English Dictionary

black out

動詞

他動詞 比喩的用法 自動詞

(transitive) To censor or cover up by writing over with black ink. / (transitive, figuratively) To censor or cover up. / (intransitive) To lose consciousness; to suffer a blackout.

日本語の意味

（他動詞）検閲や隠蔽を目的として文章などを黒塗りにする、または黒インクで書き消す / （自動詞）意識を失う、失神する

The editor decided to black out the confidential names before publication.

編集者は出版前に機密の名前を黒く塗りつぶすことにした。

意味（1）

(transitive) To censor or cover up by writing over with black ink.

Seigel was able to send two post cards home in 44 months via the Red Cross. The first one was completely blacked out by the Japanese censor's pen. The second one he sent, Seigel wrote that he weighed his usual weight of 130. Seigel's usual weight was 230 so the family could see that he had been severely starved while in captivity. Seigel had at least triumphed over the Japanese censor and his black pen.

意味（2）

(transitive, figuratively) To censor or cover up.

I have blacked out your television, every station in the world is mine.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To lose consciousness; to suffer a blackout.

Coordinate term: black in

意味（4）

(transitive) To obscure in darkness.

Bleak darkness was blacking out the sea and jungle when Rainsford sighted the lights. He came upon them as he turned a crook in the coast line; and his first thought was that be had come upon a village, for there were many lights.

意味（5）

(intransitive) To be in a state of black out, as a building, a city, a ship.

blacks out （ present singular third-person ）

blacking out （ participle present ）

blacked out （ participle past ）

blacked out （ past ）