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单词 bleach
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bleach

(bliːtʃ)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense bleaches, present participle bleaching, past tense, past participle bleached
1. verb
If you bleach something, you use a chemical to make it white or pale in colour.
These products don't bleach the hair. [VERB noun]
Commercial flour is bleached artificially. [VERB noun]
...bleached pine tables. [VERB-ed]
...a bleaching agent. [VERB-ing]
Synonyms: lighten, wash out, blanch, peroxide More Synonyms of bleach
2. verb
If the sun bleaches something, or something bleaches, its colour gets paler until it is almost white.
The tree's roots are stripped and hung to season and bleach. [VERB]
The sun will bleach the hairs on your face. [VERB noun]
He has hair which is naturally black but which has been bleached by the sun. [VERB noun]
...bleached seaweed. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: whiten, fade, pale, lighten More Synonyms of bleach
3. variable noun
Bleach is a chemical that is used to make cloth white, or to clean things thoroughly and kill germs.

bleach in British English

(bliːtʃ)
verb
1. 
to make or become white or colourless, as by exposure to sunlight, by the action of chemical agents, etc
noun
2. 
a bleaching agent
3. 
the degree of whiteness resulting from bleaching
4. 
the act of bleaching
Derived forms
bleachable (ˈbleachable)
adjective
bleacher (ˈbleacher)
noun
Word origin
Old English blǣcan; related to Old Norse bleikja, Old High German bleih pale

bleach in American English

(blitʃ)
verb transitive
1. 
to remove color from by means of chemicals or by exposure to the sun's rays
2. 
to whiten; blanch
verb intransitive
3. 
to become white, colorless, or pale
noun
4. 
a bleaching or whitening
5. 
any substance used for bleaching
6. 
the degree of whiteness resulting from bleaching
Derived forms
bleacher (ˈbleacher)
noun
Word origin
ME blechen < OE blǣcan < IE *bhlēig-, to gleam (> bleak2) < base *bhel-, to gleam > black, ON blikja, turn pale

Examples of 'bleach' in a sentence
bleach

The ocean temperature was above normal in most areas, prompting mass bleaching of many coral reefs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They will need limitless energy - though bleached blond hair is optional.
The Sun (2017)
Only eDNA isn’t bleached white.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
The bleach was also used to clean up the flat itself.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Great for nourishing thinning locks that have been damaged by too much sun or bleaching.
The Sun (2014)
They have been bleached of their colour.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You should also check whether you are affected by chemicals in treatments such as bleaching agents.
The Sun (2010)
It seems the bleach for her hair could be affecting her musical taste as well.
The Sun (2008)
Going from brunette to platinum blonde requires strong bleach.
The Sun (2011)
It is commonly used as bleach and can be harmful.
The Sun (2016)
This is a great mountain stuck out in the middle of nowhere and bleached white by the sun.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Barrier Reef suffered the worst coral bleaching on record.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Test a hidden area first to ensure you don't bleach the colour or damage the pile.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Black or green is the original, white has been bleached.
Smith, Drew Food Watch (1994)
So on a family holiday in France she hit the bleach and went blonde again.
The Sun (2012)
An otherworldly beach made entirely of twisted, bleached white coral pieces.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But other artists chose to paint architectural and desert scenes in which the direct light of the sun bleached out almost all colour.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
Each petal is flushed white, as if the colour is bleaching out of the blooms.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A very mild form of bleach used sparingly can add sparkle and also swells the hair a little.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
How much bleach and chemicals?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And rather than having bleached his face because he wanted to turn himself white, he did have a genuine skin complaint.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I saw his talking face, bleached to steel by the frosted mirror.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Or you could use lemon juice, which is a natural bleaching agent; leave a few minutes before washing off.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
On the night I call at his house, his spotty face and bleached hair greet me at the door.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
bleach

British English: bleach /bliːtʃ/ NOUN
Bleach is a chemical that is used to make cloth white, or to clean things thoroughly.
...a strong smell of bleach.
  • American English: bleach
  • Arabic: يُبَيِّضُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: água sanitária
  • Chinese: 漂白粉
  • Croatian: bjelilo
  • Czech: bělicí prostředek
  • Danish: blegemiddel
  • Dutch: bleekmiddel
  • European Spanish: lejía
  • Finnish: valkaisuaine
  • French: eau de javel
  • German: Bleichmittel
  • Greek: ξεθώριασμα
  • Italian: candeggina
  • Japanese: 漂白剤
  • Korean: 표백제
  • Norwegian: blekemiddel
  • Polish: wybielacz
  • European Portuguese: lixívia
  • Romanian: înălbitor
  • Russian: отбеливатель
  • Latin American Spanish: blanqueador
  • Swedish: blekmedel
  • Thai: ฟอก
  • Turkish: ağartıcı
  • Ukrainian: відбілювач
  • Vietnamese: thuốc tẩy
British English: bleach VERB
If you bleach something, you use a chemical to make it white or pale in colour.
These products don't bleach the hair.
  • American English: bleach
  • Brazilian Portuguese: descolorir
  • Chinese: 漂白
  • European Spanish: blanquear
  • French: décolorer
  • German: bleichen
  • Italian: candeggiare
  • Japanese: 漂白する
  • Korean: 표백하다
  • European Portuguese: descolorir
  • Latin American Spanish: blanquear

Chinese translation of 'bleach'

bleach

(bliːtʃ)

n (u)

  1. (= chemical) 漂白剂(劑) (piǎobáijì)

vt

  1. [fabric, foodstuff etc] 漂白 (piǎobái)
  2. [hair] 漂淡颜(顏)色 (piǎodàn yánsè)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to make or become white or colourless by exposure to sunlight, or by the action of chemical agents
These products don't bleach the hair.
Synonyms
lighten
wash out
blanch
She felt herself blanch at the unpleasant memories.
peroxide
whiten
toothpastes that whiten the teeth
blench
etiolate
2 (verb) 
Definition
to make or become white or colourless by exposure to sunlight, or by the action of chemical agents
The sun will cause the hairs on your face to bleach.
Synonyms
whiten
His face whitened as he heard the news.
fade
Even a soft light fades the carpets in a room.
pale
Her face paled at the news.
lighten
go white
turn pale
grow pale

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blanch
Definition
to become pale, as with sickness or fear
She felt herself blanch at the unpleasant memories.
Synonyms
turn pale,
fade,
pale,
drain,
bleach,
wan,
whiten,
go white,
become pallid,
become or grow white
in the sense of fade
Even a soft light fades the carpets in a room.
Synonyms
make pale,
dull,
dim,
bleach,
wash out,
blanch,
discolour,
decolour
in the sense of pale
Definition
to become pale or paler
Her face paled at the news.
Synonyms
become pale,
blanch,
whiten,
go white,
lose colour

Nearby words of
bleach

  • blaze away
  • blazing
  • blazon
  • bleach
  • bleached
  • bleak
  • bleary

Synonyms of 'bleach'

bleach

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