white

Word family noun white whiteness whitener whiteningWhiteywhitingwhitishnesswhitebaitwhitebasswhitebeamwhitebeardwhiteboardWhiteboyWhiteboyismwhitecapwhitecoatwhite corpusclewhitefacewhite flagwhiteflywhite goodswhiteheadwhite heatWhite Housewhite knightwhitelistwhite meatwhite noisewhite pepperwhitepotwhite saucewhitesmithwhite spiritwhitethornwhitethroatwhite trashwhitewarewhitewashwhitewasherwhitewingwhitewoodadjective white whitelywhitishwhitywhite-collarwhite-hotwhite-knucklewhite-tiewhitewallverb whiten

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white1 /waɪt/ S1 W1 adjectiveadj

1 colour 颜色CC having the colour of milk, salt, or snow 白的，白色的；雪白的

a white dress

白色连衣裙

pure/snow white (=completely white) 纯白/雪白的

snow white hair

雪白的头发

2 people 人

a) SAbelonging to the race of people with pale skin 白种的 → black

young white males

年轻的白种男性

b) SArelating to white people 白人的

a white neighborhood

白人居住区

3 CCCOLOUR/COLORpale 苍白的 looking pale, because of illness, strong emotion etc 〔面色〕苍白的，无血色的

Are you OK? You’re white as a sheet (=extremely pale).

你还好吧？你脸色煞白。

white with anger/fear etc

Her voice shook, and her face was white with anger.

她气得声音颤抖，脸色发白。

4. DFDcoffee 咖啡 [usually before noun] British EnglishBrE white coffee has milk or cream in it 加牛奶[奶油]的

5. DFDwine 葡萄酒 white wine is a pale yellow colour 白的 → red

6. a white Christmas a Christmas when there is snow 有雪的圣诞节，白色圣诞节

Examples from the Corpus

a white Christmas• Music piped from nowhere and everywhere with the dream of a white Christmas.• Who's been dreaming of a white Christmas?• Noreen was hoping for a white Christmas but she was going to be disappointed.• While many children were hoping for a white Christmas more than 500,000 families were packing their suitcases and heading for the sun.• Despite the cold snap, a white Christmas was an unlikely prospect for most people.

7 whiter than white completely morally good 〔道德上〕清清白白的，纯洁无瑕的

He said that he had never claimed to be whiter than white.

他说他从未说过自己道德上完美无瑕。

—whiteness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

white• white daisies• He and a white friend, William Grady, had been chased into the station by white youths throwing bottles and stones.• His thick white hair was cut short and unevenly, so that in parts it stood up in clumps.• For years, the female tilt toward the Democrats was balanced by disproportionate white male support for Republicans.• Nice white socks and a proper little coat.• A derivation of White Sunday, it refers to the white garments worn by the recently baptised Christians of the early Church.• Hundreds of white tables with white chairs are mostly filled with suntanned white people dressed colorfully.

pure/snow white• Colouration: Goldfish may have a range of colours from black and brown, through gold to pure white.• Of course, her wish came true, and she named her child Snow White.• When investing in a new kitchen, most people still go for easy-on-the-eye neutral shades, pure whites and sophisticated greys.• A pure white butterfly tossed about in the light on the edge of the lake.• I also like the pure white gesso primer as it gives luminosity to my colours.• Her hair is pure white, her face covered with spidery lines, but her eyes are absolutely clear, sparkling.• I looked behind me to see a pure white wall.• Walt Disney launched Snow white with just such a bond-building, going-into-battle speech.

white as a sheet• He went as white as a sheet and backed off immediately.• Hoomey came back white as a sheet, speechless.

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white2 S3 W2 noun

1. colour 颜色 [uncountableU]CC the colour of milk, salt, and snow 白色

2 people 人 (also White) [countableC]SA someone who belongs to the race of people with pale skin 白种人，白人 → black

The mayor is very popular among whites.

市长很受白人欢迎。

3 wine 葡萄酒 [countableC, uncountableU] wine that is pale yellow in colour 白葡萄酒

a nice bottle of white

一瓶上好的白葡萄酒

California has some of the finest whites in the world.

加利福尼亚出产一些世界上最好的白葡萄酒。

4. eye 眼睛 [countableC + of]HBH the white part of your eye 眼白

egg 蛋 [countableC, uncountableU]DF the part of an egg that surrounds the yolk (=yellow part) and becomes white when cooked 蛋清，蛋白 →5 see picture at 见图 yolk

6 whites [plural]

a) DCCDHHwhite clothes, sheets etc, which are separated from dark colours when they are washed 〔洗涤时要跟深色衣物分开的〕白色织物

b) DCCDSwhite clothes that are worn for some sports, such as tennis 〔做某些运动时穿的〕白色运动服〔如白色网球服〕

Examples from the Corpus

white• Whites make up 60% of the student population.• Californian whites are selling well.• He points out that poor and middle-class whites will suffer, not the rich.• Prominent strips of inlay were left unfinished; awkward patches of pink sandstone intrude into the glistening white of the dome.• This is especially true in California, where non-Hispanic whites now make up only 55 percent of the population.• Then came sugar, and by the late 1700s there were 10,000 blacks, outnumbering whites by 10 to one.• Using a spatula, fold in the remaining whites.• Both had been told from childhood that black men and women could never reach the heights that whites attain.

white3 verb

1.white something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v to cover something written on paper, especially a mistake, with a special white liquid so that it cannot be seen anymore 用涂改液涂改〔错误〕

Examples from the Corpus

white out• It stopped, and five men in white clothes got out.• Twenty-five per - cent of whites drop out between the third grade and eleventh grade.• Your white boys look out for your white boys.• Most of the white migrants came out of California.• Lots of big white trucks out there.• A pretty girl in a white coat came out to him and he reminded her of his appointment.• Black ice in winter and white - outs, too.• Trouble from racists who objected to a white woman going out with a black man.

Examples from the Corpus

white• I bathe and dress, and paste my face in gauzy liquid, whiting out the spots and the sweat.

Origin white1

Old English hwit

单词	white
释义	white Word family noun white whiteness whitener whiteningWhiteywhitingwhitishnesswhitebaitwhitebasswhitebeamwhitebeardwhiteboardWhiteboyWhiteboyismwhitecapwhitecoatwhite corpusclewhitefacewhite flagwhiteflywhite goodswhiteheadwhite heatWhite Housewhite knightwhitelistwhite meatwhite noisewhite pepperwhitepotwhite saucewhitesmithwhite spiritwhitethornwhitethroatwhite trashwhitewarewhitewashwhitewasherwhitewingwhitewoodadjective white whitelywhitishwhitywhite-collarwhite-hotwhite-knucklewhite-tiewhitewallverb whiten Related topics: Colours, Anthropology, Drink white1 /waɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 adjectiveadj 1 colour 颜色CC having the colour of milk, salt, or snow 白的，白色的；雪白的 a white dress 白色连衣裙 pure/snow white (=completely white) 纯白/雪白的 snow white hair 雪白的头发 2 people 人 a) SAbelonging to the race of people with pale skin 白种的 → black young white males 年轻的白种男性 b) SArelating to white people 白人的 a white neighborhood 白人居住区 3 CCCOLOUR/COLORpale 苍白的 looking pale, because of illness, strong emotion etc 〔面色〕苍白的，无血色的 Are you OK? You’re white as a sheet (=extremely pale). 你还好吧？你脸色煞白。 white with anger/fear etc Her voice shook, and her face was white with anger. 她气得声音颤抖，脸色发白。 4. DFDcoffee 咖啡 [usually before noun] British EnglishBrE white coffee has milk or cream in it 加牛奶[奶油]的 5. DFDwine 葡萄酒 white wine is a pale yellow colour 白的 → red 6. a white Christmas a Christmas when there is snow 有雪的圣诞节，白色圣诞节 Examples from the Corpus a white Christmas• Music piped from nowhere and everywhere with the dream of a white Christmas.• Who's been dreaming of a white Christmas?• Noreen was hoping for a white Christmas but she was going to be disappointed.• While many children were hoping for a white Christmas more than 500,000 families were packing their suitcases and heading for the sun.• Despite the cold snap, a white Christmas was an unlikely prospect for most people. 7 whiter than white completely morally good 〔道德上〕清清白白的，纯洁无瑕的 He said that he had never claimed to be whiter than white. 他说他从未说过自己道德上完美无瑕。 —whiteness noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus white• white daisies• He and a white friend, William Grady, had been chased into the station by white youths throwing bottles and stones.• His thick white hair was cut short and unevenly, so that in parts it stood up in clumps.• For years, the female tilt toward the Democrats was balanced by disproportionate white male support for Republicans.• Nice white socks and a proper little coat.• A derivation of White Sunday, it refers to the white garments worn by the recently baptised Christians of the early Church.• Hundreds of white tables with white chairs are mostly filled with suntanned white people dressed colorfully. pure/snow white• Colouration: Goldfish may have a range of colours from black and brown, through gold to pure white.• Of course, her wish came true, and she named her child Snow White.• When investing in a new kitchen, most people still go for easy-on-the-eye neutral shades, pure whites and sophisticated greys.• A pure white butterfly tossed about in the light on the edge of the lake.• I also like the pure white gesso primer as it gives luminosity to my colours.• Her hair is pure white, her face covered with spidery lines, but her eyes are absolutely clear, sparkling.• I looked behind me to see a pure white wall.• Walt Disney launched Snow white with just such a bond-building, going-into-battle speech. white as a sheet• He went as white as a sheet and backed off immediately.• Hoomey came back white as a sheet, speechless. Related topics: Colours, Human, Food, Nationality & race white2 ●●● S3 W2 noun 1. colour 颜色 [uncountableU]CC the colour of milk, salt, and snow 白色 2 people 人 (also White) [countableC]SA someone who belongs to the race of people with pale skin 白种人，白人 → black The mayor is very popular among whites. 市长很受白人欢迎。 3 wine 葡萄酒 [countableC, uncountableU] wine that is pale yellow in colour 白葡萄酒 a nice bottle of white 一瓶上好的白葡萄酒 California has some of the finest whites in the world. 加利福尼亚出产一些世界上最好的白葡萄酒。 4. eye 眼睛 [countableC + of]HBH the white part of your eye 眼白 5. egg 蛋 [countableC, uncountableU]DF the part of an egg that surrounds the yolk (=yellow part) and becomes white when cooked 蛋清，蛋白 →5 see picture at 见图 yolk 6 whites [plural] a) DCCDHHwhite clothes, sheets etc, which are separated from dark colours when they are washed 〔洗涤时要跟深色衣物分开的〕白色织物 b) DCCDSwhite clothes that are worn for some sports, such as tennis 〔做某些运动时穿的〕白色运动服〔如白色网球服〕 Examples from the Corpus white• Whites make up 60% of the student population.• Californian whites are selling well.• He points out that poor and middle-class whites will suffer, not the rich.• Prominent strips of inlay were left unfinished; awkward patches of pink sandstone intrude into the glistening white of the dome.• This is especially true in California, where non-Hispanic whites now make up only 55 percent of the population.• Then came sugar, and by the late 1700s there were 10,000 blacks, outnumbering whites by 10 to one.• Using a spatula, fold in the remaining whites.• Both had been told from childhood that black men and women could never reach the heights that whites attain. white3 verb 1.white something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v to cover something written on paper, especially a mistake, with a special white liquid so that it cannot be seen anymore 用涂改液涂改〔错误〕 Examples from the Corpus white out• It stopped, and five men in white clothes got out.• Twenty-five per - cent of whites drop out between the third grade and eleventh grade.• Your white boys look out for your white boys.• Most of the white migrants came out of California.• Lots of big white trucks out there.• A pretty girl in a white coat came out to him and he reminded her of his appointment.• Black ice in winter and white - outs, too.• Trouble from racists who objected to a white woman going out with a black man. Examples from the Corpus white• I bathe and dress, and paste my face in gauzy liquid, whiting out the spots and the sweat. Origin white1 Old English hwit
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