To lose consciousness or memory temporarily:晕倒：晕过去，暂时失去知觉或记忆：blacked out at the podium.在指挥台上晕倒
To suppress (a fact or memory, for example) from conscious recognition:抑制，抹去：抑制（事实或记忆等），使之不在意识中出现：blacked out many of my wartime experiences.忘掉我在战争期间的许多经历
To prohibit the dissemination of, especially by censorship:封锁：尤指通过审查禁止传播：blacked out the news issuing from the rebel provinces.封锁乱叛省份发出的新闻
To extinguish or conceal all lights that might help enemy aircraft find a target during an air raid.对…实行灯火管制：在空袭中熄灭所有可能帮助敌机寻找目标的灯火
To extinguish all the lights on (a stage).熄灯：（在舞台上）熄灭全部灯光
To cause a failure of electrical power in:停电：导致失去电力：Storm damage blacked out much of the region.暴风雨的袭击使这个地区大范围断电
To withhold (a televised event or program) from a broadcast area:禁止播出：不播出（电视传送的事件或节目）：blacked out the football game on local stations.地方台停止播放橄榄球赛
To withhold a televised event or program from:停止转播：不在电视上转播（事件或节目）：will black out the entire state to increase ticket sales for the game.全国都不会电视转播这场比赛以增加票的销路