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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 Sty it; &ITF: emotional/moral blackmail
a 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 it: She blackmailed him
for years by threatening
to tell the newspapers about their affair.
0 The
President said he wouldn't be blackmailed into agreeing to the terrorists’
demands.
blackmailer /'blaekmeila(r)/
noun a person who commits blackmail Miffi
Black
Maria /.blaek
ma'raia/ noun
{old-fashioned, BrE)
a
police van that was used in the past for transporting prisoners in 0^
,black
'mark noun {BrE) 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 of you (
She earned a black mark for opposing company policy, 3\
# ^ S. if in o o The public scandal was a black
mark
against him.
.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 HTt? ( 3c
J? ) : to buy or sell goods on the black market o
a flourishing black
market in foreign currency M 61 fb
.black
marketeer noun a person who sells goods on the black
market HTU^iA
.black
'mass noun a ceremony in which people worship the Devil SMt (
UPbitB )
.Black
'Muslim 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 $IA1§$fr# ( ) black-out /'blaekaut/ noun *1 a period when there is no light as a
result of an electrical power failure |fr ffe; §|2a situation when the government
or the police will not allow any news or information on a particular subject to
be given to the public Iff Rj 3 (especially BrE) 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 by air UAH® ( )
4
[usually
pi.] {BrE) a covering for windows
that stops
light being seen from outside, or light from
outside from coming into a room ( )
5
a temporary loss of consciousness,
sight or memory —Bflmj'She had a blackout and
couldn’t remember anything about the accident, jtfe Bit Htl — HI,
IP
.black
'pepper noun [u] a black powder made from dried berries (called peppercorns) , used to give a spicy flavour to food salt and freshly ground
black pepper &fHfr
,
Black ' Power noun [u] a movement
supporting rights and political power for black people HAS!X.3Sz&
.black
'pudding {BrE)
{NAmE 'blood
sausage) noun [U, C] a type of large dark sausage made from pig’s blood,
fat and grain )
.Black
'Rod noun [U] an official who takes
part in the opening ceremony of the British parliament ( ^|I|
.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 A; : the black sheep of the
family
black-shirt (also Black-shirt)
/'blaekj3it; NAmE -J3:rt/ noun a member of
a fascist organization, especially in the 1920s and 30s (Xfa 19 mi 20 ft 30 ^
black-smith /'blaeksmiO/
(also smith)
noun a person whose job is to
make and repair things made of