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black

/blæk/

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variant 1: blacks

1 · adjective

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

黑色；黑

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Both handles of this cooking pot are black.

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这口锅的两个把手都是黑色的。

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Pronunciation: /blæk/

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