1 VERB 突然变得煞白 If you blanch, you suddenly become very pale. 突然变得煞白
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His face blanched as he looked at Sharpe's blood-drenched uniform. [VERB]
他一看到夏普浸满鲜血的制服，脸色顿时变得煞白。
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She felt herself blanch at the unpleasant memories. [VERB + at]
一回想起那些不愉快的事情，她觉得自己的脸刷地就白了。
SYN turn pale, fade, pale, drain
2 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. 退缩；回避
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Everything he had said had been a mistake. He blanched at his miscalculations. [VERB + at]
他所说的一切都是错的。他回避了自己的判断错误。
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There are places you can take physically handicapped children where staff don't blanch at the sight of a wheelchair. [VERB at noun]
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。
SYN recoil, start, withdraw, flee
3 VERB 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. 焯
SYN boil, scald, dunk
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