blank
blank
blank¹ / blæŋk ; blæŋk /
◙adj
1. without 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
一盒空白磁带
2. a 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. if 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. to stop showing any images, writing etc
• 〔屏幕等〕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。
♦blankness noun [U]
--› see BLANK VERSE
blank²
◙noun [C]
1. an empty space on a piece of paper, where you are supposed to write a word or letter
• 〔纸张上的〕空白处:
»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, [spoken] used to say that you cannot remember something
• 我的脑子里一片空白:
»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. a 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。
--› see draw a blank at DRAW ¹ (32)
blank³
◙verb
1. also blank out [I] [informal] if you blank, or if your mind blanks, you are suddenly unable to remember something
• 突然记不起，〔脑子里〕突然一片空白:
»I just blanked in the oral exam.
口试的时候，我脑子里一片空白。
2. [T] [BrE informal] to ignore someone who you would usually greet or speak to
• 不理睬:
»Last time I saw Mike Adams he completely blanked me.
上次我看到迈克∙亚当斯，他都没看我一眼。
【PHR V】
◘blank sth∽out1. to cover something so that it cannot be seen
• 涂掉，划掉:
»The actual names had been blanked out.
真实姓名被涂掉了。
2. to completely forget something, especially deliberately
• 〔尤指故意地〕全部忘记:
»I tried to blank out everything he had said.
我尽量把他的话从脑海中全部抹去。
