black的英文釋義Noun 1. the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
2. total absence of light;
they fumbled around in total darknessin the black of night3. (board games) the darker pieces
4. black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning);
the widow wore blackVerb 1. make or become black;
The smoke blackened the ceilingThe ceiling blackenedAdjective 1. being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light;
black leather jacketsas black as coalrich black soil2. of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin;
a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization"- Martin Luther King Jr.3. marked by anger or resentment or hostility;
black looksblack words4. stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable;
black deedsa black liehis black heart has concocted yet another black deedDarth Vader of the dark sidea dark purposedark undercurrents of ethnic hostilitythe scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hardy5. offering little or no hope;
the future looked blackprospects were bleakLife in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Syngetook a dim view of things6. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin;
the stock market crashed on Black Fridaya calamitous defeatthe battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaignsuch doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwinit is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthura fateful error7. (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood;
a face black with fury8. extremely dark;
a black moonless nightthrough the pitch-black woodsit was pitch-dark in the celler9. harshly ironic or sinister;
black humora grim jokegrim laughterfun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit10. (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading;
black propaganda11. distributed or sold illicitly;
the black economy pays no taxes12. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame;
Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carsonan ignominious retreatinglorious defeatan opprobrious monument to human greeda shameful display of cowardice13. (of coffee) without cream or sugar
14. dressed in black;
a black knightblack friars15. soiled with dirt or soot;
with feet black from playing outdoorshis shirt was black within an hour