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have a blackout
指暂时失去知觉。
He had a blackout and couldn't remember what happened.
他出现了暂时性昏厥，记不起发生了什么。
大面积停电；断电
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大面积停电；断电
A large-scale power failure causing loss of electricity.
He had a blackout and couldn't remember what happened.
他出现了暂时性昏厥，记不起发生了什么。
暂时失去知觉。
A temporary loss of consciousness.
暂时失去记忆。
A temporary loss of memory.
大规模停电,导致用户断电。
A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
审查行为,尤指临时性的。
An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.
The entire city experienced a blackout after the storm damaged the power lines.
暴风雨损坏了输电线路后，整个城市经历了停电。
He suffered a brief blackout and couldn't remember what happened.
他短暂地失去了知觉，记不起发生了什么。
The government imposed a complete news blackout on the military operation.
政府对这次军事行动实施了完全的新闻封锁。
指暂时失去知觉。
He had a blackout and couldn't remember what happened.
他出现了暂时性昏厥，记不起发生了什么。
指电力中断。
The storm caused a blackout that lasted for hours.
暴风雨导致持续数小时的停电。
指在停电期间。
During the blackout, we used candles for light.
停电期间，我们点蜡烛照明。
Not this
He blackouted after the accident.
Use this
He blacked out after the accident.
blackout 是名词，表示'暂时失去知觉'或'停电'，而动词短语是 black out，过去式 blacked out。学习者常误将 blackout 当作动词使用，应改用 black out。
Not this
During the storm, there was blackout in the whole city.
Use this
During the storm, there was a blackout in the whole city.
blackout 是可数名词，表示具体一次停电或昏厥时，前面需要加不定冠词 a。中文没有冠词，学习者易遗漏。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
停电；断电
The storm caused a power blackout that lasted for hours.
暴风雨导致停电数小时。
轮流停电
The company warned of rolling blackouts during the heatwave.
该公司警告说，热浪期间可能会轮流停电。
昏厥；暂时失去意识
He suffered a blackout while standing in the sun.
他在太阳下站着时突然昏厥。
酒后失忆；酒精引起的暂时失忆
She had an alcohol-induced blackout and couldn't recall the evening.
她因酒精引起的暂时失忆，回想不起那晚的事。
新闻封锁
During the war, the government imposed a news blackout.
战争期间，政府实行了新闻封锁。
遮光窗帘
We installed blackout curtains to keep the room dark.
我们安装了遮光窗帘以保持房间黑暗。
媒体封锁；新闻封锁
The government imposed a media blackout during the peace talks.
政府在和平谈判期间实行了媒体封锁。
封锁期；禁止期
Employees are not allowed to trade company shares during the blackout period.
在封锁期内，员工不得交易公司股票。
喝到断片；酩酊大醉
He got blackout drunk at the party and lost all memory of the night.
他在聚会上喝到断片，完全不记得那晚的事。
别闭上眼睛，会一片漆黑。
In the song "Blackout" by Muse, the lyric "Don't close your eyes, it's a blackout" is repeated as the song builds to a climax.
在缪斯乐队的歌曲《Blackout》中，歌词“别闭上眼睛，会一片漆黑”随着歌曲推向高潮而反复出现。
Use blackout naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：blackout=眼前一黑——灯灭、人晕、记忆断片。
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reports about power outages、medical discussions of fainting or short-term memory loss blackout 为中性名词，通常用于新闻报道（如大规模停电）和医疗语境（如晕厥、短暂失忆）。日常口语中偶尔也会使用，但不算俚语。
可数名词
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