a.

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

   那是個寒冷而漆黑的夜晚。

2. （關於）黑人的（19世紀60年代起代替有種族歧視的Negro）
   There lived a great people -- a black people -- who injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization.

   曾經有個民族，一群黑人，他們為文化的血脈注入了新的意義與尊嚴。

   He is a famous black musician.

   他是位著名的黑人音樂家。

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嗎？

4. 不祥的；黯淡的；毫無希望的；災難深重的
   Things don't look as black as that.

   情況並非如此之糟。

5. 慍怒的，生氣的
   She gave him a black look.

   她惡狠狠地瞪了他一眼。

6. （手，衣服等）髒的
7. 陰鬱的，憂悶的
   in a fit of black despair

   在一陣憂鬱絕望中

8. 極可惡的；不名譽的
   This was one of the blackest crimes ever committed.

   這是迄今犯下的最令人髮指的罪行之一。

n.

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

   在白色的襯托下，黑色很顯目。

2. 黑漆；黑顏料；黑墨水[U]
3. 黑衣服；喪服[U]
   The lady dressed in black is his aunt.

   那位身著黑色衣服的女士是他的姑媽。

4. （有時大寫）黑人；美國黑人[C]
   He was the first black to be elected as Mayor.

   他是第一位被選為市長的黑人。

vt.

1. 使變成黑色
   The children blacked the door with their finger marks.

   孩子們的指痕將門弄得又髒又黑。

2. 把黑色的鞋油（顏料等）塗在……上
3. 把（眼眶）打（或撞）成青腫

vi.

1. 變黑

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.