black

1. COLOR Something that is black is of the darkest colour that there is, the colour of the sky at night when there is no light at all. 黑色的

She was wearing a black coat with a white collar. 她穿着一件白领黑上衣。

He had thick black hair. 他有着浓密乌黑的头发。

2. ADJ A black person belongs to a race of people with dark skins, especially a race originally from Africa. 黑色人种的

He worked for the rights of black people. 他为黑人的权利而工作。

Sherry is black, tall, slender and soft-spoken. 谢里是黑人，个头高挑，身材苗条，说话柔声细气。

3. N-COUNT Black people are sometimes referred to as blacks. This use could cause offence. 黑人

There are about thirty-one million blacks in the U.S. 美国大约有三千一百万黑人。

4. ADJ Black coffee or tea has no milk or cream added to it. (咖啡、茶) 不加牛奶或奶油的[ADJ n, v n ADJ]

A cup of black tea or black coffee contains no calories. 一杯红茶或黑咖啡不含任何卡路里。

5. ADJ If you describe a situation as black, you are emphasizing that it is very bad indeed. 糟糕的[强调]

It was, he said later, one of the blackest days of his political career. 后来他说，那一天是他政治生涯中最糟糕的日子之一。

6. ADJ If someone is in a black mood, they feel very miserable and depressed. 郁闷的

In late 1975, she fell into a black depression. 1975年末，她陷入极度消沉中。

7. PHRASE If a person or an organization is in the black, they do not owe anyone any money. 不欠债

Remington's operations in Japan are now in the black. 雷明顿在日本的经营现在没有赤字。