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white COLOURhwaItadj, n-r, -st (of ) a colour like that of snow, milk or bone白色（的），雪色（的），乳白（的）white linen白色亚麻布a white T-shirt一件白色T恤衫white walls白墙He looked like a waiter in his black trousers and white shirt.他穿着黑裤子白衬衫，看上去像是一个侍者。The neighbour's dog is black and white.邻居家的狗是黑白相间的。As an old lady she had snowy white hair.她已是个老妇人，头发雪白。Unless your teeth are pearly white, don't wear orange-based lip colours.不要使用底色为橙色的唇膏，除非你的牙齿像珍珠一样白。A pure white blanket of snow lay around her.白雪像毯子一样覆盖在她的四周。The flowers have creamy white petals and dark green leaves.这些花有着乳白色的花瓣和深绿色的叶子。Andrew was the white-haired bloke with the orange waistcoat.安德鲁就是那个穿着橙色马甲的白头发家伙。In some countries it is traditional for a bride to wear white. [U]在一些国家，新娘按传统要穿白色衣服。The colour white for many people in the western world is seen as representing purity and goodness. [U]在西方世界，白色在许多人看来代表着纯洁与美好。"How do you like your coffee?" "White (= With milk or cream) and no sugar, please."“你想要什么样的咖啡？”“请给我加奶但不加糖的。”White is used in the name of various food and drink products, many of which are not pure white but slightly cream, yellow, grey or transparent.（用于食品或饮料的名字中）白…white bread/chocolate/flour/pepper/rice/rum/sugar/wine白面包／巧克力／面粉／胡椒粉／米／朗姆酒／糖／葡萄酒The white of the eye is the part of the eye that is white.眼白Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes (= until the people are very close to you). [C]直到你看清他们的眼珠再开枪。A white (of an egg) is the transparent part of an egg which surrounds the YOLK and becomes white when cooked.蛋清，蛋白Whisk four egg whites into stiff peaks. [C]将4个蛋清搅稠呈峰状。If you describe someone as being (as) white as a sheet, you mean their face is very pale, usually because of illness, shock or fear.（指某人的脸色因疾病，震惊或恐惧而）苍白的，惨白的Whiter than white means never doing anything wrong.纯洁的，清白的I was never convinced by the image of the whiter than white princess depicted in the press.我从不相信新闻报道中描写的纯洁公主的形象。A white ant is a TERMITE.白蚁A white blood cell/white corpuscle is a cell in the blood that has no red colouring and is involved in the fight against infection.白细胞，白血球A white Christmas is a Christmas in which there is a layer of snow on the ground.（下雪的）白色圣诞节Do you think we might have a white Christmas this year?你认为我们今年会有一个下雪的圣诞节吗？White-collar means relating to people who work in offices, doing work that needs mental rather than physical effort.白领阶级的，非体力劳动的white-collar workers/unions白领工作人员／工会(disapproving) A white elephant is something that has cost a lot of money but has no useful purpose.徒劳无用的东西，累赘的东西That office building is a real white elephant--it's been empty ever since it was built.那座办公大楼真是一个徒劳无用的东西----自从建好之后就一直空着。A white flag symbolizes the acceptance of defeat or a lack of intention to attack.（表示投降或无意进攻的）白旗，白布The soldiers lay down their guns and walked towards the enemy camp, carrying a white flag.士兵们放下枪，举着一面白旗走向敌人营地。We had to raise a white flag on our bus and negotiate our crossing with the authorities on both sides.我们不得不在汽车上支起一面白旗，与双方当权者解决通过问题。White heat is the very high temperature at which metal gives out a white light.白热（指金属发白光时的高温）(fig.) In the white heat (= strength of feeling) of the moment, we both said things we regretted later.在当时极其激动的状态下，我们俩都说了日后后悔的话。A white hope is a person or thing which people hope will be very successful in the near future.被寄予厚望的人或事物This young Italian-born dancer is the white hope of the Royal Ballet.皇家芭蕾舞团对这位出生于意大利的年轻舞蹈家寄予厚望。This new car is seen as the great white hope of the British motor industry.这种新汽车被视为英国汽车工业的巨大希望。(Br literary) White horses (Am whitecaps) are waves which are white at the top.（波峰有白色碎浪的）白浪Metal which is white-hot is so hot that it is giving out a white light.（金属）白热的(specialized) White goods are large electrical goods for the house, such as cookers and washing machines.（通常为白色的）大型家用电器（如电炉，洗衣机等）The White House is the official Washington home of the American President, or the American government itself.白宫（美国总统官邸），美国政府Last Saturday 2800 people visited the White House.上个星期六2800 人参观了白宫。The White House is set to announce health-care reforms.美国政府准备宣布保健改革。A white knight is a person or organization that saves a company from financial difficulties or an unwanted change of ownership by putting money into the company or by buying it.（使公司免遭财政困难或被接管的）救援者，救星At the last minute, a white knight came in and saved the company from takeover.在最后一刻，一位救星来了，公司因而未被吞并。(humorous) A white-knuckle experience is one that causes you to feel very frightened.令人神经紧张的，令人恐惧的They've built a new theme park there, if you're into white-knuckle rides.他们已在那里建了一个新的主题公园，如果你对乘坐令人恐惧的游乐设施感兴趣的话。A white lie is a lie that is told in order to be polite or to stop someone from being upset by the truth.（为了礼貌或避免伤害他人感情而说的）小谎，无伤大雅的谎话White magic is magic which is used only to do good things.（只用来做好事的）好法术White meat is either a meat such as chicken or VEAL that is pale in colour, or the whitest flesh, usually the breast, of a cooked bird.白肉White noise is a mixture of sounds or electrical signals which consists of all sounds or signals in a large range.白噪声，白噪音(Am and Aus) The White Pages is a book that lists the names, addresses and telephone numbers of people living and businesses operating in a city or area.白页 ☆ YELLOW 中的 yellow pagesIn various countries, including Britain and Australia, a white paper is a government report on a particular subject giving information and details of future planned laws.（英国、澳大利亚等国的）白皮书，官方报告，详情报告The Home Secretary has just promised a white paper followed by legislation to reform section 2 of the Official Secrets Act.内政大臣刚刚答应提供一份详情报告，随后即立法修改‘官方机密法’第2部分。☆ GREEN 中的green paperA white pointer is a large dangerous type of SHARK (= a large fish with a vertical triangular part on its back).一种体格庞大的凶猛鲨鱼White sauce is a thick savoury sauce made from flour, butter and milk.（一种用面粉，黄油及牛奶制成的）白汁沙司，白汁(Br) White spirit (Am and Aus turpentine) is a colourless alcoholic liquid which is used for making paint thinner and removing it from brushes and clothes.石油溶剂油（用来稀释油漆，清除刷子或衣服上的油漆）A (esp. Br) white stick/(esp. Am) white cane is a white-coloured stick that people who are blind use when walking, in order to help them find where they are going and also to show other people that they are blind.（盲人用来探寻障碍物和用作标志的）白色手杖A white-tie social occasion is one at which the men wear formal clothes including white bow ties.（社交场合）男士穿正式礼服并带白领结的His first White House party was a white-tie diplomatic reception.他参加的第一次白宫晚会是外交招待会，要求男士穿正式礼服。White water is water in a river which flows fast and strongly in an esp. narrow channel.（尤指狭窄处的）湍急水流white-water rafting湍急水流放筏A white wedding is a traditional Christian marriage in a church, at which the woman who is getting married wears a white dress.新娘穿白礼服的传统基督教婚礼She wants a proper white wedding.她想要一个体面的，新娘穿白礼服的传统基督教婚礼。"There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover" (song The White Cliffs of Dover sung by Vera Lynne during the Second World War, 1941)“多佛尔的白色悬崖上将有蓝色鸣鸟”（选自二战期间薇拉·林恩演唱的歌曲《多佛尔的白色悬崖》）"Whiter than white" (advertisement for washing powder)“比白更白”（洗衣粉的广告） "A whiter shade of pale" (title of a song by Procol Harum, 1967)《白上加白》（普罗克·哈伦姆的一首歌名）"The white heat of technological revolution" (popular verison of a speech made by Harold Wilson, 1963)《技术革命的白热化阶段》（哈罗德·威尔逊所做的一篇广为流传的演讲）
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