blanch
verb/blɑːntʃ/
/blæntʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they blanch | /blɑːntʃ/ /blæntʃ/ |
| he / she / it blanches | /ˈblɑːntʃɪz/ /ˈblæntʃɪz/ |
| past simple blanched | /blɑːntʃt/ /blæntʃt/ |
| past participle blanched | /blɑːntʃt/ /blæntʃt/ |
| -ing form blanching | /ˈblɑːntʃɪŋ/ /ˈblæntʃɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] blanch (at something) (formal) to become pale because you are shocked or frightened
（受惊吓）脸发白 - He blanched visibly when he heard the news.
当他听到这个消息时，脸色明显变白。
- He blanched visibly when he heard the news.
- [transitive] blanch something to prepare food, especially vegetables, by putting it into boiling water for a short time
焯（把蔬菜等放在沸水中略微一煮） - Blanch the peas quickly before you freeze them.
在冷冻豌豆之前先将其快速焯一下。
- Blanch the peas quickly before you freeze them.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French blanchir, from blanc ‘white’, ultimately of Germanic origin.