1. 黑的，黑色的　 of the very darkest colour, like coal or soot; opposite of white; of a colour very similar to this
2. 黑人的，黑肤色人种的　 of a dark-skinned race
3. 很脏的，有污垢的　 very dirty; covered with dirt
4. 感伤的，忧郁的　 without hope; very sad or melancholy
5. 恼怒的，怨恨的　 very angry or resentful

　～ ball　黑票
　～ belt　黑带
　～ bike　黑色的自行车
　～ black
　～ car　黑色的汽车
　～ coffee　纯咖啡
　～ day　凶日
　～ eye　青眼眶
　～ flag　海盗旗；霍乱旗
　～ Friday　黑色星期五
　～ frost　黑霜，暗霜；严重的冰冻
　～ hair　黑头发
　～ hole　黑洞；黑牢，牢房
　～ horse　黑马
　～ humor　黑色幽默
　～ ice　黑薄冰
　～ ink　〈美〉赢利，利润
　～ knight　黑骑士
　～ list　黑名单
　～ mark　污点，损坏名誉的东西
　～ market　黑市
　～ marketeer　黑市商人
　～ Monday　开学第一天
　～ money　非法收入
　～ mood　忧郁的心情
　～ night　黑夜
　～ scientist　黑人科学家
　～ shadow　黑影
　～ sheep　害群之马，败家子
　～ skin　黑皮肤
　～ smoke　黑烟
　～ spot　〈英〉交通事故多发路段；危险地区或地点
　～ tea　红茶
　～ velvet　“黑丝绒”饮料
　～ voice　低沉的声音
　～ water　〈美〉废水，污水
　go ～　变得昏暗
　look ～　暗淡
　paint ～　说坏话
　～ at　对…生气
　～ for　对…不利
　～ from　因…而变黑
　～ with rage　气得脸色发紫

　She has long black hair.　她有一头乌黑的长发。
　He has a black horse.　他有一匹黑马。
　Most Africans have black skin.　大多数非洲人是黑皮肤。
　It was a cold, black night.　那是一个寒冷而漆黑的夜晚。
　The black car belongs to the factory.　那辆黑色小汽车是属于他工厂的。
　The chimney blew out a cloud of black smoke.　烟囱里喷出一团黑烟。
　He is a black scientist.　他是一位黑人科学家。
　Many black people emigrated to Britain in the 1950's.　在20世纪50年代，很多黑人移民到英国。
　Enraged, he swung at his companion and gave him a black eye.　他愤怒地挥拳打他的同伴，把他打得鼻青脸肿。
　Jim got a black eye in his fight with Joe.　吉姆和乔打架，眼睛被打青了。
　The black memory of his mother's death rushed over him again.　母亲的死使十分悲痛的往事又涌上他的心头。
　Black passions boiled up inside him.　他怒火中烧。
　It began to freeze hard in the black cold of December.　在严寒的12月里冰结得很厚。
　He is a bass with a black voice.　他是一个音调低沉的男低音。
　Everybody could see black resentment filled his heart.　大家可以看出，他的内心闷闷不乐。
　He received a black refusal.　他完全遭到了拒绝。
　My bicycle is black.　我的自行车是黑色的。
　It is black outside the house at night.　夜晚屋外一片漆黑。
　Your hands are black; go and wash them.　你的手太脏了，去洗洗吧。
　The bread was burnt black and hard.　面包烤得又焦又硬。
　He was burned quite black by the sun.　他晒得很黑。
　Don't be so black at your neighbors.　不要对你的邻居怒气冲冲。
　Things looked very black for him.　情况看来对他不利。
　This area is an expanse of stones burnt black from millions of years of exposure to the scorching sun.　这个地区是一望无垠的石头，几百万年来暴晒在烈日之下，都晒黑了。
　She was black in the face.　她气得脸红脖子粗。
　Don't be black on me!　不要对我怒气冲冲！
　The sky grew black with clouds.　黑云密布，天色阴暗。
　The old man was black with rage.　那老人气得脸色发紫。
　Don't bake the cakes black.　别把饼烤焦了。

 ♣ black and blue
　青一块紫一块　covered with bruises
　They have beaten the aggressors black and blue.　他们把侵略者打得焦头烂额。
　He used to beat her black and blue.　他经常打得她青一块紫一块。
　She beat the boy black and blue.　她把这个男孩子打得青一块紫一块。
　The demonstrators were beaten black and blue by the police.　示威者被警察打得鼻青脸肿。
　Tom's boss often beat him black and blue.　汤姆的老板常把他打得青一块紫一块。
 ♣ go black
　变成一片昏黑　become black
　Suddenly everything went black and that's the last thing I could remember.　突然眼前一片漆黑，这就是我记得的最后情景。
 ♣ look black
　暗淡　not very bright
　The future looks black.　前景暗淡。
 ♣ paint sb black
　说某人的坏话　say sth bad about sb
　He is not as black as he was painted.　他并不像过去别人说得那样坏。

　在阳光下沐浴了两个小时的澡后，我被晒黑了。
　［误］ I became black after taking a two-hour bathe.
　［正］ I became very dark〔suntanned〕 after taking a two-hour bathe.
　［析］ 表示“晒黑”时，不说become black，应说become dark或suntanned.

1. U 黑色　 black colour
2. U 黑衣服　 black clothes
3. C 黑人　 person of a dark-skinned race; Negro

　against ～　歧视黑人
　in ～　穿黑色的衣服

　Black is not my favourite colour.　黑色不是我喜爱的颜色。
　The box is lacquered in black.　箱子被漆成了黑色。
　The man in black was her husband.　那个穿黑衣服的人是她丈夫。
　The mourners were dressed in black.　哀悼者穿黑衣服。
　Discrimination against Blacks is still common.　歧视黑人仍是普遍现象。
　He was the first Black to be elected to the Congress.　他是第一个被选入国会的黑人。

 ♣ in black and white
1. 白纸黑字 in writing or in print
　I want the contract in black and white.　我要这份合同见诸文字。
　Give us in black and white your opinion of the matter.　请明确告诉我们你对这件事的看法。
　Look, I'll show you in black and white what the policy says.　瞧，我要让你看清楚到底政策是怎么规定的。
　Put down your statement in black and white.　把你的话用白纸黑字写下来。
2. 黑白分明 (in) absolute terms, of good and bad, right and wrong
　We must see the issue in black and white.　我们必须是非分明地看问题。
 ♣ in the black
　有盈余　have the surplus
　The new production method put the factory in the black.　新生产方法使工厂有了盈余。

 ♣ black, Negro, nigger
　参见Negro条。

　他穿着黑色的衣服。
　［误］ He was dressed in the black.
　［正］ He was dressed in black.
　［析］ 表示“穿着某种颜色的衣服”时，可用"in+表示颜色的词”，此时在表示颜色的词前不加冠词。"in the black"的意思是“有盈余”。例如：
　The new production method put the factory in the black.　新生产方法使工厂有了盈余。

1. vt.弄黑，涂黑　 make sth black; put polish on (shoes, etc.)
2. vt.抵制　 refuse to handle (goods, etc.); boycott

　～ a firm　抵制一家公司
　～ lorry　抵制货车
　～ shoes　用黑鞋油涂鞋
　～ carefully　关严
　～ completely　彻底涂黑
　～ out　暂时失去知觉，遮住灯光

　He blacked his shoes once a week.　他每周给鞋涂一次油。
　He blacked and polished his shoes.　他把皮鞋涂上黑鞋油，并擦得亮亮的。
　He blacked my eye in the fight.　打架时他把我的一只眼睛打青了。

 ♣ black out　(v.+adv.)
1. 暂时失去知觉 lose consciousness or memory temporarily
　The plane dived suddenly, causing the pilot to black out.　飞机突然俯冲致使驾驶员昏了过去。
　After the accident he blacked out and couldn't remember what happened.　事故之后，他失去了知觉，发生的事他记不起来了。
　I'm sorry, I just blacked out for a few minutes.　对不起，我刚才晕过去了几分钟。
2. 熄灭或遮住灯光 extinguish completely or cover (windows, etc.) so that light cannot be seen from outside
　The stage was blacked out to hide a change of scenery.　舞台熄灯为的是不让观众看见换布景。
　During the war, we had to make sure windows were carefully blacked out at night.　战争期间我们一定要在晚上把窗户关严，不能漏出光线。
　The city was blacked out during the air raid.　空袭时全城实行灯火管制。
3. 涂去 cover sth so that it cannot be read
　You had better black out that word.　你最好把那个字涂掉。

 ♣ black, blacken
　这两个词都有“使变黑”的意思。其区别是：black通常指“有意地使…变黑”; blacken指“无意地使…变黑”，引申可指“毁坏（名誉）”。例如：
　He blacked the outside walls of his house.　他把他房子的外墙涂成了黑色。
　The heavy smoke blackened her eyes.　浓烟熏黑了她的眼睛。
　Nothing but his own doings blackened his reputation.　是他自己的行为毁了他的名誉。

　［同义词］ adj. coal-black, dark, dusky, inky, moonless, swarthy
　［反义词］ adj. cheerful, clean, light-skinned, pristine, pure, white
　［词源］　古英语blac（黑的）