"blackout" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 停電
• 昏厥（因酒精）

Definition

在一段時間內，所有燈光或電力都中斷，通常影響較大範圍。也可表示因酒精或壓力暫時失去記憶的情況。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“blackout” 可指大範圍停電（如“發生blackout”），也指短暫記憶消失（如喝酒後“有blackout”）。不代表普通昏倒（請用“昏倒”）。若語境為“新聞blackout”，則指消息封鎖。

Examples

There was a blackout during the storm last night.

昨晚暴風雨期間發生了**停電**。

He had a blackout after drinking too much.

他喝太多後出現了**昏厥**。

A power blackout can last several hours.

一次電力**停電**可能持續好幾個小時。

The whole city went silent during the blackout.

**停電**期間，整個城市都安靜了下來。

I had a total blackout of that night; I can't remember anything.

那天晚上我完全**失憶**，一點都不記得。

There was a media blackout on the event for days.

有關該事件的媒體**封鎖**持續了好幾天。