| 词汇 | blank |
| 释义 | blankWord family nounblankingblanknessblank chequeblankety-blankblank verseadverbblanklyadjectiveblank blank1 /blæŋk/ ●●○ S3 adjectiveadj 1 NONE/NOTHINGwithout any writing, print, or recorded sound 无字迹的；空白的 Leave the last page blank. 最后一页留空。 a blank cassette ► see thesaurus at empty 一盒空白磁带 2 EXPRESSION ON somebody'S FACEa blank face or look shows no emotion, understanding, or interest 无表情的，木然的 → blankly blank face/look/expression/eyes Zoe looked at me with a blank expression. 佐伊看着我，表情木然。 She gazed at him in blank astonishment. 她惊愕地呆视着他。 3 go blank a) FORGETif your mind goes blank, or if you go blank, you are suddenly unable to remember something 〔脑子里〕突然一片空白 My heart began to race and my mind went blank. 我心跳开始加快，脑子里一片空白。 b) NONE/NOTHINGto stop showing any images, writing etc 出现空白〔指没有图像、文字等〕 Suddenly the screen went blank. 屏幕上突然一片空白。 Examples from the Corpus go blank• Suddenly the screen went blank.• I remember standing there getting red in the face and my mind going blank.• Mine start when I go blank.• We sat beside him and encouraged him when he stumbled or went blank.• When she asked Karen a question, even though Karen knew the answer her mind immediately went blank.• I just went blank and couldn't remember his name for a minute.• Why then do their minds go blank as soon as they turn over the question paper?• It was as if his mind had gone blank or had become a golden mind, as Larry's had.• The screen went blank, unlike his mind.• My mind went blank with grief and despair. —blankness noun [uncountableU] → blank verseExamples from the Corpus blank• If the field is left blank, a default value will be provided and displayed.• a blank expression• With wide, blank eyes he shuffled towards them.• Even the television had doors to hide its blank gray screen.• Maria could tell by the blank look in my eyes that I didn't understand.• I said hello, and she gave me a blank look.• Nigel was installed in the office with a blank sheet of paper in front of him when Eleanor arrived.• Ian stared at the blank sheet of paper in front of him.• Tell them to look immediately at the middle of the blank sheet of paper.• a blank sheet of paper• Signature block At the end of your letter, leave three lines of blank space for your signature.• In the blank spaces at the bottom of the chart, add other words you need.• I want to tape a show at 9:00. Are there any blank tapes?• As far as minimum requirements go, you will need to take at least one blank video cassette with you.• I want to record the late-night movie. Do we have any blank video cassettes?• The children's faces were blank with sleepiness. Leave ... blank• Finally, he peeled the markers off the map, leaving it blank once more.• He had worked out a basic form for this and photocopied it, leaving blanks to type in the appropriate names.• If the stock does not pay out any dividends, this space will be left blank in the newspaper table.• Needless to say, all that was left was a blank paper where all his hard work had been.• The return address was left blank, and a list of suspects could prove endless.• The third column she left blank.• Women may obviously leave blank all impotence-related questions which follow, please answer all other questions.• Leave blank lines between paragraphs and make frequent use of headings to hold the reader's interest. blank face/look/expression/eyes• The children opened too-large mouths in otherwise blank faces.• There were pauses and blank looks.• I did so when the under-30 crowd gave me blank faces at my casual reference to High Noon.• Behind his blank face, Gabriel was playing the Wishing Game.• With wide, blank eyes he shuffled towards them.• Through all the speeches and songs, she stood under a tree, her blank expression never changing.• That last night, when the returns started coming in, he had this blank expression on his face.• That face was not the blank face that Cardiff had expected. Weapons blank2 noun [countableC] 1 WRITEan empty space on a piece of paper, where you are supposed to write a word or letter 〔纸张上的〕空白处，空格 When you’ve filled in the blanks, hand the form back to me. 你填好表格以后把它交还给我。 2 my mind’s a blank spokenFORGET used to say that you cannot remember something 我的脑子一片空白 I’m trying to think of his name, but my mind’s a complete blank. 我努力想他的名字，可脑子里一片空白。 3 PMWSHOOTa cartridge (=container for a bullet in a gun) that contains an explosive but no bullet 〔有火药而无弹头的〕空弹 Soldiers fired blanks into the crowd. 士兵向人群发射空弹。 4. be shooting/firing blanks informal if a man is shooting blanks or firing blanks, his sperm is not able to make a woman pregnant 放空枪，放空炮〔喻指男性的精子不能使女性怀孕〕 → draw a blank at draw1(32)Examples from the Corpus blank• Without being able to read what Black has written, everything is a blank so far.• First a boxwood blank was turned to a cylinder.• the competition entry blank• We didn't know the guns were firing blanks.• Other Customs agents have put corruption in the crosshairs only to find they were firing blanks.• Choose New Card or New Contact and fill in the blanks.• Alternatively, they could be had ready-printed with blanks in the text for completion by the funeral furnisher. filled in ... blanks• The author then filled in the blanks about how wise, handsome, brave, and team-spirited they were. fired blanks• But Mutch and Bull, 300 goals between them, fired blanks all afternoon and rookie Hoult was in sharp form anyway. blank3 verb 1 (also blank out) [intransitiveI] informalFORGET if you blank, or if your mind blanks, you are suddenly unable to remember something 突然记不起，〔脑子〕突然一片空白 I just blanked in the oral exam. 口试的时候，我脑子一片空白。 2 [transitiveT] British EnglishBrE informalTALK TO somebody to ignore someone who you would usually greet or speak to 不理睬 Last time I saw Mike Adams he completely blanked me. 上次我看到麦克·亚当斯，他都没看我一眼。 3 blank something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v a) COVERto cover something so that it cannot be seen 涂掉，划掉 The actual names had been blanked out. 具体姓名已被涂掉。 b) FORGETto completely forget something, especially deliberately 〔尤指故意地〕全部忘记 I tried to blank out everything he had said. 我试图忘记他所说的一切。 Examples from the Corpus blank out• His first impulse was to turn around and walk away, blank her out, pretend he hadn't even seen. Examples from the Corpus blank• I said hello to her in the street, but she just blanked me and carried on walking.• I leave it all up to Rob as I blank out my mind and hang on to my sanity.• The Whalers blanked the Washington Capitals 2-0.• She closed her eyes and rethought them, blanking their memories and recreating them from the emptiness up. From Longman Business Dictionary blankblank1 /blæŋk/ adjectiveadj without any writing or print Leave the last page blank. blankblank2 noun [countableC] 1an empty space on a piece of paper or a computer screen where you are supposed to write information Fill in the blanks, taking care to use the right form. 2American EnglishAmE a complete piece of paper or computer screen with spaces for writing informationSYN FORM Blanks will be made available to all competition participants. (1200-1300) Old French blanc; → BLANCH |
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