black out

気を失う、意識を失う

突然意識を失い、周囲で起きていることが分からなくなる。

やさしい英語で： To suddenly become unconscious and stop knowing what is happening around you.

• I felt dizzy and blacked out.
• She blacked out in the heat.
• Did he black out after hitting his head?

類義語： pass out, lose consciousness, faint

反対語： come round

よく使う表現： black out suddenly, black out briefly

停電

ある地域への電気の供給が止まること。

やさしい英語で： A time when the electricity supply stops working in an area.

• A black out stopped the lifts.
• We used candles during the black out.
• The storm caused black outs across the region.

類義語： power cut, power outage, blackout

よく使う表現： a black out, citywide black out

黒塗りにする、塗りつぶす

書かれた文字を黒く塗りつぶして読めなくする。

やさしい英語で： To cover written words with dark marks so they cannot be read.

• Black out your name.
• They blacked out several lines in the report.
• Can you black the address out before posting the photo?

使い方： black out something / black something out (Please black out your address before sharing the letter.)

類義語： redact, cover up

よく使う表現： black out something, black out names

暗くなる、灯火を消す

明かりが消えて、その場所が真っ暗になる。

やさしい英語で： For a place to become completely dark because its lights are off.

• The town blacked out at dusk.
• The whole district blacked out when the power failed.
• Coastal villages blacked out to hide from enemy planes.

類義語： go dark

反対語： light up

よく使う表現： black out completely, black out overnight