blackblack and 'blue1.■covered with bruises (= blue, brown or purple marks on the body) 青一块紫一块；伤痕累累:She was black and blue all over after falling downstairs. 她从楼梯上摔下来，跌得浑身青一块紫一块。(in) black and 'white2.■(as) absolutely right or wrong, good or bad, with no grades between them 黑白分明；不是好就是坏:My grandmother has very rigid ideas of character and behaviour; she sees everything in black and white. 我祖母看人的性格和行为很刻板，她看什么事情都是黑白分明。It’s not a black-andwhite issue. 那不是个非此即彼的问题。a black 'day (for sb)3.■a day when sth sad, unpleasant or disastrous happens (to sb) 不吉利的日子；坏日子；倒霉的日子:It was a black day for this area when the local steel factory closed down. 当地钢铁厂关门的日子是该地区倒霉的日子。a black 'eye4.■an area of dark skin (= a bruise) around the eye caused by an accident, sb hitting you, etc.﹙事故、挨打等造成的﹚ 黑眼圈:How did you get that black eye? 你的眼睛怎么青了？a black 'look5.■an angry or disapproving expression on sb’s face生气﹙或不赞许﹚的表情:She gave me a black look when I suggested she should do the washing-up.我提出她应该洗碗时，她生气地瞅了我一眼。a black 'mark (against sb) (BrE)6.■sth that sb has done which makes other people dislike or disapprove of them ﹙不利于某人的﹚污点，短处:It was another black mark against her that she had not gone to the last meeting. 上一次会议她没有参加，这又成了不利于她的另一个把柄。the black 'market7.■an illegal form of trade in which foreign money, or goods that are difficult to obtain, are bought and sold﹙买卖外币或紧俏商品的﹚黑市:Tickets for the match are being sold on the black market for up to ￡200 each. 这场比赛的门票在黑市上已经卖到了200英镑一张。a/the black 'sheep (of the family)8.■a person who is considered to have done sth bad, or to be a failure, by their family or the group to which they belong 败家子；害群之马:Debbie is the black sheep of the family, having left home at seventeen to live with her boyfriend. 德比是个不肖女，十七岁就跟男友离家私奔了。9.■ORIGIN Shepherds used to dislike black sheep because their wool was not as valuable as white wool.过去牧羊人不喜欢黑色的羊，因为黑羊毛不如白羊毛值钱。a 'black spot10.■a place where accidents often happen, especially on a road 事故多发地带:This junction is a wellknown accident black spot. 这道口是有名的事故多发之地。he, it, etc. is not as black as he, it, etc. is'painted11.■he, it, etc. is not as bad as people say 他﹙或它等﹚不像人们说的那么坏:The boss is not as black as she’s painted; in fact, I find her quite helpful and friendly. 女老板并不像人们说的那么坏；实际上，我发现她很热心也很友善。in black and 'white12.■in print or writing 白纸黑字；印刷的；书写的:I want to see his statement down in black and white.我要看到他把所说的话白纸黑字地写下来。13.■look black 另见look14.■the pot calling the kettle black 另见pot