純潔無暇:white的用法和辨析
I don't want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone, if possible, Jew, gentile, black man, white. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that.
——Charlie Chanplin
我無意統治或征服任何人,我只想盡我所能幫助所有人,不論是猶太人、非猶太人、黑人,還是白人。我們都要互相幫助,人類本性如此。
——查理·卓別林
一、你知道white有幾種含義嗎?
adj.
1.白的;白色的 having the colour of fresh snow or of milk
Her dusky mouth was parted slightly to show tiny white teeth.
她那暗色的嘴微微啓開,露出潔白的小牙齒。
2.白種人的;白人的 belonging to or connected with a race of people who have pale skin
It was rumored that the white officer had been a Swede.
據說說那個白人軍官是個瑞典人。
3.(皮膚)臉色蒼白的 pale because of emotion or illness
He was white with fury.
他氣得臉色發白。
4.【英】(茶或咖啡)加牛奶的 with milk added
An American Breakfast with orange juice, fried eggs sunny-side up, ham, rolls and white coffee.
一份美式早餐,橙汁,煎一面的雞蛋,火腿,小圓麪包和加牛奶的咖啡。
n.
1.(whites)白種人;白人 [U] a member of a race or people who have pale skin
That restaurant used to serve whites only.
那家餐廳過去只接待白人。
2.蛋白;蛋清 the part of an egg that surrounds the yolk
Will you please beat the yolks and whites seperately?
請將蛋清與蛋黃分着打好嗎?
3.(whites)眼白;白眼珠 [C] the white part of the eye
The white of his eyes shone in his sun-brown face.
他那雪亮的眼白在褐色的臉上炯炯發光。
二、你知道white和哪些詞更搭嗎?
white elephant
n. 昂貴而又無用的東西,耗資巨大的累贅
white heat
白熱化,白熾
white lie
n.無惡意的謊言,小謊 善意的謊言
white man's burden
白種人的責任
white pages
白頁,(在internet上爲網絡用戶提供電子郵件地址、電話號碼的數據庫)
三、學會white了嗎?來做個填詞遊戲吧
Wash the _____ clothes together, and the blue one separately.
那些白衣服放在一起洗, 這件藍的要單洗。