单词 | blackout |
释义 | blackout (blækaʊt ) also black-out Word forms: blackouts 1. countable noun [usually singular] A blackout is a period of time during a war in which towns and buildings are made dark so that they cannot be seen by enemy planes. She had driven ambulances during the blackouts of the Second World War. ...blackout curtains. 2. countable noun [usually singular, usually noun NOUN] If a blackout is imposed on a particular piece of news, journalists are prevented from broadcasting or publishing it. ...a media blackout imposed by the Imperial Palace. Journalists said there was a virtual news blackout about the rally. 3. countable noun [usually singular, usually noun NOUN] If there is a power blackout, the electricity supply to a place is temporarily cut off. There was an electricity black-out in a large area in the north of the country. 4. countable noun If you have a blackout, you temporarily lose consciousness. I suffered a black-out which lasted for several minutes. Synonyms: unconsciousness, collapse, faint, oblivion Collocations: complete blackout I had a complete blackout for a couple of minutes. Times,Sunday Times He described most of the decade as a 'complete blackout' and after averaging two pictures a year throughout the 1950s and 1960s, he released only one film in the 1970s. Times, Sunday Times The auditorium seats 500 and has complete blackout capability to darken the space during daylight hours. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This glass consists of two panes of polarized glass with a patterned optical axis that allows it to transition smoothly between shades of gray to near complete blackout opacity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No one remembers ever seeing anything like this before: complete blackouts, people are self-censoring. Times, Sunday Times When a coastguard called the ship, an officer claimed that the only problem was an electrical blackout. Times, Sunday Times The lightning strike blew the antenna in half, causing an electrical blackout in the school for several hours, and bringing the radio station down for over 6 months. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Laborers were forced to work right up until the opening ceremony because of construction delays, electrical blackouts, and questionable venue quality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Extreme food shortages and electrical blackouts led to a brief period of unrest, including numerous anti-government protests and widespread increases in urban crime. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Electrical blackouts frequently result from a cascade of failures between interdependent networks, and the problem has been dramatically exemplified by the several large-scale blackouts that have occurred in recent years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The country came close to an electricity blackout in the past few weeks; the national electricity company needed an emergency injection of €380 million. Times, Sunday Times Electricity blackouts mean they often have to study by candlelight at night. Times, Sunday Times Telecommunications links have been upgraded and once-common electricity blackouts are a thing of the past. Times, Sunday Times She captured not just poverty, massive unemployment and huge overcrowding, but also daily life including curfews and electricity blackouts. Times, Sunday Times The problem has been compounded by electricity blackouts and logistical difficulties in the wake of the disaster and full production cannot resume until the aftershocks subside. Times, Sunday Times The ship had sounded its siren after a power blackout left it without controls. The Sun They assumed the noise was connected to repair work in the area after a power blackout the previous weekend. Times, Sunday Times If all goes well, we will have a power blackout and will be spared the anguish of listening to these aging rock musicians. Globe and Mail By the power blackout, he had learned his lesson and taken centre stage. Globe and Mail The contact could be heard by passengers on board and caused a temporary power blackout when water flooded the engine room. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An electricity shortage caused rolling blackouts for up to 12 hours a day. Smithsonian Rolling blackouts have been imposed to protect a decrepit national grid from complete collapse. Times,Sunday Times In 2014 delays in building new plants and inadequate maintenance of old ones brought a fresh wave of rolling blackouts. Times, Sunday Times Consumers are being warned that the rolling blackouts may last for five years and could rise to eight hours a day. Times,Sunday Times In the past two years, we have been hit by rolling blackouts - a combination of surging demand in the hot summer months and pre-emptive shutdowns in fire season. Times,Sunday Times House alarms were set off and their entire village suffered a blackout. The Sun Passengers reported hearing a large boom and the ship suffering a blackout. Times, Sunday Times Yet at 9.54pm he ordered an officer on the bridge to tell the passengers that the ship had simply suffered a blackout. Times, Sunday Times Frank suffers a blackout and throughout the episode has flashbacks of that evening. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His defence was that he had suffered a blackout and could not remember the critical events. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 灯火管制 Japanese: 灯火管制 |
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