Black out
Significado: To faint or lose consciousness briefly.
'Blacking out' means losing consciousness—vision going black. Can be from standing up too fast, overheating, alcohol, or medical conditions. 'Had a blackout' is concerning; 'nearly blacked out' less so.
Ejemplos
- I blacked out and fell. 我晕过去摔倒了Me desmayé y me caí「気を失って倒れた」의식을 잃고 쓰러졌어.
- She blacks out if she stands up too fast. 她站起来太快就会晕倒Se desmaya si se levanta demasiado rápido「彼女は急に立ち上がると気を失う」그녀는 갑자기 일어서면 기절해.
- Nearly blacked out in the heat. 热得差点晕过去Casi me desmayo con el calor「暑さで気を失いかけた」더위에 기절할 뻔했어.
Pronunciación
/blæk aʊt/
Guía de uso
Contexto: fainting, consciousness, medical
Tono: descriptive, concerning
✓ Correcto
- Blacked out晕过去了se desmayó気を失った기절했어
- Had a blackout晕厥了tuvo un desmayo失神した실신했어
- Nearly blacked out差点晕过去casi se desmaya気を失いかけた기절할 뻔했어
✗ Incorrecto
- Can also mean alcohol-induced memory loss—context matters也可以指因饮酒导致的失忆——要看上下文También puede referirse a pérdida de memoria por alcohol; el contexto importaアルコールによる記憶喪失の意味もある——文脈が重要음주로 인한 기억 상실을 뜻하기도 함—문맥에 따라 의미가 달라짐
Errores comunes
- Different from a power blackout
Origen e historia
From vision going black as consciousness fades. The same term applies to power cuts (electricity blacking out). Medical usage for fainting or syncope.
Etimología: Black + out (vision going dark)
Primera vez registrado: 20th century for medical usage
Contexto cultural
Era: 20th century
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Medical dramas
Regional notes: Universal English.
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