blank

blank
adjective

(of a surface or background) unrelieved by decorative or other features; bare, empty, or plain
（表面，背景）无装饰的；空白的
a blank wall.
空白的墙壁。
the screen went blank.
屏幕变成一片空白。
■not written or printed
未写字的，未印刷的
a blank sheet of paper.
一张空白纸。
■(of a document) with spaces left for a signature or details
（文件）留有空白处的
blank tax-return forms.
空白纳税申报单。
■(of a tape) with nothing recorded on it
（磁带）没有录制的，空白的
blank cassettes.
空白盒式磁带。
showing incomprehension or no reaction
茫然的，呆滞的
we were met by blank looks.
我们看到的是茫然的表情。
■having temporarily no knowledge or understanding
一时懵懂的，大脑一时空白的
her mind went blank.
她一时什么都记不起来。
■lacking incident or result
无活动的，单调的，无结果的
those blank moments aboard airplanes.
在飞机上的那些沉闷的时刻。
[attrib.]complete; absolute (used emphatically with negative force)
十足的，绝顶的
he was met with a blank refusal to discuss the issue.
他提出讨论一下这个问题，但遭到断然拒绝。
used euphemistically in place of an adjective regarded as obscene, profane, or abusive
［用作委婉语，替代淫秽、亵渎或辱骂的形容词］
show the miserable blank-blank Englishman how to fight this war.
教那个一天到晚绷着脸的英国可怜虫怎样打这场战争。

noun

a space left to be filled in a document
（文件中待填写的）空白处
leave blanks to type in the appropriate names.
留下空白以便打上适当的名称。
■a document with blank spaces to be filled
空白文件，空白表格
(亦作 blank cartridge)a cartridge containing gunpowder but no bullet, used for training or as a signal
（用来作打靶训练或发信号的）空包弹
an empty space or period of time, especially in terms of a lack of knowledge or understanding
（尤指对情况的了解或理解上的）空白
my mind was a total blank.
我什么都不知道（或我一点儿都不懂）。
an object which has no mark or design on it, in particular
未加工的物件，尤指
■a roughly cut metal or wooden block intended for further shaping or finishing
（金属或木头）坯件，坯料
■a domino with one or both halves blank
空白的多米诺骨牌
■a plain metal disc from which a coin is made by stamping a design on it
（待压印图案的）硬币坯料
a dash written instead of an word or letter, especially instead of an obscenity or profanity
（用来代替淫秽或亵渎词语的）代字破折号
■used euphemistically in place of a noun regarded as obscene, profane, or abusive
［用作委婉语，替代淫秽、亵渎或辱骂的名词］

verb
[with obj.]

cover up, obscure, or cause to appear blank or empty
掩盖，使模糊不清，使显得空白
electronic countermeasures blanked out the radar signals.
电子对抗消隐了雷达信号。
■[noobj.]become blank or empty
成为空白，变得模糊不清
the picture blanked out.
图像变得模糊不清。
■cut (a metal blank)
切割（金属坯件）
(N. Amer.)defeat (a sports team) without allowing them to score
(北美)（体育比赛中以对手得零分的成绩）战胜（对手）
Baltimore blanked Toronto in a 7–0 victory.
巴尔的摩队以7比0的成绩全胜多伦多队。
(Brit. informal)deliberately ignore (someone)
(英，非正式)故意不理睬，故意忽视
I just blanked them and walked out.
我故意不理他们，走出去了。

常用词组
be firing blanks

(humorous)(of a man) be infertile
(幽默)（男性）无生育能力

draw a blank

elicit no successful response; fail
得不到想得到的回应（或信息）；失败
the search drew a blank.
搜寻失败了。

派生
blankly
adverb
blankness
noun
语源

Middle English (in the sense 'white, colourless'): from Old French blanc 'white', ultimately of Germanic origin

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