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whiten. 1 1.centre of an archery butt,target(射箭的)靶心,靶子。hit the white: hit the centre of the target (alludingto the name of Bianca,“white”)射中靶心(双关:比安卡的名字,“白”)。 △Shr.5.2.187 (186):“'Twas I won thewager,though you hit the white;”虽然你射中了靶心,我却在打赌中赢了。 
hit the white 2. white spittle白唾沫。 △2H.IV.1.2.240 (210):“If itbe a hot day,and I brandish any thing but a bottle,Iwould I might never spit white again.”如果碰上热天,我除了酒瓶还得挥动什么兵器,但愿我从今以后再不口吐白沫。(按:spit white一语迄无满意解释,又译作“吐痰”,意谓福斯塔夫有吐痰习惯,不吐痰即不可能。)
whiten. 2 white and black: writing白纸黑字,记载。 △Ado.5.1.317 (304): “Moreover,sir,which indeed is not under white and black (= in writing),this plaintiff here,the offender. did call me ass.”而且,老爷,还有一件事没有写下来:这个原告,这个犯人,把我叫做驴子。
whitea. 1. fresh,unsmoked; salted新鲜的,未熏过的;(又解)盐腌过的。 △Lr.3.6.34 (31):“two white herring.”两条鲜青鱼。 2. nearly ripe,almost ready for harvesting快要成熟的,就要收割的。 △Lr.3.4. 121 (118): “mildews the whitewheat,and hurts the poor creature of earth.”让快熟的麦子长霉,还伤害地上的小动物。 Phrases: white flakes: snowy locks,white hair雪白的须发。 △Lr.4.7.30 (29): “Had you not been their father,these white flakes/Did challenge pity of them.”即使你不是她们的父亲,这满头白发也该会引起她们的怜悯。 white hairs: i.e. the wisdom of age白胡子,(象征)老年的智慧。 △Lr.4.6.99 (96):“They flattered me like adog,and told me I had the white hairs in my beard erethe black ones were there.”i.e. I had the wisdom of age while yet a boy.他们从前像狗似的恭维我,说我在没生黑胡子之前就像生了白胡子一样有智慧。 white roses: i.e.badge of the Yorkists白玫瑰花(英国约克王室及其追随者的标志)。 △3H.VI.1.1.0.s.d. :“En-ter Richard Plantagenet,Duke of York ... withDrum and Soldiers with white roses in their hats.”约克公爵理查·普兰塔琪奈特上…鼓手与众兵士随上,帽上均佩带白玫瑰花。 White-Friars: Carmelite priory in London白衣僧院,(指)伦敦的天主教加尔默罗会隐修院。 △R.III.1.2.228(226): “No,to White-Friars; there attend mycoming.”不,到白衣僧院去;在那里等候我来。 white[(h)wait]n. 白色,白种人 adj. 白(色)的,白种人的 ◇ a white elephant 无用 be white=go white 吓得脸色发白 show the white feather 示弱 white as a sheet 脸色苍白 ‖ off-white adj.灰白色的 white agriculture 白色农业 white ball 白球 white belt 白色腰带 white bill 白纸条例草案 white board marker 白板笔 white collar class 白领阶层,白领工人 white collar crime 白领犯罪 white-collar employee 白领职员 white collar people 白领阶层,白领工人 white-collar workers 白领阶层,白领工人 white consumption 白色消费 white crane spreading wings 白鹤亮翅 white elephant 累赘物 white flag 白旗 White House 白宫 white lie无害谎言 white marker 白色标记 white mark 白旗 White Mutiny 白人哗变 white paper (book)白皮书 White Paper on Creative Education 创造力教育白皮书 White Paper on Education Disaster Prevention 防灾教育白皮书 white paper on educational policy 教育政策白皮书 white paper on education 教育白皮书 white policy 白人政策 white settler 白人移民 white sheet 白色行情表 white tape网顶白布条 white terror 白色恐怖 white touched with red 白里透红 white watch 全胜 whitewash 大胜,粉饰,掩盖真相 whitewashed offer 清洗交易要约 whitewash document 清洗交易文件 white zone 白环 White[(h)wait]n. 怀特[Andrew Dickson,(1832~1918年),美国教育学家和外交官] |