block out

- a period of time when electric power has failed, causing a loss of lights:
خاموشی ( در اثر قطع شدن برق )
▪️wartime blackouts
▪️Power lines were blown down and we had a blackout of several hours.
▪️A blackout ended the game early.
▪️We had a blackout for six hours after the storm.
ما پس از آن طوفان برای شش ساعت خاموشی داشتیم [ما پس از طوفان برای شش ساعت برق نداشتیم].
2 ) - the action taken to make certain that information about something is not reported to the public
- a period of time when a service, product, etc. is not available:
منع انتشار ( در مورد اخبار یا سرویس و محصول یا . . . ) - جلوگیری - انسداد
▪️a news blackout
▪️Pay - per - view returned after a three - year blackout.
▪️A media blackout was imposed the day after the riots.
3 ) a short period of time when you are not conscious
غش - بیهوشی - ضعف و از حال رفتگی
▪️He suffers from Parkinson’s disease and has occasionally experienced blackouts.
💢VERB
با املای جدا از هم فعل عبارتی محسوب میشه و دارای معانی زیر:
BLOCK STH OUT or
BLOCK OUT STH
1 ) to stop light or noise from passing through something
پنهان کردن - پوشاندن - محو کردن ( چهره و . . . )
▪️[Bad Weather]
[Collocation]
thick/dark/storm clouds block out the sun
▪️In the TV interview, they blacked out the victim’s face.
در مصاحبه تلویزیونی، آن ها چهره قربانی را محو کردند ( تاریک کردند، پوشاندند )
2 ) - to stop yourself from thinking about an unpleasant memory because it upsets you
- to avoid thinking about or remembering something, often because it is stressful or traumatic
نادیده گرفتن - چشم پوشی کردن - به فراموشی سپردن - خودداری نمودن از یادآوری و فکر حادثه ای - بیخیال شدن ( موضوع ناخوشایند، حادثه یا رویداد تلخ و . . . )
▪️What is the reason that some people like to meet other people at a place with loud music?
I guess another reason could be, especially in the case of friends going to a club, that loud music just creates a totally different atmosphere from the one we normally spend most of our time in, like at school, work, or at home, so it’s just something different and you can just block everything else out and enjoy the music and dance maybe
3 ) - to prevent the ability to receive or remember something
- to prevent something from being seen, noticeable, or entering one's awareness
SYN: prevent
▪️Some people are able to block out every distraction.
▪️You can program the TV, blocking out channels you don't want your children to watch.
4 ) - to arrange to have time or space for something by planning in advance
- to reserve a period of time for someone or something
- to lay something out carefully; to map out the details of something
SYN: plan - map out - lay out
برنامه ریزی کردن ( زمان یا کاری بهمراه جزئیات ش )
▪️She blocked out time each day to work on her book.
5 ) - failing electric power in a period of time, causing a loss of lights
- cutting lights in a time when all lights must be hidden by law, or existing no light or power because of an electricity failure
قطع کردن برق - خاموش کردن چراغ های جایی ( در حمله هوایی و غیره ) - تاریک کردن محلی
▪️During the war, people in the cities were required to black out their windows so that the enemy aircraft could not see them.
طی جنگ، مردم در شهر مجبور شدند چراغ های خانه شان را خاموش کنند تا هواپیماهای جنگی دشمن نتوانند آنها را ببینند.
▪️The entire city was blacked out overnight.
کل شهر نیمه شب تاریک شد ( چراغ هایش خاموش شد ) .
6 ) taking action to make certain that information about something is not reported to the public
محرمانه کردن ( اطلاعات و. . . ) - مخفی کردن
▪️The government decided to black out all the information related to inflation.
دولت تصمیم گرفت تمام اطلاعات درباره تورم را محرمانه کند.
7 ) becoming unconscious suddenly someone
غش کردن - بیهوش شدن - از حال رفتن - ضعف کردن و یا دچار بی هوشی شدن
▪️My sister blacked out right after the accident.
خواهرم بلافاصله بعد از تصادف غش کرد ( از هوش رفت، بی هوش شد ) .
▪️Please be careful! She will black out if you announce her of her brother death.
مراقب باش، اگر مرگ برادرش را بهش اطلاع بدی، غش خواهد کرد ( از حال خواهد رفت ) .
▪️Suddenly the man blacked out during the parade.
ناگهان در طی رژه، مرد غش کرد.
8 ) - photography, printing
to mask part of ( a negative ) , in order that light may not pass through it
- to prevent ( a part of a photographic negative ) from printing by painting over with opaque or a comparable substance
خط زدن و سیاه کردن ( در مورد نوشته )
▪️They’ve blacked out all the names in the list.
آن ها تمام اسامی لیست را محو کردند ( خط زدند؛ سیاه کردند ) .