 politics from a black perspective 黑人政治 Black and Asian music 黑人音乐和亚洲音乐4 TEA/COFFEEdrink 饮料DFD [only before noun] black coffee or tea does not have milk in it 〔咖啡或茶〕不加奶的 OPP white Black coffee, no sugar, please. 黑咖啡，不加糖，谢谢。5 DIRTYdirty 脏的 informal very dirty 黑乎乎的，脏的be black with soot/dirt/age etc 黑乎乎布满煤烟/黑乎乎布满灰尘/年久发黑等6 WITHOUT HOPESAD/UNHAPPYwithout hope 没有希望 sad and without hope for the future 无希望的；令人沮丧的；前景暗淡的 the blackest period of European history 欧洲历史上最黑暗的时期 a mood of black despair 悲观绝望的心情 It’s been another black day for the car industry, with more job losses announced. 汽车工业又经历了一个黑暗的日子，据公布称更多的人遭裁员。7 humour 幽默 making jokes about serious subjects, especially death 黑色的〔指拿严肃话题开玩笑，尤其是关于死亡〕 a very black joke 一个很沉重的黑色笑话8 ANGRYangry 生气的 [only before noun] full of feelings of anger or hate 怒气冲冲的；充满仇恨的 → blackly Denise gave me a black look. 丹尼丝恶狠狠地瞪了我一眼。9. a black mark (against somebody) if there is a black mark against you, someone has a bad opinion of you because of something you have done （对某人不利的）看法，污点10. not be as black as you are painted BAD PERSONnot to be as bad as people say you are 并不像人们说的那样坏11 ALbad 坏的BAD literary very bad 罪恶的，邪恶的 black deeds 恶行 —blackness noun
Examples from the Corpus
black• Do you take your coffee black?• Most of the people in my neighborhood are black.• The letters were white on a black background.• Bonnie Raitt in illusion lace with black beading.• a shiny black car• My hands were black from working on the car.• If I remember, he was a dark young fellow, black hair and a squint in his right eye.• Mary's uncle had black hair with some white in it, and high, crooked shoulders.• a black-hearted villain• How can we support black individuals who feel powerless and isolated?• Denise gave me a black look.• Books portraying black men in a positive light are simply not part of the growth industry.• Tony was in a black mood.• contemporary Black music• Singed shrubbery rose from pastures that appeared like black velvet.jet/inky black• The horse stood sixteen hands high, its jet black coat gleaming in the sunlight.• Now, any kitten with tufts or streaks of white hair on an otherwise jet black coat will be ignored.• She could even see it in this thing, the pallor of it, the fine dust of jet black fur.• A woman was exercising a troupe of jet black greyhounds.• She stared calmly back, her jet black hair escaping from underneath the wimple.• An emaciated fellow with jet black hair, thin lips and large brooding eyes caught the friar's eye.• The best material is jet black, pure glass, free from bubbles or other imperfections.• It was inky black, with bright jewels of stars.pitch black• The room was pitch black.• She couldn't decipher it in the pitch black.• She lay there in the pitch black.• Gaza descended into chaos and pitch black as the power went out.• Why shave after you get home to the pitch black cabin and repeat the fumbling around?• If none of the office lights is on, it's pitch black in there.• It is pitch black round the clock and everyone is depressed, drunk and stinks of fish oil.• As she walked down the tree-lined road in the pitch black she managed to suppress her fear of the dark.• We could go from pitch black to brightness in the blink of an eye-and vice versa.be black with soot/dirt/age etc• His face and hands were black with dirt.• Outside my rattling window the green countryside was black with soot.• They entered a room with walls that were black with age and dirt.black day• It was a black day for the auto industry, with announcements of major job losses.• That was a particularly black day for those of us who had urged the President to take on the Chief at Interior.• Oh dear, that was a black day in Baldersdale.• It had been the blackest day of the war when the government announced the rationing of tea.• Thank you for looking after on those really black days when even he seemed too much to cope with.black joke• Frank Black joked as he passed me in the crowd en route to the stage.black look• And you can forget the black looks.• Matthew shot him a black look.• I gave him such a black look, however, that the smile froze on his face.• With another black look, the man led us to that door over there.• Some people would think a black look was aggressive others would not.black2 ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 [uncountable]CC the dark colour of coal or night 黑色 You look good wearing black. 你穿黑色衣服挺好看。 → coal-black2 (also Black) [countable]SAN someone who belongs to the race of people who originally came from Africa and who have dark brown skin 黑人 → white laws that discriminated against blacks 歧视黑人的法律3. be in the black BFto have money in your bank account 〔银行存款〕有盈余，有结余 OPP be in the redExamples from the Corpus
black• Black is his favorite color.• The laws were used to discriminate against blacks.• So soul, with the uncompromising Aretha as its star, was enjoyed and purchased by whites and blacks.• Minimalist in beige, black and cement with big arrangements of fresh flowers.• I remember this time after school there was a fight between blacks and whites.• It sees them as little more than rural ghettoes designed by previous hated white regimes to keep blacks and whites apart.• Put some more black around your eyes.• Most blacks were illiterate; even those who were educated were oppressed.• In the end, four whites and seventeen blacks were hanged; thirteen blacks were burned-at the stake.• The president's unilateral reforms will achieve little if he does not talk to blacks.black3 verb [transitive] 1 British EnglishBEL if a trade union blacks goods or a company, it refuses to work with them 〔工会〕抵制，拒绝〔货品或公司〕 The union has blacked all non-urgent work. 工会拒绝了所有非紧急的工作。2. CC old-fashioned to make something black 使变黑，弄黑3 black out phrasal verb → blackout→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
black• The face relaxed and slid from view, the brick wall clouded and the screen blacked.• Her head was dashed on the rock below and she blacked out.• Soon after that I blacked out.From Longman Business Dictionaryblackblack1 /blæk/ adjective not allowed by TRADE UNIONs to be handled or used by their members during a disagreement between management and employeesThe British Seamen’s Union declared the ship black and picketed her on her return from Loch Fyne.blackblack2 verb [transitive] British English if a TRADE UNION blacks a company or blacks goods, it refuses to work with them or deal with themSYN BOYCOTT→ See Verb tableblackblack3 noun FINANCECOMMERCE in the black if a business is in the black, it is making a profitThe group is still in the black but trading in the first two months of the year has been difficult. → compare in the red under redOrigin black1 Old English blæcnight Business darkest having the colour, or like Corpus coal
Black
Black, Cil‧la /ˈsɪlə/ 
(1943–) a British entertainer from Liverpool. She was a successful POP SINGER in the 1960s, and was the presenter of a popular television show called Blind Date from 1985 until 2003.
Black, Conrad
(1940–) a businessman originally from Canada. He was the head of a company which owns more than 500 newspapers in various countries, including the Daily Telegraph in Britain and the Chicago Sun-Times in the US. Lord Black resigned as head of his company in 2003 after it was claimed that he and others had received more than $32 million in secret payments. In 2007 a US court of law found him guilty of fraud and he was given a PRISON SENTENCE of 6.5 years. His official title is Lord Black of Crossharbour.
Black, Jack
(1969–) a US comedy actor and musician whose films include High Fidelity and School of Rock. Black is known for singing or playing guitar in several of his films.
Black, Roger
(1966–) a British athlete who won many races, and who was second in the men's 400 metres running race in the 1996 Olympic Games. He now works as a television sports commentator (=someone who describes events as they are happening).
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(1943–) a British entertainer from Liverpool. She was a successful POP SINGER in the 1960s, and was the presenter of a popular television show called Blind Date from 1985 until 2003.
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(1940–) a businessman originally from Canada. He was the head of a company which owns more than 500 newspapers in various countries, including the Daily Telegraph in Britain and the Chicago Sun-Times in the US. Lord Black resigned as head of his company in 2003 after it was claimed that he and others had received more than $32 million in secret payments. In 2007 a US court of law found him guilty of fraud and he was given a PRISON SENTENCE of 6.5 years. His official title is Lord Black of Crossharbour.
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(1969–) a US comedy actor and musician whose films include High Fidelity and School of Rock. Black is known for singing or playing guitar in several of his films.
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(1966–) a British athlete who won many races, and who was second in the men's 400 metres running race in the 1996 Olympic Games. He now works as a television sports commentator (=someone who describes events as they are happening).
black
black1 S1 W1 /blæk/ adjective (comparative blacker, superlative blackest)
a black evening dress
jet/inky black (=very dark)
jet black hair
2. NO LIGHT very dark because there is no light:
It was still pitch black (=very dark) out.
3. PEOPLE (also Black)
a. belonging to the race of people who originally came from Africa and who have dark brown skin ⇨ white:
Over half the students are black.
b. [only before noun] relating to black people:
politics from a black perspective
Black and Asian music
4. DRINK [only before noun] black coffee or tea does not have milk in it
OPP white:
Black coffee, no sugar, please.
5. DIRTY informal very dirty
be black with soot/dirt/age etc
6. WITHOUT HOPE sad and without hope for the future:
the blackest period of European history
a mood of black despair
It’s been another black day for the car industry, with more job losses announced.
7. HUMOUR making jokes about serious subjects, especially death:
a very black joke
8. ANGRY [only before noun] full of feelings of anger or hate ⇨ blackly:
Denise gave me a black look.
9. a black mark (against somebody) if there is a black mark against you, someone has a bad opinion of you because of something you have done
10. not be as black as you are painted not to be as bad as people say you are
11. BAD literary very bad:
black deeds
—blackness noun
black2 noun
1. [uncountable] the dark colour of coal or night:
You look good wearing black. ⇨ coal-black
2. (also Black) [countable] someone who belongs to the race of people who originally came from Africa and who have dark brown skin ⇨ white:
laws that discriminated against blacks
3. be in the black to have money in your bank account
OPP be in the red
black3 verb [transitive]
1. British English if a trade union blacks goods or a company, it refuses to work with them:
The union has blacked all non-urgent work.
2. old-fashioned to make something black
black out phrasal verb
1. to become unconscious
SYN faint, pass out:
For a few seconds, he thought he was going to black out.
2. black something ↔ out to put a dark mark over something so that it cannot be seen:
The censors had blacked out several words.
3. black something ↔ out to hide or turn off all the lights in a town or city, especially during war
⇨ blackout
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adjective (comparative blacker, superlative blackest) Language: Old English
Origin: blæc
1. COLOUR having the darkest colour, like coal or night:Origin: blæc
jet/inky black (=very dark)
2. NO LIGHT very dark because there is no light:
3. PEOPLE (also Black)
a. belonging to the race of people who originally came from Africa and who have dark brown skin ⇨ white:
b. [only before noun] relating to black people:
4. DRINK [only before noun] black coffee or tea does not have milk in it
OPP white:
5. DIRTY informal very dirty
be black with soot/dirt/age etc
6. WITHOUT HOPE sad and without hope for the future:
7. HUMOUR making jokes about serious subjects, especially death:
8. ANGRY [only before noun] full of feelings of anger or hate ⇨ blackly:
9. a black mark (against somebody) if there is a black mark against you, someone has a bad opinion of you because of something you have done
10. not be as black as you are painted not to be as bad as people say you are
11. BAD literary very bad:
—blackness noun
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noun1. [uncountable] the dark colour of coal or night:
2. (also Black) [countable] someone who belongs to the race of people who originally came from Africa and who have dark brown skin ⇨ white:
3. be in the black to have money in your bank account
OPP be in the red
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verb [transitive]1. British English if a trade union blacks goods or a company, it refuses to work with them:
2. old-fashioned to make something black
black out phrasal verb
1. to become unconscious
SYN faint, pass out:
2. black something ↔ out to put a dark mark over something so that it cannot be seen:
3. black something ↔ out to hide or turn off all the lights in a town or city, especially during war
⇨ blackout
Eating out 去餐馆吃饭
eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant在一家餐馆吃（午／晚）饭／进餐／碰面 go (out)/take sb (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal去／带某人去（外面）吃午饭／吃晚饭／用餐 have a meal with sb与某人一起吃饭 make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)（以山田的名字）预订座位 reserve/ ( especially
BrE book a table for six预订一张坐六人的桌子 ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window要一张两人桌／靠窗的桌子
In the restaurant 在餐馆
wait to be seated等待就座 show sb to their table把某人引到桌旁 sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter坐在角落／窗边／吧台边／柜台边 hand sb/give sb the menu/wine list把菜单／酒水单递给某人 open/read/study/peruse the menu打开／看／仔细看菜单 the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children's menu/an extensive wine list这餐馆有一个三道菜的套餐／儿童菜单／丰富的酒水单 taste/sample/try the wine品尝葡萄酒 the waiter takes your order服务生帮你点餐 order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house( speciality/BrE ( specialtyespecially
NAmE 点当日例汤／一道特色菜／餐馆特色菜 serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee端上／吃完第一道菜／开胃菜／主菜／甜点；端上／喝完咖啡 complain about the food/the service/your meal抱怨食物／服务／饭菜不好 enjoy your meal享用饭菜
Paying 结账
pay/ask for ( the bill/especially
BrE ( the checkNAmE 付账；要求结账 pay for/treat sb to dinner/lunch/the meal付晚饭／午饭／饭钱；请某人吃晚饭／午饭／饭 service is (not) included 不含服务费 give sb/leave (sb) a tip给某人小费
