blackout

1. N-COUNT 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. (戰(zhàn)時為防止空襲而實施的) 燈火管制期

...blackout curtains. …燈火管制時用的窗簾。

2. N-COUNT If a blackout is imposed on a particular piece of news, journalists are prevented from broadcasting or publishing it. (新聞等的) 封鎖

...a media blackout imposed by the Imperial Palace. …皇宮強制實行的新聞封鎖。

3. N-COUNT If there is a power blackout, the electricity supply to a place is temporarily cut off. 停電

There was an electricity black-out in a large area in the north of the country. 該國北方有一大片地區(qū)都停電了。

4. N-COUNT If you have a blackout, you temporarily lose consciousness. 暫時失去知覺

I suffered a black-out which lasted for several minutes. 我昏過去好幾分鐘。