His eyes have the blankness of someone half-asleep.
他的眼睛透着茫然,一副半睡半醒的样子。
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[N-SING 单数名词](头脑或记忆)一片空白 If your mind or memory is a blank, you cannot think of anything or remember anything.
[a N]
I'm sorry, but my mind is a blank...
对不起,我脑子里一片空白。
I came round in hospital and did not know where I was. Everything was a complete blank.
我在医院里醒了过来,不知道自己身在何处。一切都是空白。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]空包弹Blanks are gun cartridges which contain explosive but do not contain a bullet, so that they cause no harm when the gun is fired.
[usu pl]
...a starter pistol which only fires blanks.
只发射空包弹的发令枪
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point-blank
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[PHRASE 短语]一无所获;扑空 If you draw a blank when you are looking for someone or something, you do not succeed in finding them.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
They drew a blank in their search for the driver.
他们四处寻找那个司机,但一无所获。
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[PHRASE 短语](脑子)突然一片空白 If your mind goes blank, you are suddenly unable to think of anything appropriate to say, for example in reply to a question.
[V inflects]
My mind went totally blank.
我的脑子突然一片空白。
相关词组:
blank out
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blank★/blæŋk; NAmEblæŋk/
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blankblanksblankedblankingblankerblankestadjective★1★empty, with nothing written, printed or recorded on it 空白的◆Sign your name in the blank space below.把名字签在下面的空白处。◆a blank CD空白光盘◆Write on one side of the paper and leave the other side blank.写在纸的一面,把另一面空出来。◆She turned to a blank page in her notebook.她翻开笔记本的一张空白页。2★(of a wall or screen 墙壁或屏幕)empty; with no pictures, marks or decoration 空的;无图画(或标记、装饰)的◆blank whitewashed walls光秃秃的白灰墙◆Suddenly the screen went blank.屏幕突然变成一片空白。3showing no feeling, understanding or interest 没表情的;不理解的;不感兴趣的◆She stared at me with a blank expression on her face.她一脸木然地盯着我。◆Steve looked blankand said he had no idea what I was talking about. 史蒂夫显得很迷惑,说他不知道我在说什么。◆Suddenly my mind went blank(= I could not remember anything).我脑子里突然一片空白。4[only before noun ](of negative things 否定的事情)complete and total 完全的;彻底的◆a blank refusal/denial断然拒绝╱否认☞see also
point-blank
▶blank·ly/ˈblæŋkli; NAmEˈblæŋkli/adverb◆She stared blankly into space, not knowing what to say next.她木然地凝视着,不知道下面该说什么。blank·ness/ˈblæŋknəs; NAmEˈblæŋknəs/noun[uncountable ]noun★1★[countable ]an empty space on a printed form or document for you to write answers, information, etc. in (文件等的)空白处,空格◆Please fill in the blanks.请在空白处填写。◆If you can't answer the question, leave a blank.如果回答不了问题,就空着它。2[singular ]a state of not being able to remember anything (记忆中的)空白,遗忘◆My mind was a blankand I couldn't remember her name. 我脑子里一片空白,记不起她的名字了。3[countable ](alsoˌblank ˈcartridge)a cartridgein a gun that contains an explosivebut no bullet 空弹◆The troops fired blanks in the air.部队向空中放空弹。IDIOMsee
draw
v.verb1[transitive ]blanksb ( BrE) ( informal) to ignore sb completely 毫不理睬(某人)◆I saw her on the bus this morning, but she totally blanked me.我今天早晨在公共汽车上见到她,但她连一眼都没瞧我。2[intransitive ]( NAmE) to be suddenly unable to remember or think of sth 突然忘掉;突然思路模糊◆I knew the answer, but I totally blanked during the test.我本来知道答案,但考试时我什么都忘了。PHRASAL VERBSˌblank ˈoutto suddenly become empty 突然变空◆The screen blanked out.屏幕突然变成一片空白。ˌblank sth↔ˈout1to cover sth completely so that it cannot be seen 掩盖;遮盖◆All the names in the letter had been blanked out.信中所有的名字都已涂掉。2to deliberately forget sth unpleasant 刻意忘记;抹去记忆◆She had tried to blank out the whole experience.她曾试图把全部经历从记忆中抹去。blank/blæŋk; NAmEblæŋk/blank·ly/ˈblæŋkli; NAmEˈblæŋkli/blank·ness/ˈblæŋknəs; NAmEˈblæŋknəs/
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blank1 adjective
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blank3 verb
blankblank1 /blæŋk/ ●●○S3 adjective
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1without any writing, print, or recorded sound: Leave the last page blank. a blank cassette► see thesaurus at
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2a blank face or look shows no emotion, understanding, or interest → blanklyblank face/look/expression/eyes Zoe looked at me with a blank expression. She gazed at him in blank astonishment.3go blanka)if your mind goes blank, or if you go blank, you are suddenly unable to remember something: My heart began to race and my mind went blank.b)to stop showing any images, writing etc: Suddenly the screen went blank.—blankness noun [uncountable] →
blank verse
blank1 adjective
blank2 noun
blank3 verb
blankblank2 noun [countable]
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1an empty space on a piece of paper, where you are supposed to write a word or letter: When you’ve filled in the blanks, hand the form back to me.2my mind’s a blank spoken used to say that you cannot remember something: I’m trying to think of his name, but my mind’s a complete blank.3a cartridge (=container for a bullet in a gun) that contains an explosive but no bullet: Soldiers fired blanks into the crowd.4be shooting/firing blanks informal if a man is shooting blanks or firing blanks, his sperm is not able to make a woman pregnant → draw a blank
at draw1(32)
blank1 adjective
blank2 noun
blank3 verb
blankblank3 verb
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1 (also blank out) [intransitive] informal if you blank, or if your mind blanks, you are suddenly unable to remember something: I just blanked in the oral exam.2[transitive] British English informal to ignore someone who you would usually greet or speak to: Last time I saw Mike Adams he completely blanked me.blank out phrasal verb1to cover something so that it cannot be seen: The actual names had been blanked out.2to completely forget something, especially deliberately: I tried to blank out everything he had said.
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