blank
adjective
uk/blæŋk/us/blæŋk/blankadjective(EMPTY)
B1
emptyorclear, orcontainingnoinformationormark:
空白的，无字的；空着的a blanksheetofpaper一张白纸
a blankcomputerscreen空白的电脑屏幕
Signyournamein the blankspaceat thebottomof theform.在表格底部的空白处签名。
- Press thereturnkeytwicetoleavea blankline.
- If you give me a blanktapeI'llrecordit for you.
- Just as thefilmwasstarting, thescreenwent blank.
- Sheleftthatpagein herdiaryblank.
- At the end of the two-hourexam, hehandedin a blanksheetofpaper.
Empty
- bare
- barrenness
- clear
- cleared
- dead
- deserted
- desolate
- emptiness
- empty
- flat
- forlorn
- hollow
- lifeless
- low-traffic
- nothingness
- unfurnished
- uninhabited
- unobstructed
- unoccupied
- vacant
blankadjective(NOT REACTING)
C2
showingnounderstandingor noemotionin theexpressiononyourface:
茫然的；木然的a blankstare/expression茫然的凝视／木然的表情
blankincomprehension茫然不解
Not showing or feeling emotions
- anodyne
- anti-sentimental
- belie
- bite
- biteyourlipidiom
- bloodless
- hard-bitten
- icily
- impassive
- impassively
- impassivity
- internalize
- poker face
- reserved
- sphinx-like
- stiff upper lip
- stoic
- unresponsive
- unsentimental
- woodenly
blankadjective(COMPLETE)
[before noun]
completeandabsolute:
完全的；彻底的a blankrefusal/denial彻底拒绝/否认
Linguistics: intensifying expressions
- all the wayidiom
- annoy, frighten, scare, etc. the hell out ofsomeoneidiom
- anything
- as... as anythingidiom
- at leastidiom
- bare
- dear
- doubt
- end of storyidiom
- load
- long
- more thanidiom
- on steroidsidiom
- pestilential
- price
- pure
- Sam Hill
- the shit out ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- to say the leastidiom
- ton
Idiom
go blank
blank
verb
informaluk/blæŋk/us/blæŋk/blankverb(IGNORE)
[T]mainlyUK
toignoresomeone orpretendthat you have notseenthem or do notknowthem:
When Isawhim out at aclubthe nextnight, he blanked me.
Withoutevendiscussingit, we allturnedourbackson her and blanked her.
Neglecting and ignoring
- beneath the/someone'sradaridiom
- blocksomethingout
- brushsomeone/somethingoff
- bury/haveyourhead in the sandidiom
- bypass
- ear
- lay
- let goidiom
- let sleeping dogs lieidiom
- letsomethinggo/passidiom
- letsomethingrideidiom
- look straight/right throughsomeoneidiom
- nose
- scrap heap
- setsomethingaside
- shut
- shutsomeone/somethingout
- shutyoureyes tosomethingidiom
- silent
- wink
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Not being friendly
blankverb(FORGET)
[I]US
toforgetsomething that youknow:
When hetriedtorememberthelyrics, he blanked.
Icompletelyblankedonhisname.
- Sorry, what were wetalkingabout? Icompletelyblanked on thatpart.
- Who was the one that was in the X Files? Why am I blanking?
Forgetting and forgetfulness
- absent-minded
- absent-mindedly
- absent-mindedness
- amnesia
- amnesiac
- anterograde
- bury
- erase
- fall/slip through the cracksidiom
- featherbrained
- forget
- forget itidiom
- forgetful
- oblivion
- putsomethingbehindyouidiom
- radar
- remove
- retrograde
- retrograde amnesia
- rusty
blankverb(DEFEAT)
[T]US
todefeatasportsteamorplayerand notletit or themscoreanypoints, etc.:
The division-leadingYankeesblanked the Mets, 8-0,Sundaynight.
Shebecamethe firstfemaletowinaregionaltitlewhen she blanked Centennial's JackWestern, 2-0.
Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- annihilation
- bank
- be gunning forsomeoneidiom
- be one in the eye forsomeoneidiom
- convincing
- moral victory
- move/go in for the killidiom
- near thing
- outclass
- outcompete
- sew
- slaughter
- sweep
- sweep the boardidiom
- takesomeonedown
- takesomeoneto the cleaner'sidiom
- takesomethingapart
- takedown
- thrash
Phrasal verb
blanksomethingout
blank
noun[C]
uk/blæŋk/us/blæŋk/blanknoun[C](EMPTY SPACE)
aspacein apieceof writing or on aform,leftemptyforinformationto beadded:
（文件或表格的）空白处；空格Fill inthe blanks on thisform.将这份表格填好。
anabsenceofinformation,memories,ideas,facts, etc.:
When heaskedme thequestionmymindwas a blank.
Isawaflashoflight, and everything after that is a blank.
Theshockhaslefta few blanks in hismemory.
- Theformhas a blank for awitnesssignature.
- Writeyournamein the blank.
- Americanslearnabout 1492 and 1620 askidsand therestof thestoryis a blank.
- The last thing Irememberisseeingpeoplelookingdown at me. Therestis a blank.
- Her past was a blank.
Space - general words
- bay
- box
- chamber
- elbow room
- expanse
- footprint
- headroom
- non-spatial
- room
- space
- spacial
- spacing
- spacious
- spatialize
- spatially
- standing room
- subzone
- void
- way
- zone
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Writing & typing
Forgetting and forgetfulness
blanknoun[C](OBJECT)
something notyetdrawnorfinished, such as akeynotyetcutinto afinishedshape
坯件，原坯(alsoblank cartridge)
asmalltubecontainingexplosivebut nobullet, used in aguninorderto make aloudnoisewithoutcausingharm:
空弹Thestartinggunfiresblanks.发令枪放的是空弹。
Objects - general words
- affair
- Americana
- artefact
- column
- conversation piece
- curio
- entity
- ephemera
- extrusion
- forensics
- gewgaw
- non-abstract
- object
- phenomenon
- piece
- shape
- snow globe
- such and such
- tchotchke
- thing
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