詞彙精選:black的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義:
adj.
黑色的
例句:
Streaks of gray began to appear in her black hair.
她烏黑的頭髮中開始出現了幾縷白髮。
例句:
His style is characterized by strong, black outlines and is widely imitated by later artists.
他的風格以粗壯、黑色的輪廓爲特點,廣爲後來的藝術家所模仿。
例句:
This black dog is chasing the white cat.
這隻黑色的狗正追着一隻白色的貓。
例句:
This [black] dog is chasing the white cat.
這隻黑色的狗正追着一隻白色的貓。
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例句:
Sally has long black [hair].
莎莉的頭髮又長又黑。
黑色人種的,黑人的
例句:
He is a famous black musician.
他是位著名的黑人音樂家。
例句:
In the past up to 90% of black people lived in the South.
過去百分之九十的黑人居住在南部。
不加牛奶的
例句:
How do you like coffee, black or white ?
你喜歡什麼樣的咖啡?不加牛奶的還是加牛奶的?
例句:
Do you want your coffee black?
你的咖啡中不要加牛奶嗎?
極糟糕的,壞透頂的,黑暗的
例句:
Their future looked black.
他們的前途暗淡。
例句:
Things don't look as black as that.
情況並非如此之糟。
沮喪的,低落的,憂鬱的
例句:
His infectious humour dragged me out of my black musings.
他那富有感染力的詼諧使我擺脫了陰鬱的冥想。
例句:
Her mood was blacker than ever.
她的心情從未如此低落過。
殘忍的,惡毒的,邪惡的
例句:
The black earthly spirit of the priests wounded my life.
牧師邪惡的世俗靈魂傷害了我的心靈。
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。
黑色(幽默)的
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裏去挨槍子兒,“他說道,口吻中透着這裏英國部隊慣用的黑色幽默。
例句:
It's a black comedy of racial prejudice, mistaken identity and thwarted expectations.
這是一個關於種族歧視、身份錯位和期望落空的黑色喜劇。
巫術的,妖術的
例句:
He was also alleged to have conducted black magic ceremonies.
據稱他還做了法。
例句:
The King was unjustly accused of practising the black arts.
國王被誣陷施行妖術。
n.
黑色 [U]
例句:
The black shows up against the white.
在白色的襯托下,黑色很顯目。
例句:
Cannel coal is dull black.
燭煤呈暗黑色。
黑人 [C]
例句:
The white people are unable to isolate the black.
白人不能孤立黑人。
例句:
He was the first black to be elected as Mayor.
他是第一位被選爲市長的黑人。
黑顏料 [U]
v.
(使)變黑 [I,T]
例句:
The commander ordered his soldiers to black up for the night attack.
指揮官命令他的士兵臉和手塗黑以進行夜襲。
例句:
They were asked to black up for an african play.
爲演一場非洲劇,他們被要求將臉和手塗黑。
把(眼睛)打得發青 [T]
例句:
Her husband blacked her eye.
她丈夫把她的眼睛打青了。
例句:
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。
抵制,拒絕 [I,T]
例句:
The ship was blacked by strikers.
罷工工人拒絕爲這艘船裝卸貨物。
例句:
The strikers blacked his lorry.
罷工工人拒絕爲他的那輛貨車裝卸。
二、詞義辨析:
dark,dim,black,gloomy,obscure,vague,grey
這些形容詞都含有“完全地或不完全地缺少光亮”之意。dark最普通用詞,指缺乏自然光線或人工照明,使某物漆黑無光或光線十分微弱。dim指光線不足或視力較差,不能清晰地看見物體。black側重顏色是黑色的,有時也指無光的黑暗。gloomy指光線不足或部分光線受阻而出現的陰暗。obscure指因光線不充足而使物體灰暗不清,失去光澤或若隱若現。作借喻時指因複雜、深奧或含糊而難於理解。vague通常作借喻用,形容抽象事物。grey與dark意思相近,但側重陰暗單調的意味。
三、相關短語:
black lead
n.石墨,筆鉛
black magic
n.邪法,巫術
black out
v.1.停電,燈火管制2.切斷新聞來源,新聞管制3.眼前發黑,暈過去
black plague
黑死病,鼠疫
black sheep
n. 害羣之馬,敗類,敗家子
black tea
紅茶,黑茶
jet black
漆黑的,墨黑的,烏黑髮亮的
black hole
n.[天]黑洞
animal black
骨黑
black ash
黑灰
black bamboo
紫竹
四、參考例句:
The umbrella is black.
這把傘是黑色的。
My suit is black.
我的西服是黑色的。
Your hands are black!
你手太髒了!
She likes black coffee.
她喜歡喝清咖啡。
A big black bug bit a big black bear.
一個大黑蟲咬了一個大黑熊。
Black tie/black tie optional (more formal evening wear)
黑色領結可選(用於更正式的晚裝)
It is a black township.
這是一個黑人居住區。
It's a black cat.
它是一隻黑色的貓。
Are there any black shirts?
有沒有黑色的襯衫?
This is a black shirt.
這是一件黑色的襯衫。