In 2007 the University of Wisconsin-Madison – one of the top five or so prestigious public universities – graduated 81% of its white students within six years, but only 56% of its blacks.
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During the same time frame, the University of Northern Iowa graduated 67% of its white students, but only 39% of its blacks
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According to data gathered by Harvard Law School professor Lani Guinier, the most selective schools are more likely to choose blacks who have at least one immigrant parent from Africa or the Caribbean than black students who are descendants of American slaves.
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COLOUR
黑色
Something that is black is of the darkest colour that there is, the colour of the sky at night when there is no light at all.
例句
She was wearing a black coat with a white collar...
她穿着一件白领黑外套。
He had thick black hair...
他的头发乌黑浓密。
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ADJ
（人）黑色人种的；（尤指）非洲黑人的
A black person belongs to a race of people with dark skins, especially a race from Africa.
例句
He worked for the rights of black people...
他为争取黑人权利而工作。
Sherry is black, tall, slender and soft-spoken.
谢里是个黑人，身材高挑，细声细语。
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N-COUNT
黑人（可能具冒犯意味）
Black people are sometimes referred to as blacks. This use could cause offence.
例句
There are about thirty-one million blacks in the US.
美国大约有3,100万黑人。
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ADJ
（咖啡、茶）不加牛奶（或奶油）的
Black coffee or tea has no milk or cream added to it.
例句
A cup of black tea or black coffee contains no calories...
一杯不加牛奶的茶或咖啡不含热量。
I drink coffee black.
我喝咖啡不加奶。
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ADJ-GRADED
极糟糕的；坏透顶的；黑暗的
If you describe a situation as black, you are emphasizing that it is very bad indeed.
例句
It was, he said later, one of the blackest days of his political career...
后来他说，这是他政治生涯中最黑暗的日子之一。
The future for the industry looks even blacker.
这个产业的前景看起来更加暗淡。
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ADJ-GRADED
（情绪）沮丧的，低落的，忧郁的
If someone is in a black mood, they feel very miserable and depressed.
例句
In late 1975, she fell into a black depression...
在1975年底，她陷入了情绪的低谷。
Her mood was blacker than ever.
她的心情从未如此低落过。
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ADJ-GRADED
残忍的；恶毒的；邪恶的
You use black to describe things that you consider to be very cruel or wicked.
例句
I think their crime is a blacker one than mere exploitation.
我想他们的罪行比单纯的剥削更残忍。
...the blackest laws in the country's history.
这个国家历史上最严酷的法律
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ADJ-GRADED
（幽默）黑色的
Black humour involves jokes about sad or difficult situations.
例句
'So you can all go over there and get shot,' he said, with the sort of black humour common among British troops here...
“所以你们都可以到那里去挨枪子儿，”他说道，口吻中透着这里英国部队惯用的黑色幽默。
It's a black comedy of racial prejudice, mistaken identity and thwarted expectations.
这是一个关于种族歧视、身份错位和期望落空的黑色喜剧。
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ADJ
巫术的；妖术的
People who believe in black magic believe that it is possible to communicate with evil spirits.
例句
He was also alleged to have conducted black magic ceremonies...
据称他还做了法。
The King was unjustly accused of practising the black arts.
国王被诬陷施行妖术。
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VERB
把（眼睛）打得发青
If someone blacks another person's eye, they punch or hit that person in the eye, causing it to bruise and look black.
例句
Her husband blacked her eye...
她丈夫把她的眼睛打青了。
Their mother was trying to hide her two blacked eyes.
他们的母亲想遮住自己被打青的双眼。
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PHRASE
（伤得）青一块紫一块
If you say that someone is black and blue, you mean that they are badly bruised.
例句
Whenever she refused, he'd beat her black and blue...
只要她拒绝他，他就会把她打得青一块紫一块。
Bud's nose was still black and blue.
巴德的鼻子还是青一块紫一块的。
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PHRASE
有盈余；有结余
If a person or an organization is in the black, they do not owe anyone any money.
例句
Remington's operations in Japan are now in the black...
雷明顿在日本的业务现在有盈利。
Until his finances are in the black I don't want to get married.
在他有银行存款之前，我不想和他结婚。
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PHRASE
怒视；恶狠狠的盯视
If someone gives you a black look, they look at you in a way that shows that they are very angry about something.
例句
Passing my stall, she cast black looks at the amount of stuff still unsold.
她经过我的货摊的时候，怒气冲冲地看了几眼还没有卖出去的东西。