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Blanch Verb Blanched Unpleasant 英[Blɑ:Ntʃ 美[Blæntʃ Vt.使变白;使(植物)不见阳光而变白;[冶]酸洗(金属)使有光泽;[烹]用沸水煮白;Vi.漂白;发白;变白;Adj.漂白的;银白色的 突然变得煞白

单词 blanch
音标
英[blɑ:ntʃ] 美[blæntʃ]
解释
vt.使变白;使(植物)不见阳光而变白;[冶]酸洗(金属)使有光泽;[烹]用沸水煮白;vi.漂白;发白;变白;adj.漂白的;银白色的;
例句

VERB
突然变得煞白
If you blanch, you suddenly become very pale.
例: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。
例: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。

VERB
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.
例: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。
例: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。

VERB
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.
例:Skin the peaches by blanching them.把桃子焯一下去皮。
变形
third:blanches~done:blanched~ing:blanching~past:blanched~

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