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If you describe a situation as black, you are emphasizing that it is very bad indeed.
例句
It was, he said later, one of the blackest days of his political career...
后來他說,這是他政治生涯中最黑暗的日子之一。
The future for the industry looks even blacker.
這個(gè)產(chǎn)業(yè)的前景看起來更加暗淡。
ADJ-GRADED
(情緒)沮喪的,低落的,憂郁的
If someone is in a black mood, they feel very miserable and depressed.
例句
In late 1975, she fell into a black depression...
在1975年底,她陷入了情緒的低谷。
Her mood was blacker than ever.
她的心情從未如此低落過。
ADJ-GRADED
殘忍的;惡毒的;邪惡的
You use black to describe things that you consider to be very cruel or wicked.
例句
I think their crime is a blacker one than mere exploitation.
我想他們的罪行比單純的剝削更殘忍。
...the blackest laws in the country's history.
這個(gè)國家歷史上最嚴(yán)酷的法律
ADJ-GRADED
(幽默)黑色的
Black humour involves jokes about sad or difficult situations.
例句
'So you can all go over there and get shot,' he said, with the sort of black humour common among British troops here...
“所以你們都可以到那里去挨槍子兒,”他說道,口吻中透著這里英國部隊(duì)?wèi)T用的黑色幽默。
It's a black comedy of racial prejudice, mistaken identity and thwarted expectations.
這是一個(gè)關(guān)于種族歧視、身份錯(cuò)位和期望落空的黑色喜劇。
ADJ
巫術(shù)的;妖術(shù)的
People who believe in black magic believe that it is possible to communicate with evil spirits.
例句
He was also alleged to have conducted black magic ceremonies...
據(jù)稱他還做了法。
The King was unjustly accused of practising the black arts.
國王被誣陷施行妖術(shù)。
VERB
把(眼睛)打得發(fā)青
If someone blacks another person's eye, they punch or hit that person in the eye, causing it to bruise and look black.
例句
Her husband blacked her eye...
她丈夫把她的眼睛打青了。
Their mother was trying to hide her two blacked eyes.
他們的母親想遮住自己被打青的雙眼。
PHRASE
(傷得)青一塊紫一塊
If you say that someone is black and blue, you mean that they are badly bruised.
例句
Whenever she refused, he'd beat her black and blue...
只要她拒絕他,他就會(huì)把她打得青一塊紫一塊。
Bud's nose was still black and blue.
巴德的鼻子還是青一塊紫一塊的。
PHRASE
有盈余;有結(jié)余
If a person or an organization is in the black, they do not owe anyone any money.
例句
Remington's operations in Japan are now in the black...
雷明頓在日本的業(yè)務(wù)現(xiàn)在有盈利。
Until his finances are in the black I don't want to get married.
在他有銀行存款之前,我不想和他結(jié)婚。
PHRASE
怒視;惡狠狠的盯視
If someone gives you a black look, they look at you in a way that shows that they are very angry about something.
例句
Passing my stall, she cast black looks at the amount of stuff still unsold.
她經(jīng)過我的貨攤的時(shí)候,怒氣沖沖地看了幾眼還沒有賣出去的東西。