blank

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美 [blæŋk]

adj.  空白的; 空的; 无图画(或标记、装饰)的; 没表情的; 不理解的; 不感兴趣的
n.  (文件等的)空白处，空格; (记忆中的)空白，遗忘; 空弹
v.  毫不理睬(某人); 突然忘掉; 突然思路模糊

复数：blanks　过去式：blanked　过去分词：blanked　现在分词：blanking　比较级：blanker　第三人称单数：blanks　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4310 / COCA.4578

短语动词

短语用例

blank out

• 突然变空
  to suddenly become empty
  1. Sign your name in the blank space below.
     把名字签在下面的空白处。
  2. a blank CD
     空白光盘
  3. Write on one side of the paper and leave the other side blank.
     写在纸的一面，把另一面空出来。
  4. She turned to a blank page in her notebook.
     她翻开笔记本的一张空白页。

blank sth↔out

• 掩盖；遮盖
  to cover sth completely so that it cannot be seen
  1. She stared at me with a blank expression on her face.
     她木然地盯着我。
  2. Steve looked blank and said he had no idea what I was talking about.
     史蒂夫显得很迷惑，说他不知道我在说什么。
  3. Suddenly my mind went blank (= I could not remember anything).
     我脑子里突然一片空白。
• 刻意忘记；抹去记忆
  to deliberately forget sth unpleasant
  1. a blank refusal/denial
     断然拒绝 / 否认

习惯用语

n.

draw a blank
• 无回音；无结果；无收获
  to get no response or result
• So far, the police investigation has drawn a blank.
  到目前为止警方的调查毫无结果。

牛津词典

adj.

• 空白的
  empty, with nothing written, printed or recorded on it
  1. Sign your name in the blank space below.
     把名字签在下面的空白处。
  2. a blank CD
     空白光盘
  3. Write on one side of the paper and leave the other side blank.
     写在纸的一面，把另一面空出来。
  4. She turned to a blank page in her notebook.
     她翻开笔记本的一张空白页。
• 空的；无图画（或标记、装饰）的
  empty; with no pictures, marks or decoration
  1. blank whitewashed walls
     光秃秃的白灰墙
  2. Suddenly the screen went blank .
     屏幕突然变成一片空白。
• 没表情的；不理解的；不感兴趣的
  showing no feeling, understanding or interest
  1. She stared at me with a blank expression on her face.
     她木然地盯着我。
  2. Steve looked blank and said he had no idea what I was talking about.
     史蒂夫显得很迷惑，说他不知道我在说什么。
  3. Suddenly my mind went blank (= I could not remember anything).
     我脑子里突然一片空白。
• 完全的；彻底的
  complete and total
  1. a blank refusal/denial
     断然拒绝 / 否认

noun

• （文件等的）空白处，空格
  an empty space on a printed form or document for you to write answers, information, etc. in
  1. Please fill in the blanks .
     请在空白处填写。
  2. If you can't answer the question, leave a blank.
     如果回答不了问题，就空着它。
• （记忆中的）空白，遗忘
  a state of not being able to remember anything
  1. My mind was a blank and I couldn't remember her name.
     我脑子里是一片空白，记不起她的名字了。
• 空弹
  a cartridge in a gun that contains an explosive but no bullet
  1. The troops fired blanks in the air.
     部队向空中放空弹。

verb

• 毫不理睬（某人）
  to ignore sb completely
  1. I saw her on the bus this morning, but she totally blanked me.
     我今天早晨在公共汽车上见到她，但她连一眼都没瞧我。
• 突然忘掉；突然思路模糊
  to be suddenly unable to remember or think of sth
  1. I knew the answer, but I totally blanked during the test.
     我本来知道答案，但考试时我什么都忘了。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 空白的；空的
  Something that isblankhas nothing on it.
  1. We could put some of the pictures over on that blank wall over there...
     我们可以把一些图画贴在那边的空白墙壁上。
  2. He tore a blank page from his notebook.
     他从他的笔记本上撕下一页空白纸。
  3. ...blank cassettes.
     空白磁带
• N-COUNT 空白处；空格
  Ablankis a space which is left in a piece of writing or on a printed form for you to fill in particular information.
  1. Put a word in each blank to complete the sentence.
     每个空格填上一个单词，把句子补充完整。
• ADJ-GRADED 茫然的；漠然的；毫无表情的
  If you lookblank, your face shows no feeling, understanding, or interest.
  1. Abbot looked blank. 'I don't quite follow, sir.'...
     阿博特一脸茫然。“我没听明白，先生。”
  2. His daughter gave him a blank look.
     他女儿漠然地看了他一眼。
• N-SING （头脑或记忆）一片空白
  If your mind or memory isa blank, you cannot think of anything or remember anything.
  1. I'm sorry, but my mind is a blank...
     对不起，我脑子里一片空白。
  2. I came round in hospital and did not know where I was. Everything was a complete blank.
     我在医院里醒了过来，不知道自己身在何处。一切都是空白。
• N-COUNT 空包弹
  Blanksare gun cartridges which contain explosive but do not contain a bullet, so that they cause no harm when the gun is fired.
  1. ...a starter pistol which only fires blanks.
     只发射空包弹的发令枪
• See also:point-blank
• PHRASE 一无所获；扑空
  If youdraw a blankwhen you are looking for someone or something, you do not succeed in finding them.
  1. They drew a blank in their search for the driver.
     他们四处寻找那个司机，但一无所获。
• PHRASE （脑子）突然一片空白
  If your mindgoes blank, you are suddenly unable to think of anything appropriate to say, for example in reply to a question.
  1. My mind went totally blank.
     我的脑子突然一片空白。

英英释义

noun

• a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
  Synonym:dummyblank shell
• a piece of material ready to be made into something
• a blank gap or missing part
  Synonym:lacuna
• a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
  1. he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet
  Synonym:space

verb

• keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning

adj

• void of expression
  1. a blank stare
  Synonym:vacuous
• (of a surface) not written or printed on
  1. blank pages
  2. fill in the blank spaces
  3. a clean page
  4. wide white margins
  Synonym:cleanwhite
• not charged with a bullet
  1. a blank cartridge

双语例句

• When they found us guilty, I just went blank.
  当他们判定我们有罪时，我的脑子顿时一片空白。
• They drew a blank in their search for the driver.
  他们四处寻找那个司机，但一无所获。
• Fill the blank spaces with right words.
  用正确的词填空。
• The death of her husband left a big blank in her life.
  她丈夫的去世使她在生活中感到茫然空虚。
• I was trying to blank out previous situations from my mind.
  我试图将先前的境遇从大脑中抹去。
• He had murdered Perceval at point blank range with a single shot
  他在近距离一枪射杀了珀西瓦尔。
• I'm sorry, but my mind is a blank
  对不起，我脑子里一片空白。
• Mr Patterson was asked point blank if he would resign.
  帕特森先生被直接问到他是否会辞职。
• They shot him at point blank range with an automatic rifle
  他们用自动步枪近距离开枪射杀了他。
• He was, in a sense, given a blank cheque to negotiate the new South Africa.
  从某种意义上来说，他已经全权负责建立新南非的协商工作。