blackouts

英 [ˈblækaʊts]

美 [ˈblæˌkaʊts]

n. 断电; 停电; 新闻封锁; 灯火管制(期)
blackout的复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT （战时）灯火管制期
Ablackoutis a period of time during a war in which towns and buildings are made dark so that they cannot be seen by enemy planes.
1. ...blackout curtains.
  遮光幕帘
N-COUNT （新闻等的）禁播，封锁，禁止出版
If ablackoutis imposed on a particular piece of news, journalists are prevented from broadcasting or publishing it.
1. ...a media blackout imposed by the Imperial Palace...
  皇宫施行的新闻封锁
2. Journalists said there was a virtual news blackout about the rally.
  记者们说有关这场集会的新闻实际上被封锁了。
N-COUNT 停电；断电
If there is a powerblackout, the electricity supply to a place is temporarily cut off.
1. There was an electricity black-out in a large area in the north of the country.
  该国北部大片地区断电。
N-COUNT 晕厥；暂时昏迷
If you have ablackout, you temporarily lose consciousness.
1. I suffered a black-out which lasted for several minutes.
  我昏迷了几分钟。