to say next.她两眼:发直，不知道下面该说什么。blank­ness /?owrt [U]:

a noun 1 [C] an empty space on a printed form or docu­ment for you to write answers, information, etc. in (

件等的）空=白处，空格：

白处填写；◊."you can’t answer the question, Zeave a Wanfc.如桌回答不了问题，就空着它。2 [sing.] a state of not being able to remember anything (.记.忆中的）） _空'白_，遗忘：My mind was a b〖anfc and J cou〖dn’t remember her name.我脑子里是一片空油v:_vB不起她的 名字了。3 [C] (also ,blanlc ’cartridge)..a cartridge in a gun that contains an explosive but no bullet 空弹： The troopsjiimi Wanfcs in t/ie air.部'队向__空_中放空‘。 IT»!?1 see draw v.

_ verfc *1 [VN] (8r£, />j/o/7r?fl/) to ignore sb completely 毫不 理睬.（某乂）： I saw her on the bus this morning, but she totaHy Wanfced me.我今天早晨在公共汽车上见到 她，但她连一眼都没瞧我。2 [V] (AMm£) to be suddenly unable to remember or think of sth 突然忘掉；突然思 路模糊：J knew the answer, but J totaZZy Wanked during the tot.我本来知道答案，但考试时我卄么都忘.了。

.blank _out to suddenly become empty..突然 变空：The screen bianfced out.雇幕突然变成一片空占。

,blank sth^'out 1 to cover sth completely so that it cannot be seen 掩盖；.遮盖：All the names in the letter had been bZanfced out•信由Jf有的名字都已涂:掉。

2 to deliberately forget sth unpleasant 1刻意忘记；抹去 i己千乙：She had tried to blank out the whole experience. 她曾试图把全部锋历从记忆中碎考 .blank 'cheque (Br£) [NAmE .blank 'check) noun

1                   a cheque that is signed but which does not have the amount of money to be paid written on .it 鸯.白支就：空 额支票（已签名但呆填金额）2 permission or authority to do sth that is necessary in a particular situation ( # 定情况下的）自由行动政：T^e President was given a bZanfc checfc by Congress to continue the war•国会授予 总统全权可继续这场战争。

blan-ket /'blaeiakit/ noun,adj., verb • noun 1 a large cover, often made of wool, used especially on beds to keep people warm 毯子；.韦.毯 —picture o bed —see also electric blanket

2                   [usually s'ing.]〜of sth a thick layer or covering of sth 厚层；礞的覆盖—：a blanket offog/snow/cloud J?j? 的一层雾 / 雪广琴◊ (figurat丨ve) The trial wqs conducted under a Wanfcet 〇/ sedre〇^.审讯.在禽度保密下进:行。 —see also wet blanket

■                   adj. [only before noun] including or affecting all possible cases, situations or people包括所有情形■’（或久’廣I :丨的； 总括如；综合的：a Wanfcet ban on tobacco advertising 烟草广告品全面取缔◊ a Wanfcet re/usd堯舍拒绝

■                   verb [VN] [often passive] (formal) to cover sth completely with a thick layer 以厚虐覆盖：Snow soon bZanfceted the 介ozen ground.冻土上很快就形成了一层厚厚的积雪。‘

'blanket bath noun (Br£) an act of washing the whole of sb’s body when they cannot get out of bed because they are sick，injured or old (为伤病或年老者所做的） 卧床浴，床#身擦浴

.blanket 'finish noun (Br£) a finish in a race, in which everyone is very dose together难分胜负的赛跑结果 (指全体参赛者几乎同时到达终点） blankety-blank /.blaegkati 'blaerjk/ adj. [only before noun] [informal) used in place of a rude word that the speaker does not want to say (委婉语，.义同该死）： Jt’s not my bianfceiy-bianfc/auW 这他妈不是我的错！

■                   blank 'verse /701//9 [u] (torh/i/a?/ 术.语）poetry that has

a regular rhythm, usually with ten syllables and five stresses in each line, but which does not rhyme:无韵 诗（不押韵的抑扬云音步诗行，_常.为每#十个音节_) —compare free verse

blan-quette /bla'ket/ noun [C, U] (from French) a dish consisting of white meat (= meat such as chicken that is light in colour when cooked) in a pale sauce 白什次会

白肉（如鸡肉）

blare /ble0(r); NAmE bier I verb, noun _        〜（sth) (out) to make a loud unpleasant noise 发出

(晌亮而朿j耳的声音）：[V] po〖ice cars with收hts 只ashing and sirens Waring警i：丁闪烁、瞀笛刺耳■的警车◊ Music Wared out介om the open window.喧闹的音乐从敞