black out
US /blæk aʊt/
UK /blæk aʊt/
片語動詞
1.
暈倒, 昏厥
to lose consciousness temporarily
範例:
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He tends to black out if he stands up too quickly.
他如果站起來太快，就容易暈倒。
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The pilot almost blacked out during the high-G maneuver.
飛行員在高G機動中幾乎昏厥。
2.
燈火管制, 遮蔽
to intentionally prevent light from entering or leaving a place
範例:
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During the war, cities would black out at night to avoid enemy bombing.
戰爭期間，城市會在夜間實行燈火管制以避免敵機轟炸。
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We need to black out the windows to keep the light out.
我們需要遮蔽窗戶以阻擋光線。
3.
封鎖, 禁播
to censor or suppress information, especially in media
範例:
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The government tried to black out news of the protest.
政府試圖封鎖抗議活動的消息。
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Due to licensing issues, the game was blacked out in certain regions.
由於許可問題，該遊戲在某些地區被禁播。
名詞
1.
昏厥, 意識喪失
a temporary loss of consciousness
範例:
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He experienced a sudden blackout after hitting his head.
他頭部受到撞擊後突然昏厥。
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The boxer suffered a brief blackout after the powerful punch.
拳擊手在受到重擊後短暫昏迷。
2.
停電, 燈火管制
a period when all lights go out in a building or area
範例:
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The entire city experienced a sudden blackout.
整個城市突然停電。
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We lit candles during the blackout.
我們在停電期間點燃了蠟燭。
3.
媒體封鎖, 禁播
an official ban on the reporting of news or broadcasting of a sports event
範例:
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There was a media blackout on the sensitive political issue.
敏感的政治問題受到了媒體封鎖。
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The game was subject to a regional blackout, so we couldn't watch it live.
該比賽受到區域禁播，所以我們無法觀看直播。