white
adj
(-r, -st)
1 of the very palest colour, like fresh snow, common salt or milk 白的; 白色的
walls painted white 已刷成白色的墻壁
strong white teeth 健康潔白的牙齒
Her hair has turned white, eg with age. 她的頭發(fā)已經(jīng)白了(如上了年紀(jì)).
I like my coffee white, ie with milk or cream in it. 我喜歡加牛奶或奶油的咖啡. Cf 參看 black1.
2 of a pale-skinned race 白種人的.
3 ~ (with sth) (of a person) pale as a result of emotion or illness (指人)(因情緒變化或生病)臉色蒼白的
He was white with fury. 他氣得臉色煞白.
4 (idm 習(xí)語) (in) black and white => black2. bleed sb white => bleed. show the white feather => show2. (as) ,white as a `sheet very pale, esp as a result of fear or shock 蒼白的(尤指因恐懼或震驚所致)
She went as white as a sheet when she heard the news. 她聽到這個消息頓時臉色蒼白. (as) white as `snow very white 雪白的; 極白的
an old man with hair as white as snow 一個白發(fā)蒼蒼的老先生. a white elephant possession that is useless and often expensive to maintain 無用的而常指保管昂貴的東西. white, v [Tn]
(idm 習(xí)語) a whited `sepulchre (fml 文) person who seems to be good, but is really evil; hypocrite 偽君子.
?? 擴展釋義
*[hwait]n. 白色, 潔白, 眼白, 白種人, 蛋白a. 白色的, 純潔的, 白種的, 蒼白的, 空白的, 幸運的【機】 白, 白色; 白的, 白色的相關(guān)詞組: white as a sheet