adj (1)白色的(of the colour of milk or snow)：～paint/rice/hair/light/clouds/wine/snow 白漆/米饭/发/光/云/葡萄酒/雪; a～dress/tooth 一件白色的衣服/一颗白牙; a～flag/tie/ensign 一面白旗/一个白领结/一面英国皇家海军军旗;～horses/cells/wedding 白马/白血球/新娘穿白色婚纱的婚礼;～heat/lead/meat/pepper (尤BrE) 白热(炽)/铅/肉/胡椒;～noise/spirit 白噪音/石油溶剂; a～area/party 白区/反动党派; a dress～from many washings 一件洗了多次而发白的衣服; paint sth～将某物刷成白色; My grandmother went～at the age of fifty. 我的祖母在50岁时头发就白了。Her hair has gone (turned)～. 她的头发已发白。Do you prefer your coffee black or～? 你喜欢喝黑咖啡还是加牛奶的咖啡? a～Christmas/winter 一个多雪的圣诞节/冬天; a～spirit/day 纯洁的心灵/良辰吉日; a～lie (fig) 无关紧要的谎言;～nurses 白衣护士;～water/coal/space(fig)无色的水/水力发电/空白的地方; the W～House 白宫(美国总统的官邸);W～Paper(BrE)白皮书;〖同〗snowy;〖反〗black，inky;

(2)白种人的(having light-coloured skin)[无comp]：a～neighbourhood/settler/school/area 白人居住区/定居者/学校/地区;～people/skin 白种人/皮肤;She is～and he is coloured. 她是白种人，他是有色人种。

(3)苍白的(pale)[A(with)]：She went～with fury/anger/shock. 她因暴怒/愤怒/震惊而面色苍白。Her face was(went/turned)～. 她面色苍白。lips/faces～with fear 吓得嘴唇/脸色苍白;～-faced/-lipped 脸色/嘴唇苍白的; in a～rage 震怒;〖同〗colourless，pale，bloodless，grey;〖反〗rosy，red，pink;

(as)white as a sheet 苍白的：Her face turned (went) as～as a sheet when she heard the sudden death of her daughter. 当她听到女儿突然死去的消息时，顿时脸色苍白。

(as) white as snow 雪白的： Her reputation is as～as snow. 她的名声像雪一样洁白。an old woman with hair as～as snow 一位白发苍苍的老妇人;

a white elephant 笨重无用的物品：What you gave us is nothing but a～elephant. 你给我们的只不过是一件没用的废物。

→′whitebait n 银白色小鱼;͵white-′collar adj 白领的;͵white-′hot adj 白热的;炽热的;′whiten v 使……变白;′whiteness n 白色;′whitish adj 发白的;′whitewash adj & vt 白色涂料;粉刷;

n(1)白色，白色颜料(white colour or paint)[U]：silver/milk～银/乳白色;If you mix the colours of the rainbow together in equal parts you get～. 如果你将彩虹的七色以相等的比例合在一起，你将得到白色。Put more～into the red to make the paint paler. 在红色中多搀些白色使涂料浅些。The～of the snow was marred by the traffic. 洁白的雪被过往的行人车辆弄脏了。I want your promise in black and～. 我想要你把你的诺言白纸黑字地写下来。pictures in black and～一些黑白照片; call～black 指黑为白;turn～into black 颠倒黑白;

(2)白色衣物(材料)(white clothes or material)[U;C，pl]： a bride dressed all in～穿一身白色婚纱的新娘; nurses in spotless～穿着洁白衣服的护士; tennis～s 白色网球运动服; Don't wash the～s with coloureds，or the～s will be coloured. 不要把白色衣服与有颜色的衣服一起洗，否则白衣服会被染色的。

(3)蛋白(清)(white part of an egg)[C，U]：The recipe says to separate the yolks from the～s. 食谱上讲要把蛋黄和蛋白分开。Beat three egg～s until stiff. 把三个鸡蛋的蛋白打稠。Mix the～s of two eggs and sugar together and beat it. 把两个鸡蛋的蛋白和糖一起打好。

(4)白种人(white-skinned person)[C]：blacks and～s 黑种人和白种人; marry a～同一个白种人结婚; This seat is not for～s only. 这个座位不是白种人专用的。

(5)眼白(white part of an eye)[C]：The～s of his eyes are bloodshot. 他的白眼珠充血了。turn up the～s of one's eyes 翻白眼