white

adjective

/waɪt/

(comparative whiter, superlative whitest)

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having the colour of fresh snow or of milk白的；白色的
- a crisp white shirt一件挺括的白衬衫
- a white dress雪白的礼服
- a plant with beautiful white flowers开美丽白花的植物
- The suspect was seen driving a white van.有人看见嫌疑犯驾驶一辆白色货车。
- a spacious room with white walls and large windows有白色墙壁和大窗户的宽敞房间
- a set of perfect white teeth一口洁白无瑕的牙齿
- His hair was as white as snow.他头发雪白。
- The horse was almost pure white in colour.那匹马几乎是纯白色。
Topics Colours and Shapesa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- dead
- pure
- bright
- …
phrases
- as white as a ghost
- as white as snow
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belonging to or connected with a race of people who have pale skin白种人的；白人的
- white middle-class families白人中产阶级家庭
- She writes about her experiences as a black girl in a predominantly white city.她写的是自己身为一个黑人姑娘在以白人为主的城市里的经历。
- He grew up in a mostly white neighbourhood.他在一个以白人为主的社区长大。
- middle-aged white men in suits 穿着西装的中年白人男子
- policies intended to appeal to white working-class voters旨在吸引白人工人阶级选民的政策
- white farmers in Zimbabwe津巴布韦的白人农民
Topics People in societya1
(of the skin皮肤) pale because of emotion or illness脸色苍白的
- white with something white with shock震惊得脸色发白
- Zack's face turned white and his jaw dropped.扎克的脸变白了，下巴掉了下来。
- She went white as a sheet when she heard the news.她听到这消息时脸色变得煞白。
- He looked red-eyed and white-faced, slightly fearful and anxious.他看上去红着眼睛，脸色苍白，略带恐惧和焦虑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- go
- …
adverb
- extremely
- very
- rather
- …
preposition
- with
phrases
- as white as a sheet
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(British English) (of tea or coffee茶或咖啡) with milk added加牛奶的
- Two white coffees, please.请来两杯加牛奶的咖啡。
- Do you take your coffee black or white?你喝咖啡加不加牛奶？
compare black

Word Originlate Old English hwīt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wit and German weiss, also to wheat.

white

noun

/waɪt/

Idioms

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[uncountable] the colour of fresh snow or of milk白色；雪白；乳白
- various shades of white各种深浅不同的白色
- in white She was dressed all in white.她穿着一身白色的衣服。
- the pure white of the newly painted walls新粉刷的墙壁的纯白色
- In China, you wear white when you are mourning.在中国，你哀悼的时候穿白色。
Topics Colours and Shapesa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- dead
- pure
- bright
- …
phrases
- as white as a ghost
- as white as snow
See full entry
[countable, usually plural] a member of a race or people who have pale skin白种人；白人Topics People in societyb2
[uncountable, countable] white wine白葡萄酒
- Would you like red or white?你喜欢喝红葡萄酒还是白葡萄酒？
- a very dry white特干白葡萄酒
[countable, uncountable] the part of an egg that surrounds the yolk (= the yellow part)蛋白；蛋清
- Use the whites of two eggs.用两个鸡蛋的蛋清。
- Whisk the egg whites until stiff.把蛋清打成稠的。
Topics Foodb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- egg
verb + white
- beat
- whip
- whisk
- …
phrases
- the white of an egg
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[countable, usually plural] the white part of the eye眼白；白眼珠
- The whites of her eyes were bloodshot.她的白眼珠布满血丝。
whites
[plural] white clothes, sheets, etc. when they are separated from coloured ones to be washed要洗涤的白色衣服（或床单等）
- (British English) Don't wash whites and coloureds together.别把白色衣服和带颜色的衣服一块洗。
- (North American English) Don't wash whites and colors together.别把白色衣服和带颜色的衣服一起洗。
whites
[plural] white clothes worn for playing some sports白色运动服
- cricket/tennis whites白色板球／网球运动服

see also flat white

Word Originlate Old English hwīt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wit and German weiss, also to wheat.

Idioms

black and white

having no colours except black, white and shades of grey (in photographs, on television, etc.)（照片、电视等）黑白的
- a film made in black and white黑白电影
- black-and-white photos黑白照片
Topics Film and theatrea2

(in) black and white

in a way that makes people or things seem completely bad or good, or completely right or wrong黑白分明（好坏、是非等清楚的）
- It's a complex issue, but he only sees it in black and white.那是个复杂的问题，但他却只用非此即彼的眼光来看待。
- This is not a black-and-white decision (= where the difference between two choices is completely clear).这不是个非此即彼的决定。