blackout
- IPA[ˈblakˌout]
美式
- a failure of electrical power supply；a period when all lights must be turned out or covered to prevent them being seen by the enemy during an air raid
noun: blackout, plural noun: blackouts
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名詞
- 1. a failure of electrical power supply due to a power blackout, their hotel was in total darkness 同義詞
- ▪ a period when all lights must be turned out or covered to prevent them being seen by the enemy during an air raid people found it difficult to travel in the blackout she peered out through the blackout curtains
- ▪ dark curtains put up in windows to cover lights during an air raid.
- ▪ a moment in the theater when the lights on stage are suddenly turned off.
- 2. a suppression of information, especially one imposed on the media by government the total information blackout on the series of meetings 同義詞
- ▪ a period during which a particular activity is prohibited there are no blackout days during the travel period
- 3. a temporary loss of consciousness she was suffering from blackouts 同義詞
- ▪ a temporary loss of memory during a period of alcohol intoxication I never was drunk to the point that I had a blackout
- intoxicated with alcohol to the extent that one experiences a temporary loss of memory: he'd often get blackout drunk to the point where he'd wake up not knowing where his wallet was
Oxford American Dictionary
- intoxicated with alcohol to the extent that one experiences a temporary loss of memory: he'd often get blackout drunk to the point where he'd wake up not knowing where his wallet was
Oxford Dictionary
- a suppression of information imposed on the media, typically by the government: a news blackout has been placed on the investigation
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈblakaʊt]
英式
- a period when all lights must be turned out or covered to prevent them being seen by the enemy ... people found it difficult to travel in the blackout she peered out through the blackout curtains
Oxford Dictionary
