Word · Frequency #426
Black
/blæk/
verb
使变黑；弄黑
to make something black
- 1.
To make black; to blacken.
使变黑；涂黑
- 2.
To apply blacking to (something).
给(某物)涂黑
给…涂黑鞋油；用黑色抛光剂擦；使变黑；涂黑；给(某物)涂黑
In use
He blacked his boots with polish before the ceremony.
Thick clouds blacked the sky as the storm moved in.
The workers blacked the iron railings to protect them from rust.
Verb forms
base black · third person blacks · -ing blacking · past blacked · past participle blacked
常规动词，意为“使变黑”。
Connections
Collocations
- black someone's eye
- 把某人的眼睛打青
- He threatened to black my eye if I told anyone.他威胁说，如果我告诉任何人，就把我的眼睛打青。
- black one's shoes
- 用黑鞋油把鞋擦黑
- He always blacks his shoes before going to work.他上班前总是把皮鞋擦黑。
- black out the windows
- 把窗户遮得透不进光
- The family blacked out the windows before the storm.暴风雨来临前，那家人把窗户遮得透不进光。
Idioms & figurative uses
- black out
- （暂时）失去知觉；昏厥He blacked out after standing up too quickly.他因为站得太快而一时昏厥了。
Synonyms
- blacken
- 弄黑；使变成黑色 · 与 black 的“使变黑”义几乎重合，可直接替换；用于把某物弄黑或自然变黑都自然。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：给黑皮鞋涂黑鞋油，鞋面变黑变亮。black里的a像一把小刷子，刷完就黑了。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary/formal description、shoe polishing with blacking、informal: giving a black eye black 比 blacken 少用，多指具体动作或文学描写，如给靴子涂黑鞋油；在口语里较常见于固定搭配（如把眼眶打青）。正式程度随语境变化，不宜一概而论。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词均与 black /blæk/ 押韵，重读音节均为 /æk/。注意别被拼写误导：block 读 /blɒk/（美音 /blɑk/），bleak 读 /bliːk/，它们与 black 不押韵。
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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