black
adjective /blæk/
/blæk/
(comparative blacker, superlative blackest)
Idioms 黑的;黑色的 - a shiny black car
发亮的黑汽车 - black storm clouds
带来暴风雨的乌云 - She had curly black hair and hazel eyes.
她有一头卷曲的黑发和淡褐色的眼睛。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- very
- all
- completely
- …
- deep
- jet
- pitch
- …
- a shiny black car
黑暗的;漆黑的 - a black night
漆黑的夜晚 - My head banged on a rock and everything went black.
我的头撞上了一块岩石,眼前顿时一片黑暗。
- The wind and rain intensified the black darkness outside.
风雨加剧了外面的黑暗。 - Through the black night came the sound of thunder.
漆黑的夜晚传来了雷声。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- very
- all
- completely
- …
- deep
- jet
- pitch
- …
- a black night
黑色人种的;黑人的 - The film is set in a historically black community.
这部电影以一个历史悠久的黑人社区为背景。 - dilemmas faced by black people
黑人面临的困境
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一位黑人女作家 - He's seen as a role model for young black men.
他被视为年轻黑人的榜样。
- The film is set in a historically black community.
不加牛奶的 - Two black coffees, please.
请来两杯不加牛奶的咖啡。
- Two black coffees, please.
- very dirty; covered with dirt
很脏的;布满污垢的 - chimneys black with smoke
满布烟尘的烟囱 - Go and wash your hands; they're absolutely black!
洗洗手去,你的手脏极了!
- chimneys black with smoke
- full of anger or hate
愤怒的;仇恨的 - She's been in a really black mood all day.
她一整天都心情很坏。 - Rory shot her a black look.
罗里愤怒地瞪了她一眼。
- She's been in a really black mood all day.
- without hope; very depressing
无希望的;令人沮丧的 - The future looks pretty black.
前景看来很暗淡。 - It's been another black day for the north-east with the announcement of further job losses.
东北部又经历了一个黑色的日子,当地公布的失业人数再度上升。
- The future looks pretty black.
- (literary) evil or immoral
邪恶的;不道德的 - black deeds/lies
邪恶行为;昧良心的谎言
- black deeds/lies
- dealing with unpleasant or terrible things, such as murder, in a humorous way
黑色的(以幽默的方式对待讨厌的或可怕的事物,如凶杀) - ‘Good place to bury the bodies,’ she joked with black humour.
“真是个掩埋尸体的风水宝地。” 她以黑色幽默打趣道。 - The play is a black comedy.
那是个黑色喜剧。
- ‘Good place to bury the bodies,’ she joked with black humour.
colour颜色
with no light无光线
people人
tea/coffee茶;咖啡
dirty肮脏
angry愤怒
depressing令人沮丧
evil邪恶
humour幽默
词源Old English blæc, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
(beat somebody) black and blue
- (to hit somebody until they are) covered with bruises (= blue, brown or purple marks on the body)
(把某人打得)青一块紫一块,伤痕累累 More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms- 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
- not as bad as people say he/she/it is
不像别人说的那么坏 - He's not very friendly, but he's not as black as he's painted.
他不太友善,但也不像别人说的那么坏。
- He's not very friendly, but he's not as black as he's painted.
the pot calling the kettle black
- (saying, informal) used to say that you should not criticize somebody for a fault that you have yourself
锅笑壶黑;五十步笑百步;乌鸦说猪黑