单词 | white out |
释义 | white out11(Of vision) become impaired by exposure to sudden bright light.My head had started to spin again, and my vision almost whited out....
1.1(Of a person) lose colour vision as a prelude to losing consciousness.I bolted for the door and whited out as I hit the street. See parent entry: white white-out2noun 1A dense blizzard, especially in polar regions.Our weather is a factor most of the time, with very thick fogs in springtime, very heavy snow in the fall, and blizzards and white-outs in the winter....
1.1A weather condition in which the features and horizon of snow-covered country are indistinguishable due to uniform light diffusion.With no food or water, and the dangers of hypothermia and dehydration sliding into inevitability, the men continue their treacherous descent through white-out conditions....
2 [mass noun] White correction fluid for covering typing or writing mistakes.In his new post, McEttrick oversees all functions of lighters, shavers, writing instruments and white-out correction products....
3A loss of colour vision due to rapid acceleration, often prior to a loss of consciousness.As you enter, visual and acoustic references are slowly erased, leaving only a visual white-out and the white noise of the pulsating nozzles....
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