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blanch v.漂白；（使）变白；烫洗 (1) 他吓得脸都白了。(2) 他看见蛇(吓得)脸色煞白。(3) 你把杏仁焯一下，烫去表皮。 Blanch has also taken on the more general meaning of to cause shock in general. A government can blanch at following through a particular reform, without the implication that an entire cabinet actually turned white. You can blanch an inanimate object, too, when you deprive it of its natural color. White toilet paper has been blanched by using bleach, for example, though environmentalists blanch at the thought.

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英 [blɑːntʃ] 美 [blæntʃ] (1) He blanched with shock.(2) He blanched (with fear) at the sight of the snake.(3) You blanch almonds to remove their skins. To blanch is to turn pale, usually as the result of a physical or psychological shock. Nineteenth century literary heroines were frequently blanching — before they fainted, that is. 1[VERB 动词]突然变得煞白 If you blanch, you suddenly become very pale.   [V]  [V at n]His face blanched as he looked at Sharpe's blood-drenched uniform...他一看到夏普浸满鲜血的制服，脸色顿时变得煞白。She felt herself blanch at the unpleasant memories.一回想起那些不愉快的事情，她觉得自己的脸刷地就白了。2[VERB 动词]退缩；回避 If you say that someone blanches at something, you mean that they find it unpleasant and do not want to be involved with it.   [V at n]Everything he had said had been a mistake. He blanched at his miscalculations...他所说的一切都是错的。他回避了自己的判断错误。There are places you can take physically handicapped children where staff don't blanch at the sight of a wheelchair.有些地方你能带残疾儿童去，那里的工作人员不会一看到轮椅就退缩。3[VERB 动词]焯 If you blanch vegetables, fruit, or nuts, you put them into boiling water for a short time, usually in order to remove their skins, or to prepare them for freezing.   [V n]Skin the peaches by blanching them.把桃子焯一下去皮。

英语单词	blanch
英美音标	英 [blɑːntʃ] 美 [blæntʃ]
中文释义	v.漂白；（使）变白；烫洗
英语例句	(1) He blanched with shock. (2) He blanched (with fear) at the sight of the snake. (3) You blanch almonds to remove their skins.
中文例句	(1) 他吓得脸都白了。 (2) 他看见蛇(吓得)脸色煞白。 (3) 你把杏仁焯一下，烫去表皮。
vocabulary简明	To blanch is to turn pale, usually as the result of a physical or psychological shock. Nineteenth century literary heroines were frequently blanching — before they fainted, that is.
vocabulary扩展	Blanch has also taken on the more general meaning of to cause shock in general. A government can blanch at following through a particular reform, without the implication that an entire cabinet actually turned white. You can blanch an inanimate object, too, when you deprive it of its natural color. White toilet paper has been blanched by using bleach, for example, though environmentalists blanch at the thought.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]突然变得煞白 If you blanch, you suddenly become very pale. [V] [V at n] His face blanched as he looked at Sharpe's blood-drenched uniform... 他一看到夏普浸满鲜血的制服，脸色顿时变得煞白。 She felt herself blanch at the unpleasant memories. 一回想起那些不愉快的事情，她觉得自己的脸刷地就白了。 2 [VERB 动词]退缩；回避 If you say that someone blanches at something, you mean that they find it unpleasant and do not want to be involved with it. [V at n] Everything he had said had been a mistake. He blanched at his miscalculations... 他所说的一切都是错的。他回避了自己的判断错误。 There are places you can take physically handicapped children where staff don't blanch at the sight of a wheelchair. 有些地方你能带残疾儿童去，那里的工作人员不会一看到轮椅就退缩。 3 [VERB 动词]焯 If you blanch vegetables, fruit, or nuts, you put them into boiling water for a short time, usually in order to remove their skins, or to prepare them for freezing. [V n] Skin the peaches by blanching them. 把桃子焯一下去皮。

Blanch Blanched Verb 动词 [V N Shock Sight