1. darken by putting out or dimming lights so that no light is seen from outside使燈光熄滅(或暗下來);實行燈火管制
The city was blacked out during the air raid. 空襲期間,全城都實行了燈火管制。
During the war we had to black out all our windows. 在戰爭期間我們不得不把所有的窗戶遮暗。
The factory was blacked out due to power failure. 這家工廠由于停電一片漆黑。
2. cover(esp. with ink)so as to hide completely;cut out塗掉;刪去
You had better black out that word. 你最好把那個字塗掉。
In wartime,they often blacked out all news,or gave out false news. 在戰爭期間,他們常封鎖消息或者發布假新聞。
3. lose consciousness;lose one's memory失去知覺;暫時失去記憶
After the accident he blacked out and couldn't remember what happened. 事故之後,他暈倒了,記不起發生了什麼事。
It had been a hard and tiring day,and she suddenly blacked out. 一整天辛苦疲勞後,她突然昏倒了。
4. cause silence or jam(radio transmission)封鎖或幹擾廣播
The enemy hoped to black out our radio transmission. 敵人想幹擾我們電台的廣播。
blame for consider sb. responsible for;find fault with sb. 因…責備(某人)
The driver blamed the cyclist for the accident. 司機把這次事故歸咎于那個騎車人。
The manager blamed the office boy for losing the key. 經理責備勤務員丟了鑰匙。
The accountant was blamed for the mistake. 會計因有錯誤而受責備。