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person or a group to do sth they do not want to
do, for example by making threats or by making them feel guilty 胁迫；威胁；恐吓：emotional/moralWacfcmaiZ
情感上/道德上胁迫
■
verb [VN] ~ sb (into doing sth) to force sb to give you
money or do sth for you by threatening them, for example by saying you will
tell people a secret about them勒索；敲诈；要挟；胁迫：She Wacfcmarted him for years by threatening to tell
the newspapers about their c#air.她以向报纸公开他们的恋情要挟了他很多年。
〇 The President said he wouldn^ be blackmailed
into agreeing to
the terrorists’ demands.总统说他不会因受恐
怖分子的威胁而答应他们的要求。
black.mail.er
/.blaekmeila(r)/
noun a person who commits blackmail勒索者；敲诈者 Blade Maria Ablaek ma’raia/ /lot//? (oW-/fls/7/〇fje<y，a police van that was used in the past for
transporting prisoners in 囚车
.black
'mark noun {Br£) a
note, either in writing on an official record, or in sb’s mind, of sth you have
done or said that makes people think badly ol you (记录在案 的或留在别人印象中岛）污点：S/ie earned a Wacfc marfc
/or opposing company policy.她因反对公司政策而得到
考绩不良评语。◊
The pubh'c scanda! was a Wacfc marfc against Ziim.那条尽人皆知的丑闻成了他的一个污点。
.black
'market noun [usually sing.] an illegal form of trade in which foreign
money, or goods that are difficult to obtain, are bought and sold 黑市（交易）： to buy or seH goods cm the Wacfc market 从事黑市买卖◊ a flourishing black market in
foreign currency 币黑市交易
.black
marketeer noun a
person who sells goods on the black market在黑市串售商品者；黑市商人
,black 'mass noun a ceremony in which people worship the Devil黑弥撒（崇拜撒旦）
.Black
'IVIuslim noun a
member of a group of black people, especially in the US, who follow the
religion of Islam and want a separate black society 黑人穆斯林 (尤指美国的黑人民权运动支持者） black-out
/'blaekaut/
noun 1 a period when there is no light as a
result of an electrical power failure 断电；
停电 2 a situation when the government or the
police will not allow any news or information on a particular subject to be
given to the public 新闻封锁
3
(espec/fl//y 6r£) a period of time
during a war when all lights must be put out or covered at night, so that they
cannot be seen by an enemy attacking l?y air 丁 火管細（期）
4
[usually
pi.] (Brf)
a covering for windows that stops light being seen from outside, or light from
outside from coming into .a room:不透光窗罩_(或窗帘）
5
a temporary loss of consciousness, sight or memory 一时性黑蒙；i艮_昏黑：She had a bZacfcout and couZdn’t remember anything about the accident
M tif—,那 场事故就怎么也想不起来j。
.black
'pepper noun [U] a black powder made from dried berries (called peppercorns)
,
used to give a spicy flavour to food 黑胡椒粉：sak and /hJshZy ground
Wade pepper•盐和新研磨的黑胡椒粉
.Black
'Power noun [U] a movement supporting rights and political
power for black people 黑人民权运动
.black
'pudding [BrE) (NAmE 'blood
sausage) noun [U, C] a type of large dark sausage made from pig’s blood,
fat and grain黑香肠（用猪血、乳脂以及谷粒制成） .Black
'Rod noun [U]
an official who takes part in the opening ceremony of the British parliament (英国议会
开幕仪式上的）黑杖侍黑杖礼仪官
.black
'sheep noun [usually sing.] a person who is different from the rest of
their family or another group, and who is considered bad or embarrassing 有辱家族的 人；害群之马：the Wacfc she印〇/ the /ami〖y燊族焱类 black-shirt (also Black-shirt) /'blaekjait; NAmE -X3：rt/ noun a member of a fascist organization, especially
in the 1920s and 3〇s黑衫党成员（.尤指19世纪20和30年 代的法西斯组织成员）
blacksmith /'blaeksmie/
(also smith)
noun a person whose job is to make and repair
things made of