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| 1 | something that is white is the same colour as milk or snow . If something is similar to this colour , you can say that it is a whitish colour 白色的；乳白的；雪白的 |
| aspotless white tablecloth 洁白无瑕的桌布 |
| ablack and white kitten 黑白花的小猫 |
| pure/snow white (=completely white) the pure white sandy beaches 纯白的/雪白的 |
| brilliant/dazzling/gleaming white the Spanish houses with their brilliant white walls 墙壁白得耀眼的西班牙房子 |
| white with sth The hills were white with snow. 群山白雪皑皑。 |
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| 2 | a white person belongs to a race of people with pale skin 白人的；白肤色的 |
| The attacker was described as white, with short hair. 据描述，袭击者是一名留短发的白人。 |
| She has a number of white friends. 她有一些白人朋友。 |
| | 2a | relating to white people or consisting of white people 白种人的 | | awhite neighbourhood 白人社区 | | predominantly/mostly white They live in a predominantly white suburb of Los Angeles. 他们居住在洛杉矶一个以白人为主的城郊住宅区。 | |
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| 3 | very pale in the face because you are frightened , angry , or ill （因害怕、生气或生病而）脸色发白的，苍白的 |
| white with anger/shock/fear Luke’ s face was white with anger. 卢克气得脸色发白。 |
| go/turn white She suddenly turned deathly white and fainted. 她脸色突然变得像死人一样苍白，接着就晕倒了。 |
| | 3a | extremely pale 面无血色的；脸色像白纸一样的 | |
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| 4 | white wine is a yellowish colour . Wine that is a dark purplish colour is called red wine . （白葡萄酒）浅黄色的 |
| | 4a | white tea or coffee has milk in it （茶或咖啡）加牛奶的 | |
| | 4b | white flour is made from grain that has had the outer part removed . White bread is bread made with white flour . （面粉）精白的，由去皮小麦制成的 | |
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| 5 | informal completely fair or honest 完全公正的；非常诚实的 |
| whiter than white He is an old-fashioned, uncomplicated, whiter-than-white hero. 他是个传统、纯朴、非常诚实的主人公。 |
| lily white The sport’ s lily-white reputation has been stained by the affair. 这项运动清白的名声被这一事件玷污了。 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| whiteness noun U |
| the snowy whiteness of her hair 她头发的雪白 |
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| See also | | - white cliffs of dover | |
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