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单词 blackout
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blackout
noun[C]
uk
/ˈblæk.aʊt/us
/ˈblæk.aʊt/

blackoutnoun[C](HIDING)

atimewhen alllightsmust behiddenbylaw, or when there is nolightorpowerbecause of anelectricityfailure:
灯火管制时期；断电时期；断电，停电
wartimeblackouts战时灯火管制
Powerlineswereblowndown and we had a blackout of severalhours.电线被吹断了，我们停了几个小时电。
theactiontaken to makecertainthatinformationabout something is notreportedto thepublic:
消息封锁
anewsblackout新闻封锁
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Darkness & becoming dark
  • blackness
  • darken
  • darkened
  • darkly
  • darkness
  • deepen
  • dim
  • dimly
  • dimness
  • dingily
  • draw
  • inky
  • matt
  • pitch darkness
  • shaded
  • shadow
  • shadowy
  • sombreness
  • twilight
  • umbra
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Secrecy and privacy

blackoutnoun[C](UNCONSCIOUSNESS)

ashortperiodwhen someonesuddenlybecomesunconscious:
暂时晕倒；暂时失去知觉
He can'tdrivebecause hesuffersfrom blackouts.因为暂时性昏迷他无法开车。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Losing consciousness
  • black
  • concuss
  • concussed
  • concussion
  • conk
  • conk out
  • go out like a lightidiom
  • hypnotic
  • hypnotically
  • insensibility
  • knock
  • knocksomeoneout
  • light
  • non-responsive
  • out
  • pass out
  • senseless
  • stun
  • unconscious
  • unresponsive
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(Definition ofblackoutfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

blackout| American Dictionary

blackout
noun[C]
us
/ˈblæk·ɑʊt/

blackoutnoun[C](NO ELECTRICITY)

aperiodoftimewhenelectricpowerhasfailed,causingalossoflights:
A blackoutendedthegameearly.

blackoutnoun[C](NOT CONSCIOUS)

ashortperiodoftimewhen you are notconscious:
Hesuffersfrom Parkinson’sdiseaseand hasoccasionallyexperiencedblackouts.
(Definition ofblackoutfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

blackout| Business English

blackout
noun[C]
uk
/ˈblækaʊt/us
aperiodoftimewhen aservice,product, etc. is notavailable:
Pay-per-viewreturnedafter a three-year blackout.
Amediablackoutwasimposedthedayafter theriots.

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(Definition ofblackoutfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofblackout

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The most commonly reported adverse effects in elderly patients are dizziness, drowsiness, blackouts and unsteadiness,7 all of which pose increased risks of injury.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I commend to you the amendments on large combustion plants: unless we get these into the directive, my country will face power blackouts.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
A generator was supplied to the civil hospital to ensure continuity of lighting during blackouts.
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Price signals were sent to consumers, demand decreased and there were no blackouts.
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He has had a pacemaker fitted to help in trying to find out more about what the dizzy spells and blackouts mean.
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Practice blackouts are normally arranged by the local authorities concerned.
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The blackouts installed during the war have not been removed to the extent they should have been.
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They have refused to rule out the possibility of blackouts as soon as this winter.
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Last month’s blackouts have demonstrated that we need to do something to improve security of supply.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We hear from the people who run the industry that there will be blackouts.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The economy is winding down - lack of fuel means energy blackouts.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Shocking images have come to light despite the news blackouts and the expulsion of journalists.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
People should have explained to them what is being done about evacuation, fire-fighting, decontamination, the treatment of casualties and blackouts.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Both of them believe in blackouts of news and information necessary to the public.
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On good days she can walk quite well but is subject to blackouts, and her balance is unpredictable.
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