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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

blackout

英  [ˈblækaʊt]
    

[NOUN]

又拼作 black-out  
    NOUN. 名词

  • blackouts

    1. [C 可数名词] （战时为防止空袭而实施的）灯火管制期

    A blackout is a period of time during a war in which towns and buildings are made dark so that they cannot be seen by enemy planes.

    双语例句

    例：

    blackout curtains.

    灯火管制时用的窗帘。

    2. [C 可数名词] （新闻等的）封锁

    If a blackout is imposed on a particular piece of news, journalists are prevented from broadcasting or publishing it.

    双语例句

    例：

    a media blackout imposed by the Imperial Palace.

    皇宫强制实行的新闻封锁。

    3. [C 可数名词] 停电

    If there is a power blackout, the electricity supply to a place is temporarily cut off.

    近义词

    power cut

    双语例句

    例：

    There was an electricity blackout in a large area in the north of the country.

    该国北方有一大片地区都停电了。

    4. [C 可数名词] 暂时失去知觉

    If you have a blackout, you temporarily lose consciousness.

    双语例句

    例：

    I suffered a black-out which lasted for several minutes.

    我昏过去好几分钟。

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