blackout /ˈblækˌaʊt/ noun plural blackouts
plural blackouts
Learner's definition of BLACKOUT
[count]
1
: a period when lights are kept off or are hidden from view to guard against enemy airplane attack in a war(战时)防空灯火管制期 2
: a period when lights are off because of an electrical power failure停电;断电 — compare brownout 3
: a sudden and temporary loss of consciousness, vision, or memory(突然的)暂时性眼前发黑,暂时性失忆 4
: a situation in which some kinds of information are deliberately kept from the public消息封锁 —
see also black out at 3black