a.

1. 黑色的；漆黑的；黑暗的
   It was a cold, black night.

   那是个寒冷而漆黑的夜晚。

2. （关于）黑人的（六十年代起代替有种族歧视的Negro）
   There lived a great people -- a black people -- who injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization. Martin Luther King, Jr.

   （美国）黑人，这个伟大的民族，为（美国）文明注入了新的意义与尊严。—小马丁·路德·金

   He is a famous black musician.

   他是位著名的黑人音乐家。

3. （咖啡）不加牛奶（或奶油）的
   Do you want your coffee black?

   你的咖啡中不要加牛奶吗？

4. 不祥的；黯淡的；毫无希望的；灾难深重的
   Things don't look as black as that.

   情况并非如此之糟。

5. 愠怒的，生气的
   She gave him a black look.

   她恶狠狠地瞪了他一眼。

6. （手、衣服等）脏的
7. 阴郁的，忧闷的
   in a fit of black despair

   在一阵忧郁绝望中

8. 极可恶的；不名誉的
   This was one of the blackest crimes ever committed.

   这是迄今犯下的最令人发指的罪行之一。

n.

1. 黑色[U]
   The black shows up against the white.

   在白色的衬托下，黑色很显目。

2. 黑漆；黑颜料；黑墨水[U]
3. 黑衣服；丧服[U]
   The lady dressed in black is his aunt.

   那位身着黑色衣服的女士是他的姑妈。

4. （有时大写）黑人；美国黑人[C]
   He was the first black to be elected as Mayor.

   他是第一位被选为市长的黑人。

vt.

1. 使变成黑色
   The children blacked the door with their finger marks.

   孩子们的指痕将门弄得又脏又黑。

2. 把黑色的鞋油（颜料等）涂在……上
3. 把（眼眶）打（或撞）成青肿

vi.

1. 变黑

adj.

1. of the very darkest colour due to the absence of or complete absorption of light.
   ▸(of coffee or tea) served without milk.
2. relating to or denoting a human group having dark-coloured skin, especially of African or Australian Aboriginal ancestry.
3. characterized by tragedy, disaster, or despair.
   ▸(of humour) presenting tragic or harrowing situations in comic terms.
   ▸full of anger or hatred.
4. Brit. dated (of goods or work) not to be handled or undertaken by trade union members, as an expression of solidarity with an industrial dispute elsewhere.
5. (of a ski run) of the highest level of difficulty.
6. of or denoting the suits spades and clubs in a pack of cards.

n.

1. black colour or pigment.
   ▸black clothes or material, worn as a sign of mourning.
   ▸ (Black) the player of the black pieces in chess or draughts.
2. a member of a dark-skinned people, especially one of African or Australian Aboriginal ancestry.
3. Brit. informal blackcurrant cordial.

v.

1. make black, especially by the application of black polish or make-up.
2. (black something out) make a room or building dark by extinguishing lights, covering windows, etc.
   ▸obscure something completely.
   ▸(of a television company) decide not to broadcast a controversial programme.
3. (black out) undergo a sudden and temporary loss of consciousness.
4. Brit. dated refuse to deal with (goods or people) or undertake (work), as a form of industrial action.