on the body)(把某人打得）青一块紫一块，伤痕斑斑 not as black as he/she/it is painted not as bad as

people say he/she/it is 不像别 乂说的那么环：He，s not very friendly, but he^rs not as black as he's painted, ^ 太友善，但‘不像别人说的那么环。一moreatP〇TA7. mnoun

► COLOUR 颜色 1 [u] the very darkest colour, like night or coal 黑色：the Wacfc 〇/ the night sfcy 士 空的漆黑◊ Everyone at the funeral was dressed in black.

人都身着黑服。

► PEOPLE 人 2 (also Black) [c, usually pi.] a member of a race of people who have dark skin 黑色人种的人;黑人

In this meaning black is more common in the plural. It can sound offensive in the singular. Instead, you can use the adjective (‘a black man/woman’）or, in the US，African American. * black 在此义中常以复$形 式出现。单数形式可能使人感到冒犯。可作形容词(ablack man/woman),或者，在美国可说 African American。

■i_ be in the 'black to have money, for example in your bank account 有盈余；有结余一compare be in the red at red n. ,black and 'white having no colours except black, white and shades of grey (in photographs, on television, etc.)(照片、电视等）黑画的：a film made in Wacfc and whfte 黑白电影◊ Wacfc-and-whfte photos 黑白照片 in black and white in writing or in print 白&黑字；书写的；印刷的：J never thought put it in biacfc and white on the/hmt page.我从未想到 他们会在头版把它登出来。（in) black and white in a way that makes people or things seem completely bad or good, or completely right or wrong 黑甴分明（好 环、是非等清楚岛）：於 a complex issue, but Ae o/tZy sees it in biacfc and white.那是个复杂的丨、卩1题，但他却 只看到对与错的分别。◊ This is not a b丨acfc-and-wWte decision (= where the difference between two choices is completely clear).这不是个非此即彼的决定。

■ verb [VN] 1 (Br£) to refuse to deal with goods or to do business with sb as a political protest 抵制；拒绝处理 (货物）；拒绝（同某人做生意）SCI boycott: 77ie unions have blacked all imports from the country.

拒绝处理从这个国家进口的所有货物。2 to make sth black 使变黑；染黑；涂黑 EKE1 blacken black

’out to become unconscious for a short time 暂时..失 去知觉；昏厥 S33 faint ： The driver had probably bZacfced out at the wheeL司机很可能在开车时昏厥了。 —related noun blackout(5) .black sth*-+'out i to make a place dark by turning off lights, covering windows, etc•使（某也 > 变黑暗：A power /aiiure Wacfced out the city 〖ast night. _晚停电造成整个城市一 片漆黑。◊ a house with Wacfced out wfmiows 窗户被遮 ‘不透的房子一related noun blackout 2 to prevent sth such as a piece of writing or a television broadcast from being read or seen涂掉（文章）；截断（电视广 播};封锁（新闻）：Some Hnes 〇/the document have been biacfced out/or security reasons.为安全起见，这份 文件的一些句子被涂掉了。

black-amoor /'blaek0mo:(r)/ noun (old use, taboo) an offensive word for a black person (含冒犯意）黑人，

黑鬼

.black and 'tan noun [U, C] (8r£) an alcoholic drink made by mixing dark beer called bitter with very dark beer called fTOUT苦黑啤酒（苦啤酒和黑啤酒混合） the .black 'arts noun [pi.] = black magic black-ball /_blsekb3:l/ verb [VN] to prevent sb from joining a club or a group by voting against them 投票 反对（f人加入俱乐部或团体）

.black 'belt noun 1 a belt that you can earn in a sport such as judo or kapiate which shows that you have reached a very high standard (柔道、空手道等运动中 显示已达到很髙水平的）黑腰带2 a person who has gained a black belt 黑带级选手 black-berry /-blaekbari; NAmE -beri/ {pi. -ies) (BrE also bram ble) noun a small soft black fruit that grows on a bush with thorns in gardens/yards or in the countryside. The bush is also called a blackberry/bramble. 黑莓（浆果）；黑莓（有刺灌木）：Wacfcbeny arui apple pie 黑莓苹果馅饼一picture o page Ri7