/blæk ||; blæk/adj1 of the darkest colour, like night or coal 黑色的
2 belonging to a race of people with dark skins 黑人的: the black population of Britain 英国的黑人人口black culture 黑人文化
3 (used about coffee or tea) without milk or cream （指咖啡或茶）不加奶或乳脂的: black coffee with sugar 加糖的黑咖啡
4 very angry 十分愤怒的；凶巴巴的: to give sb a black look 恶狠狠地瞪某人一眼
5 (used about a situation) without hope; depressing （指情况）黯淡绝望的，令人沮丧的: The economic outlook for the coming year is rather black. 来年的经济前景颇为黯淡。
6 funny in a cruel or unpleasant way 滑稽而含挖苦或讽刺成分的: The film was a black comedy. 这部电影是黑色喜剧。
black and blue covered with blue, brown or purple marks on the body (
bruises) because you have been hit by sb/sth （挨打以后）遍布青一块、紫一块的伤痕
black and white (used about television, photographs, etc) showing no colours except black, white and grey （指电视、照片等）黑白的