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.white 'ensign now/? a flag
flown by the British navy which is white with a red cross on it and the Union Jack in the top comer英国海军旗（左上龟标有英茵国
旗的白底红十字旗）
.white 'fish noun [U, C] {pi. white fish) fish with pale flesh白备
.white 'flag noun [usually sing.] a sign that you accept
defeat and wish to stop fighting 白旗（承认失败并愿意
停战的标志）：[0阳&6/5九〇你/你£»^执6>1^1技6/1呀举起/
打出/摇动白旗
.white 'flight noun [U] (L/S) a situation
where white people who can afford it go to live outside the cities because they
are worried about crime in city centres 人迁移（白人因拒心市中心的治安而到郊区居住） .white 'flour noun [u] flour made from wheat grains,
from which most of the bran (= outer covering) and wheatgerm (= centre part) have been removed 由面； 精麦粉
'white goods Mown [pi ] large
pieces of electrical equipment in the house, such as washing machines, etc. 白色家电；大件家用电器一compare brown goods White-hall /'waithoil/ noun [U] 1 [U]
a street in London where there are many government offices、怀特霍尔 :(伦敦的一条街，欢府机关所在地）2 [sing^sing^pl. v.] a way of referring to
the British Government 自厅 指 英国故府）■:
White/iaM are/is re_/iising to comment.白厅 拒绝发表评论。
,white 'heat noun [u] the very high
temperature at which metal looks white 白热；S 炉v .white 'hope noun [s\r\g] (informal) a person who is
expected to bring success to a team, an organization, etc.(团队、组织等）被寄予厚望的人：He was o/ice the
greatwhfte hope 0/British boxing.他一度曾是英国拳击
的希望所在b ...
.white 'horses(6r£) (/V-A/r7f white-caps) noun [pi.] waves in the sea or ocean with white
tops on them (大海中
的）白浪
.white-1
hot1 (of metal or sth burning 金属或燃烧物） so hot that it looks white 白.热的；..白识的 2 very strong and intense白热化的；极其激烈的
the
'White House noun [sing.] 1 the official home of the
President of the
.white 'knight noun a person or an organization that rescues a
company from being bought by another company at too low a price 白武'士V'1 白衣骑士 '（把公司 外不利的收购建议中挽救出来的个人或机构）
.white-'knuckle ride noun a ride at a fairground that makes you feel very excited and frightened at
the same time令人既兴奋又紧张的游乐场乘行
.white '\ie noun a harmless or small
lie, especially one that you tell to avoid hurting sb (尤指为避免伤着他人
感情的）善意的谎言，小谎
.white 'light noun [U] ordinary light that has no colour
白光
.white 'meat noun [U] 1 meat
that is pale in colour when it has been cooked, such as chicken.白’肉（烹煮后
呈白色的肉，如鸡肉> 一comp_are red meat 2 pale meat from the
breast of a chicken or other bird that has been cooked (鸡或其他禽类的）熟胸脯肉
whiten /'waitn/ verb to become white or
whiter; to make sth. white or whiter (使）变白，’瘦得更白：[V] He
gripped the wheel until his knuckles whitened. # M 握住方向盘，握得指关节都变白了。Snow had whitened the
tops 0/the trees.大雪把树冠变成了 白色。
.white 'noise noun [U] unpleasant noise, like the noise
that comes from a television or radio that is turned on butnOtTUNEDIN白噪声（整个频道范围内的噪声）
'white-out noun weather conditions in
which there is so much snow or cloud that it is impossible to see anything乳白天空（雪大或云重而看不见东西厂一see also Witeout
the
.white 'pages noun [pi.] a telephone book (on white paper}，or
a section of a book, that lists the names, addresses and telephone numbers of
people living in a particular area 白页■《分区电话簿■)
.White
'Paper noun (in
.white
'sauce noun [U] a thick sauce made
from butter,
■
flour and milk白#司（用黄油、面粉和牛奶调制而成）
033 BECHAMEL
,white 'spirit noun [U] (6r£) a clear liquid made from petrol/gas,
used as a cleaning substance or to make paint thinner石油溶剂油；稀释剂
.white
'stick noun a long thin white stick
carried by blind people to help them walk around without knocking things and to
show others that they are blind 白色手杖(用以探索障碍物和表示用者为失明人），；
,white 'tie noun a man's white bow tie, also used to mean very formal
evening dress for men (:男■用）_领
*二 &蛱毹礼服：，dre^di/i w/iite rieawi tai/s:身％燕尾 服打着白嶺结
white- tie adj. (of social occasions 社交场，合)'.very
formal, when men are expected to wear white bow
ties and jackets with tails非常正式的；要求男士穿燕
尾晚礼服打白领结的：ft it a wWte-tie qfiFair?这是个穿 夜礼服的聚会吗？
.white-'Van
man noun
[BrE, informal) used to refer to the sort of man who
drives a white van in an aggressive way, thought of as a symbol of the rude
and some- times violent way in whicli some men behave today 白 色货车司机（借喻粗鲁疯狂的男子）
white-wall
/'waitwo:!/
noun 1 {BrE also .whitewall 'tyre) {NAmE also whitewall tire) a tyre with a white line
going round it for decoratiori 白圈轮胎 2 white- walls[pl.] (especially US) the shaved area at the
sides of the head when the hair is. cut in a very
short style (锅 盖短发惻面的）剃头圈
white-wash /'waitwDj; NAmE-wa：X; -wo:J/ noun, verb mnoun 1 [U] a mixture of chalk or lime and water, used for
painting houses land walls white (粉刷用的丨.右，灰
■水^ ^ 14 2 [U, sing.] {disapproving) an
attempt to hide unpleasant facts about siv^sth 粉饰；掩盖 PHTI
cover-up ： The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash.反对旅声称这份报告文过饰非。3 [C, usually s\ng.] [informal) (in
sport) a victory in every game in a series (在体育比赛中接连击败对手的）全胜，完胜： a 7-0 whitewash * 7:0 全胜◊ a whitewash
victory 大获
全胜
■
verb [VN] 1 to cover
sth such as a wall with whitewash
粉刷（墙壁等）；刷石灰水 2 to try to hide
unpleasant facts about sb/stli; to
try to make sth seem better than it is 掩饰；粉饰：His m/e had wanted to whitewash his
reputation after he died.
本来想粉饰他的惫声。3 (espec/fl//y 8r£) (in sport体育运 动)■
to defeat an opponent in every game in a series (在 系列比赛中）•完全击败，完胜
.white 'water noun [U] 1 a part of a river that
looks white because the water is moving very fast over rocks U河水湍急流过岩石时呈现的）碎浪水花，白色水域：a stretch 〇/ white
water —段白色水域◊ white-water
ra_/Hn^ 政流皮划艇运动一 picture c>,page R34 2 a
part of the sea or ocean that looks white because it is very rough and the
waves _are high (海洋的）白色水域_ 涛骇浪的水域
.white
'wedding noun a traditional wedding, especially in a
church, at which the bride wears
a white dress (尤指在教堂举行的）新娘穿白色礼服的传统婚礼
,white ’wine Mou/i 1 [u,.C] pale yellow wine 白葡萄酒； 浅黄色果酒：a botrie々dry white wine —瓶千白葡萄酒
'◊
c/iiHeti white wine 冰镇白.葡萄酒 2 [C] a glass of white wine —杯白葡萄酒一compare red
wine, rose .white 'witch noun a person who does magic
that does not harm other people行善女巫；行善巫师