The flashcard defines "white" with multiple meanings: the color white, pertaining to white people, paleness due to emotion or illness, white wine, white coffee, white blood cells, white magic, egg white, the white of the eye, and white sportswear.
[COLOUR 颜色词]白色;白 Something that is white is the colour of snow or milk.
He had nice square white teeth...
他的牙齿洁白而整齐,十分好看。
Issa's white beach hat gleamed in the harsh lights...
伊萨的白色沙滩帽在刺眼的阳光下闪闪发亮。
He was dressed in white from head to toe.
他从头到脚穿了一身白色。
whiteness
to bleed someone white→see:
bleed
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Her scarlet lipstick emphasized the whiteness of her teeth.
她鲜红色的口红更衬出了她牙齿的洁白。
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[ADJ 形容词]白种人的;白肤色的 A white person has a pale skin and belongs to a race which is of European origin.
[usu pl]
Working with white people hasn't been a problem for me or for them...
和白人共事对我、对他们来说都不是个问题。
He was white, with brown shoulder-length hair and a moustache.
他是个白人,留着棕色的齐肩发并蓄着小胡子。
Whites are white people.白种人
It's a school that's brought blacks and whites and Hispanics together.
那所学校里会聚了黑人、白人和西班牙裔人。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](因情绪变化或生病等)脸色苍白的 If someone goes white, the skin on their face becomes very pale, for example because of fear, shock, anger, or illness.
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Richard had gone very white, but he stood his ground...
理查德脸都白了,但还是坚持自己的立场。
He turned white and began to stammer...
他脸色发白,说话开始结巴。
His face was white with fury.
他脸都白了。
If someone looks white as a sheet or as white as a sheet, they look very frightened, shocked, or ill.(因惊吓或生病而)脸色苍白的
He appeared in the doorway, white as a sheet, eyes wide with horror.
他出现在门口,脸色苍白,睁大的双眼里充满了恐惧。
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[ADJ 形容词](葡萄酒)白的,淡黄色的White wine is pale yellow in colour.
Gregory poured another glass of white wine and went back to his bedroom.
格雷戈里又倒了一杯白葡萄酒后回到了卧室。
You can refer to white wine as white .白葡萄酒
I bought a bottle of Californian white.
我买了一瓶加州白葡萄酒。
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[ADJ 形容词](咖啡)加牛奶(或奶油)的White coffee has had milk or cream added to it.
[BRIT 英]
Wayne has a large white coffee in front of him.
韦恩面前摆着一大杯加了牛奶的咖啡。
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[ADJ 形容词](血细胞)白的White blood cells are the cells in your blood which your body uses to fight infection.
[ADJ n]
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[ADJ 形容词](魔法)善意的 People who believe in white magic believe it is possible to use magic to do good things.
[ADJ n]
...practitioners of white magic...
施善意法术的人
They claim to be white witches.
她们自称是善良的女巫。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]蛋白;蛋清 The white of an egg is the transparent liquid that surrounds the yellow part called the yolk.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]眼白 The white of someone's eye is the white part that surrounds the coloured part called the iris.
[usu N of n]
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]白色的运动服Whites are white clothes that you wear for playing some sports, for example tennis or cricket.
[BRIT 英]
There was a Frenchman sitting at the next table, immaculate in tennis whites.
邻桌坐着位法国人,穿着非常整洁的白色网球服。
Oxford
white★/waɪt; NAmEwaɪt/
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whitewhiteswhitedwhitingwhiterwhitestadjective★(whiter,whit·est)1★having the colour of fresh snow or of milk 白的;白色的◆a crisp white shirt一件挺括的白衬衫◆white bread白面包◆a set of perfect white teeth一副洁白无瑕的牙齿◆His hair was as white as snow.他头发雪白。◆The horse was almost pure whitein colour. 那匹马几乎是纯白色。2★belonging to or connected with a race of people who have pale skin 白种人的;白人的◆white middle-class families白人中产阶级家庭◆She writes about her experiences as a black girl in a predominantly white city.她写的是自己身为一个黑人姑娘在以白人为主的城市里的经历。3★(of the skin 皮肤)pale because of emotion or illness 脸色苍白的◆white with shock震惊得脸色发白◆She went white as a sheetwhen she heard the news. 她听到这消息时脸色变得煞白。4★( BrE) (of tea or coffee 茶或咖啡)with milk added 加牛奶的◆Two white coffees, please.请来两杯加牛奶的咖啡。◆Do you take your coffee black or white?你喝咖啡加不加牛奶?☞compare
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adj. (4 )▶white·ness/waɪtnəs; NAmEwaɪtnəs/noun[uncountable , singular ]noun★1★[uncountable ]the colour of fresh snow or of milk 白色;雪白;乳白◆the pure white of the newly painted walls新粉刷的墙壁的纯白色◆She was dressed all in white.她穿着一身白色的衣服。2[countable , usually plural ]a member of a race or people who have pale skin 白种人;白人3[uncountable , countable ]white wine 白葡萄酒◆Would you like red or white?你喜欢喝红葡萄酒还是白葡萄酒?◆a very dry white特干白葡萄酒4[countable , uncountable ]the part of an egg that surrounds the yolk(= the yellow part) 蛋白;蛋清◆Use the whites of two eggs.用两个鸡蛋的蛋清。5[countable , usually plural ]the white part of the eye 眼白;白眼珠◆The whites of her eyes were bloodshot.她的白眼珠布满血丝。6whites[plural ]white clothes, sheets, etc. when they are separated from coloured ones to be washed 要洗涤的白色衣服(或床单等)◆( BrE) Don't wash whites and coloureds together. 别把白色衣服和带颜色的衣服一块洗。◆( NAmE) Don't wash whites and colors together.别把白色衣服和带颜色的衣服一起洗。7whites[plural ]white clothes worn for playing some sports 白色运动服◆cricket/tennis whites白色板球╱网球运动服IDIOMsee
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n.IDIOMˌwhiter than ˈwhite(of a person 人)completely honest and morally good 完全诚实清白;纯洁无瑕◆The government must be seen to be whiter than white.政府须让人觉得是清正廉洁的。white/waɪt; NAmEwaɪt/white·ness/waɪtnəs; NAmEwaɪtnəs/
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whitewhite1 /waɪt/ ●●●S1W1 adjective
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1colour having the colour of milk, salt, or snow: a white dresspure/snow white (=completely white) snow white hair2peoplea)belonging to the race of people with pale skin → black: young white malesb)relating to white people: a white neighborhood3pale looking pale, because of illness, strong emotion etc: Are you OK? You’re white as a sheet (=extremely pale).white with anger/fear etc Her voice shook, and her face was white with anger.4coffee [usually before noun] British English white coffee has milk or cream in it5wine white wine is a pale yellow colour → red6a white Christmas a Christmas when there is snow7whiter than white completely morally good: He said that he had never claimed to be whiter than white.—whiteness noun [uncountable]
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whitewhite2 ●●●S3W2 noun
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1white (5)colour [uncountable] the colour of milk, salt, and snow2people (also White) [countable] someone who belongs to the race of people with pale skin → black: The mayor is very popular among whites.3wine [countable, uncountable] wine that is pale yellow in colour: a nice bottle of white California has some of the finest whites in the world.4eye [countable + of] the white part of your eye5egg [countable, uncountable] the part of an egg that surrounds the yolk (=yellow part) and becomes white when cooked6whites [plural]a)white clothes, sheets etc, which are separated from dark colours when they are washedb)white clothes that are worn for some sports, such as tennis
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white out phrasal verbto cover something written on paper, especially a mistake, with a special white liquid so that it cannot be seen anymore
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[waɪt]whited, whiting, whites级别:whiter, whitest
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whiter[646] whites[4160] whitest[270]
白色(70%),白色的(25%),白种人(2%),纯洁的(2%),白种的(1%)
n.白色;洁白;白种人
adj.白色的;白种的;纯洁的
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