Word · Frequency #426
black
黑色
the color black; the darkest color, opposite of white
- 1.
The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
在无光时感知到的颜色,也指无光反射而吸收光时呈现的颜色
- 2.
The player moving the black pieces.
使用黑棋的棋手
- 3.
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
黑色
- 4.
A black dye or pigment.
黑色染料或颜料
- 5.
total absence of light
完全黑暗
- 6.
A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
黑色颜料制成的笔、铅笔、蜡笔等
- 7.
British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
英国化学家布莱克
- 8.
Black cloth hung up at funerals.
葬礼上悬挂的黑布
- 9.
The black ball.
黑色的球
- 10.
The edge of home plate.
本垒板的边缘
- 11.
The person playing with the black set of pieces.
使用黑色棋子的一方
- 12.
Something, or a part of a thing, which is black.
黑色的东西或部分
- 13.
A dark smut fungus, harmful to wheat.
对小麦有害的黑色煤烟菌
- 14.
The blackened, burned-out area at the centre of a fire.
火灾中心的烧焦区域
黑色的东西；漆黑；黑暗；黑方；执黑子者；黑色染料；黑色颜料；黑色笔（如黑铅笔、黑蜡笔）
In use
She painted the wall a deep black.
The cat disappeared into the black of the night.
He prefers wearing black because it's slimming.
in the black of night
Connections
Collocations
- in black
- 穿着黑色衣服
- She always dresses in black.她总是穿黑色衣服。
- black and white
- 黑白；黑白影像
- The photo was taken in black and white.这张照片是黑白的。
- the black of night
- 黑夜
- He disappeared into the black of night.他消失在黑夜中。
- shades of black
- 黑色的不同色调
- The artist used many shades of black.画家用了多种黑色色调。
- a deep black
- 深黑色
- The paint was a deep black.这种颜料是深黑色的。
- in the black
- 盈利；有盈余
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：black = b + lack，lack是‘缺乏’，缺乏光线即黑色。
Context & Register
neutral
Grammar Note
作为可数名词时，复数形式为blacks。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the exact rhyme with 'black' (/blæk/), ending in the '-ack' spelling pattern pronounced /-æk/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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