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. 她穿著一件白領黑上衣。

He had thick black hair. 他有著濃密烏黑的頭發。

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

He worked for the rights of black people. 他爲黑人的權利而工作。

Sherry is black, tall, slender and soft-spoken. 謝裡是黑人，個頭高挑，身材苗條，說話柔聲細氣。

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. 美國大約有三千一百萬黑人。

4. ADJ Black coffee or tea has no milk or cream added to it. (咖啡、茶) 不加牛嬭或嬭油的[ADJ n, v n ADJ]

A cup of black tea or black coffee contains no calories. 一盃紅茶或黑咖啡不含任何卡路裡。

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

It was, he said later, one of the blackest days of his political career. 後來他說，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. 鬱悶的

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

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

Remington's operations in Japan are now in the black. 雷明頓在日本的經營現在沒有赤字。