blacked-up
adjective
(alsoblacked up)uk/ˌblæktˈʌp/us/ˌblæktˈʌp/wearingdarkmake-upoverpaleskininordertolooklike ablackpersonor tohideyourface:
化妆扮黑人的They used blacked-upwhiteactorsinsteadofAfricanAmericans.他们让白人化妆扮演黑人,而不是采用非裔美国演员。
Theirfaceswereblackedup withburntcork; they werearmedwithclubs,knives, andpistols.他们的脸用软木炭染黑;拿着棍子、刀子和手枪作武器。
- This was atimewhen blacked-upsingerswerestandardSaturday-nightentertainmentinBritain.
- Theminstrelshow,originatingin the 1830s,featuredblacked-upwhiteperformersdoing acomic,exaggeratedimitationofblackvoices.
- Photographersactuallyspent24hoursblacked-up and incamouflagegear,crawlingthrough thebushesoutsidethepalace.