英语

white

gb/wˈaɪt/ us/wˈaɪt/
A1 英语
~ 600
义项
0 个义项
adjective A1 property
1

Having the color of milk or snow

Being the color of milk or snow.

用法模式: [something] is white
常见错误:
Learners sometimes confuse 'white' with 'light' when describing colors; 'light' means not dark, but not necessarily white.
近义词
pale (Less intense color, can refer to any light shade, not only white.)
反义词
black (The opposite color, absorbing all light.)
搭配
bright white |pure white |snow white |white shirt |white paint
主题
colors |appearance |daily life |core_vocabulary
例句
  • She wore a white dress to the party.
  • The kitchen walls are painted white.
  • Snow covered the mountains in a thick white layer.
学习者例句
  • The paper is white.
  • My shoes are white.
  • The clouds are white today.
名词 A1 entity
2

The color of milk or snow

The color of milk or snow.

用法模式: the white of [something]
近义词
whiteness (Refers to the quality or state of being white.)
反义词
black (The darkest color, opposite of white.)
搭配
bright white |pure white |off-white
主题
colors |appearance |core_vocabulary
例句
  • White is my favorite color.
  • The artist used white to highlight the painting.
  • She added some white to lighten the blue paint.
学习者例句
  • White is a nice color.
  • I like white on walls.
  • We painted the door white.
adjective B1 property
3

Having light skin color (ethnicity)

Having light skin, usually from Europe or parts of Asia and North America.

用法模式: [someone] is white
常见错误:
Learners sometimes confuse 'white' as a racial term with its use for describing objects' colors; context is important.
近义词
Caucasian (More formal or technical term for people of European descent.)
反义词
Black (Refers to people with dark skin, often of African descent.)
搭配
white people |white population
主题
people |identity |core_vocabulary
例句
  • She is a white woman from Canada.
  • The majority of the town's population is white.
  • He identifies as white.
学习者例句
  • My teacher is white.
  • They are white people.
  • He is white and tall.
名词 B1 entity
4

People with light skin (ethnicity)

People with light skin from Europe or similar places.

近义词
Caucasians (More formal demographic term for people of European descent.)
反义词
Blacks (Refers to people with dark skin, often of African descent.)
搭配
whites and minorities
主题
people |identity |core_vocabulary
例句
  • Whites make up the majority in this region.
  • The policy affected both whites and non-whites equally.
  • He studies how whites and other groups interact.
学习者例句
  • Whites are many in this city.
  • Some whites live here.
  • Whites and Blacks work together.
名词 A2 entity
5

Egg part that turns white when cooked

The clear part around the yellow yolk in an egg that becomes white when cooked.

近义词
albumen (Technical term used in food science or biology.)
搭配
egg whites
主题
food |food_drink
例句
  • Separate the yolk from the white before baking.
  • Egg whites are often used in meringues.
  • She whipped the egg whites until stiff peaks formed.
学习者例句
  • I eat egg whites for breakfast.
  • Egg whites are healthy.
  • He cooks only the egg whites.
名词 B2 entity
6

Light-colored cue ball in billiards/snooker

The ball you hit first in games like billiards or snooker, which is usually white.

搭配
strike the white
主题
sports
例句
  • He potted the red after striking the white.
  • Players must hit the white with their cue stick first.
  • The referee replaced the white on the table.
学习者例句
  • He hits the white ball first.
  • The player moves the white ball.
  • You must hit the white ball.
语法
词典原形
white
IPA
GB/wˈaɪt/
US/wˈaɪt/
音节与重音
white (1 个音节)
Stress on 1st syllable (white)
词形变化
Adjective
  • Base: white
  • Comparative: whiter
  • Superlative: whitest
Noun
  • Base: white
  • Plural: white, whites
词族
Forms
whites noun whiter adjective whitest adjective
Core family
whiten verb whiteness noun B2
Related words
whitish adjective whitener noun
Negative and opposite forms
black adjective A1
Advanced or less common
whitewash verb
相关表达

wave the white flag

1
/wˈeɪv ðə wˈaɪt flˈæɡ/
idiom

Show surrender or give up in conflict/competition

To show that you want to stop fighting or competing because you cannot win.

例句
  • After hours of debate, he finally waved the white flag and agreed to her terms.
  • They waved the white flag when they saw they were outnumbered.

white as a sheet

1
/wˈaɪt ˈæz ə ʃˈit/
idiom

Extremely pale from shock or fear

Looking very pale because you are afraid, sick, or shocked.

例句
  • He went white as a sheet when he saw the accident.
  • She was white as a sheet after hearing the bad news.

white elephant

1
/wˈaɪt ˈɛləfənt/
idiom

Useless expensive possession difficult to maintain/sell

Something you own that costs too much to keep but is not useful.

例句
  • That stadium has become a real white elephant for the city.
  • The empty stadium built for the tournament has become a white elephant.
  • Her uncle’s yacht was a beautiful but costly white elephant.
  • That huge printer turned out to be a white elephant we hardly ever use.
  • Many people worry that the new airport will become a white elephant.

white lie

1
/wˈaɪt lˈaɪ/
idiom

A harmless or small lie to be polite or kind

A small lie you tell so someone will not feel bad or be hurt.

例句
  • She told a white lie about liking the gift.
  • I told her a white lie about liking her cooking so she wouldn’t feel bad.
  • Sometimes it's kinder to tell a white lie than the truth.
  • Sometimes a white lie can save a friendship.

in black and white

1
/ˈɪn blˈæk ˈænd wˈaɪt/
idiom

Written down clearly and officially

Written on paper so it is clear and official.

例句
  • The agreement was set out in black and white for both parties to sign.
  • The agreement is now in black and white.
  • You need to get that promise in black and white.
  • I like having things in black and white so there’s no confusion.

in black and white

2
/ˈɪn blˈæk ˈænd wˈaɪt/
idiom

Clearly written and official

Written down clearly so it is certain and official.

例句
  • I want the agreement in black and white before I sign it.
  • The rules are there in black and white.

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