【blackout】 - A-level备考词汇

blackout

UK:  ['blækaʊt]

US:  ['blæk.aʊt]

复数：blackouts  

adj.

1.防空袭的,灯火管制的

n.

1.停电,断电

2.一时性两眼发黑

3.黑视

4.变黑

5.黑内障

6.灯光熄灭

7.灯光转暗

8.截止

9.消隐

10.【戏剧】舞台转暗;关灯;闭火;断电;(战时的)灯火管制;【航空】(急降等时)眼睛发黑,突然发昏;暂时失去知觉;删除;(新闻)封锁;(广播等)停止

1 . Virginia's governor called the blackout in his state its second-largest ever and warned that electricity might not be restored for a week.
弗吉尼亚州州长说，该州这次停电从规模上讲堪称史上第二大，并警告称可能一周内都不会恢复供电。

2 . Shortly after blackout we were disturbed by an orderly making his way down the length of train with a rattle.
灯火管制开始不久，一个勤务兵顺着列车车身走着，他弄出的嘎拉嘎拉响声惊动了我们。

3 . Officials said it appeared to have all started with a series of power lines failures near Cleveland in two hours before the blackout.
官方称，在此次断电事故发生前两个小时，克利夫兰附近的电力线发生了一系列严重故障，这些故障导致了这次断电事故。

4 . If I had to choose one between them. I choose blackout. I think blackout is a little more terrible to me.
如果一定要我在两者当中选一个。我想停电对于我来说更加可怕一点点。

5 . He claimed it had nothing to do with her, but there were a few nights during a blackout when he went over there just the same.
他声称这么做跟那个女孩儿毫无关系。可是有几个晚上，虽然停了电，他还是照去不误。