1CCshowing pictures or images only in black, white, and grey 〔图片或影像〕黑白的 → colour
black and white photos
黑白照片
an old black and white TV
一台旧的黑白电视机
2black and whiteSIMPLE/NOT COMPLICATEDconsidering things in a way that is too simple and as if things are either completely good or completely bad 〔考虑问题的方式〕非黑即白的,绝对化的,简单化的
There’s still a tendency to see the issues in black and white.
3in black and whiteWRITEin written form, and therefore definite 白纸黑字;以书面形式
Once it’s down in black and white, you can’t forget it.
一旦白纸黑字写下来,你就不会忘记了。
Examples from the Corpus
in black and white• The rules are there in black and white for everyone to see.
Examples from the Corpus
black and white• But the photograph, of course, is black and white.• Everything is seen in black and white.• Some kind of newsprogram comes on, in black and white.• old black and whitemovies• Her black and white study of proud Paul holding Mary is the most surprising.• With moving simplicity their postersreproduce in black and white the faces of missing parents.• The situation is not black and white; we still don't know what to do.
black and white
SIMPLE/NOT COMPLICATEDconsidering things in a way that is too simple and as if things are either completely good or completely bad 〔考虑问题的方式〕非黑即白的,绝对化的,简单化的
There’s still a tendency to see the issues in black and white.