white

英 [waɪt] 美 [waɪt]

• adj. 白色的；纯洁的；白种的；加牛奶的
• n. 白色；白种人

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 白色的,白的

   with the color of snow or milk

2. [A] 白种人的

   with light-colored skin

3. 脸色苍白的

   pale as a result of emotion or illness

4. 加牛奶的

   served with milk

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 白种人的，白人的
2. 白（色）的 ，雪白的
3. 苍白的
4. 纯洁的，清白的
5. 银制的
6. 白衣的
7. 无恶意的，善良的，高尚的
8. 公正的
9. 白晰的，洁白的
10. 白发的
11. 幸福的

n. 名词

1. 白色，洁白，乳白，白皙，雪白
2. 白种人，白人
3. 蛋白，蛋清
4. 眼白，白眼珠
5. 怀特（音译名）
6. 白葡萄酒
7. 要洗涤的白色衣服，白色运动服
8. 白河（在美国阿肯色州，注于密西西比河）
9. 白色颜料
10. 纯洁，清白

adv. 副词

1. 体面地，得体地

v. 动词

1. 使变白色
2. 刷白灰水于…，粉刷
3. 涂白
4. 留空白于（常与out连用）

英英释义

Noun:

1. a member of the Caucasoid race

2. the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)

3. United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)

4. Australian writer (1912-1990)

5. United States political journalist (1915-1986)

6. United States architect (1853-1906)

7. United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)

8. United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)

9. a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri

10. the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water;

    "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"
    

11. (board games) the lighter pieces

12. (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

Adjective:

1. being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light;

   "as white as fresh snow"
   "a bride's white dress"
   

2. of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration;

   "voting patterns within the white population"
   

3. free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied;

   "in shining white armor"
   

4. marked by the presence of snow;

   "a white Christmas"
   "the white hills of a northern winter"
   

5. restricted to whites only;

   "under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"
   "a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization"
   

6. glowing white with heat;

   "white flames"
   "a white-hot center of the fire"
   

7. benevolent; without malicious intent;

   "that's white of you"
   

8. (of a surface) not written or printed on;

   "blank pages"
   "fill in the blank spaces"
   "a clean page"
   "wide white margins"
   

9. (of coffee) having cream or milk added

10. (of hair) having lost its color;

    "the white hairs of old age"
    

11. anemic looking from illness or emotion;

    "a face turned ashen"
    "the invalid's blanched cheeks"
    "tried to speak with bloodless lips"
    "a face livid with shock"
    "lips...livid with the hue of death"
    "lips white with terror"
    "a face white with rage"
    

12. of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets;

    "white nights"
    

Verb:

1. turn white;

   "This detergent will whiten your laundry"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. This parapet is white.
   这个栏杆是白色的。
2. He was white with fury.
   他气得脸色发白。
3. Borax is a kind of white powder.
   硼砂是一种白色粉末。
4. Her reputation is as white as snow.
   她的声誉纯洁无瑕。
5. She is white and he is coloured.
   她是白种人而他是黑人。
6. The white people here don't mix socially with the natives.
   这里的白种人不与土人交往。
7. How do you like coffee, black or white ?
   你喜欢什么样的咖啡?不加牛奶的还是加牛奶的?

用作名词 (n.)

1. The black shows up against the white.
   在白色的衬托下,黑色很显目。
2. White is a very becoming color on you.
   你穿白色衣服很好看。
3. The mayor is very popular among whites.
   这位市长在白人中很受欢迎。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. She wore white trousers.
   她穿着白色的裤子。
2. She smiled, showing all her strong white teeth.
   她笑了,露出一口洁白的好牙齿。
3. I like white coffee.
   我喜欢加牛奶的咖啡。
4. In the city there are many black people as well as white people.
   城里除了白人外还有许多黑人。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. His hair has turned white.
   他的头发已经变白了。
2. No wool is so white but a dyer can dye it black.
   任何白羊毛都能被染黑。

经典引文

• Eggs..with pale yolks, watery whites and..meat spots.

  出自：Poultry World

• Beat the egg-whites stiff and gently fold into potato mixture.

  出自：Guardian

• All the ground was white with snowdrops.

  出自： D. H. Lawrence

• The kitchen was like a snowdrift with its white casement and white dresser and white table.

  出自： G. Greene

• His very white teeth flashing under his moustache.

  出自： I. Murdoch

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

动词+～

• become〔go, turn〕 white 变白

～+介词

• white with 因…而变白的
• white with anger 因气愤而(脸)发白的

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的hwit，意为明亮的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• colorless
• light
• pale

【反义词】

• black
• dark
• dishonest
• unclean