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blackboard

UK/'blækbɒ:d/US
A2

Definitions

n.

A large dark board, usually mounted on a wall, written on with chalk

黑板(挂在墙上、用粉笔书写的深色大板)

Root Breakdown

Native English
blackthe darkest color, absence of light
+
boardplank, table, to provide meals
=blackboard

black + board = a black board you write on with chalk. Fully transparent: the surface is named by its color.

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The teacher wrote the date on the blackboard.

  • 2.

    Chalk dust covered the bottom of the blackboard.

Word Forms

Noun

Pluralblackboards
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