| 释义 |
blanch/blɑ:n(t)ʃ/v. 1 tr. make white or pale by extracting colour 使变白，漂白 2 intr. & tr. grow or make pale from shock, fear, etc. (因震惊、恐惧等) (使)脸色苍白 3 tr.a peel (almonds etc.) by scalding 用沸水去(杏仁等的)皮 b immerse (vegetables or meat) briefly in boiling water 用沸水速浸(蔬菜或肉) 4 tr. whiten (a plant) by depriving it of light 使(植物)不见阳光而变白 □ blanch over give a deceptively good impression of (a fault etc.) by misrepresentation 掩饰，美化(缺点等) [Middle English from Old French blanchir, from blanc ‘white, BLANK’] |