blackout /ˈblækaʊt/ (also black-out) TEM8

• 1. 

  N-COUNT 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. (战时为防止空袭而实施的) 灯火管制期

  例：

  ...blackout curtains.

  …灯火管制时用的窗帘。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT If a blackout is imposed on a particular piece of news, journalists are prevented from broadcasting or publishing it. (新闻等的) 封锁

  例：

  ...a media blackout imposed by the Imperial Palace.

  …皇宫强制实行的新闻封锁。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT If there is a power blackout, the electricity supply to a place is temporarily cut off. 停电

  例：

  There was an electricity black-out 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. 

  N-COUNT If you have a blackout, you temporarily lose consciousness. 暂时失去知觉

  例：

  I suffered a black-out which lasted for several minutes.

  我昏过去好几分钟。