black out
black out
[phrasal verb]1
: to suddenly become unconscious昏厥；突然失去知觉
- What's the last thing you remember before you blacked out? [=passed out, fainted]在你昏过去之前，你记得最后发生了什么事吗？
2
black (something) out or black out (something)
a : to cover (something written) with a black or dark mark so that it cannot be read（用黑色或深色标记）涂掉
- Someone had blacked out certain sections of the newspaper.有人把报纸中的某些内容涂掉了。
b : to cause (a place) to become dark使（某处）变暗
- They blacked out the stage by turning off all the lights.他们关掉了所有的灯，让舞台暗了下来。
c : to prevent the broadcast of (a televised sports event)屏蔽，不转播（电视体育赛事） — usually used as (be) blacked out通常用作(be) blacked out— see also blackout
- Last night's game was blacked out in this area, so I couldn't watch it.这个地区没有转播昨晚的比赛，所以我没能看到。
