blackout
英 [ˈblækaʊt]
[NOUN]
又拼作 black-out
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。
NOUN. 名词
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