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having the very darkest colour, like coal or the sky at night 黑的;黑色的 a shiny black car 發亮的黑汽車 black storm clouds 帶來暴風雨的烏雲 She had curly black hair and hazel eyes. 她有一頭卷曲的黑發和淡褐色的眼睛。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- very
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without light; completely dark 黑暗的;漆黑的 a black night 漆黑的夜晚 My head banged on a rock and everything went black. 我的頭撞上了一塊岩石,眼前頓時一片黑暗。
Extra ExamplesThe wind and rain intensified the black darkness outside. 風雨加劇了外面的黑暗。 Through the black night came the sound of thunder. 漆黑的夜晚傳來了雷聲。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- very
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belonging to a race of people who have dark skin; connected with black people 黑色人種的;黑人的 The film is set in a historically black community. 這部電影以一個歷史悠久的黑人社區爲背景。 dilemmas faced by black people 黑人面臨的困境
Extra ExamplesBlack is the word most widely used and generally accepted in Britain. In the US the currently accepted terms are African American or black American.Topics People in societya1a black woman writer 一位黑人女作家 He's seen as a role model for young black men. 他被視爲年輕黑人的榜樣。
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without milk compare white不加牛奶的 very dirty; covered with dirt 很髒的;布滿污垢的 full of anger or hate 憤怒的;仇恨的 without hope; very depressing 無希望的;令人沮喪的 The future looks pretty black. 前景看來很暗淡。 It's been another black day for the north-east with the announcement of further job losses. 東北部又經歷了一個黑色的日子,當地公布的失業人數再度上升。
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evil or immoral 邪惡的;不道德的 black deeds/lies 邪惡行爲;昧良心的謊言
dealing with unpleasant or terrible things, such as murder, in a humorous way 黑色的(以幽默的方式對待討厭的或可怕的事物,如兇殺) ‘Good place to bury the bodies,’ she joked with black humour. “真是個掩埋屍體的風水寶地。” 她以黑色幽默打趣道。 The play is a black comedy. 那是個黑色喜劇。
colour顔色
with no light無光線
people人
tea/coffee茶;咖啡
dirty肮髒
angry憤怒
depressing令人沮喪
evil邪惡
humour幽默
Word OriginOld 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)青一塊紫一塊,傷痕累累 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
the pot calling the kettle black
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used to say that you should not criticize somebody for a fault that you have yourself 鍋笑壺黑;五十步笑百步;烏鴉說豬黑