英语词汇“whiteout”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

white•out n. [uncountable]

a condition in which heavily falling or blowing snow makes it impossible to see where one is.

a white fluid used to paint over mistakes in typing or writing.

white•out n.

Meteorology
- a condition, found in polar regions, in which uniform illumination from snow on the ground and from a low cloud layer makes features of the landscape indistinguishable.
- a condition of heavily falling or blowing snow in which visibility is very poor.
Printingan act or instance of whiting out with a correction fluid.
Printinga white correction fluid used for this:a bottle of whiteout.
Printinga mistake, as in typing, that has been whited out with a correction fluid.

1940–45; (defs. 2–4) noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase white out; (def. 1) white + (black)out

white adj., whit•er, whit•est, n.

of the color of pure snow.
light in color;
pale:white wines as opposed to red wines.
Physical Anthropology(of human beings) pale;
having little of the normal, healthy color of the skin:His face turned white at the terrible news.
Physical Anthropologyfor, limited to, or made up of Caucasians.
silvery;
gray:white hair.
snowy:a white Christmas.
lacking color.
morally pure;
innocent.
lacking hatred or bad feeling;
harmless:white magic.

Optics, Physics[uncountable] a color without hue that is the opposite of black.
Physical Anthropology[countable] a person of the Caucasian race.
a white or light-colored material, substance, or part:[countable]the white of an egg.

white•ness, n. [uncountable]

white adj., whit•er, whit•est, n., v., whit•ed, whit•ing.
adj.

of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.;
reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
light or comparatively light in color.
Physical Anthropology(of human beings) marked by slight pigmentation of the skin, as of many Caucasoids.
Physical Anthropologyfor, limited to, or predominantly made up of persons whose racial heritage is Caucasian:a white club; a white neighborhood.
pallid or pale, as from fear or other strong emotion:white with rage.
silvery, gray, or hoary:white hair.
snowy:a white Christmas.
lacking color;
transparent.
Government(politically) ultraconservative.
Printingblank, as an unoccupied space in printed matter:Fill in the white space below.
Heraldry[Armor.]composed entirely of polished steel plates without fabric or other covering;
alwite.
Clothingwearing white clothing:a white monk.
[Slang.]decent, honorable, or dependable:That's very white of you.
auspicious or fortunate.
morally pure;
innocent.
without malice;
harmless:white magic.
Wine(of wines) light-colored or yellowish, as opposed to red.
British Terms(of coffee) containing milk.
Informal Terms bleed white, to be or cause to be deprived of all one's resources:Dishonesty is bleeding the union white.

Optics, Physics, Physicsa color without hue at one extreme end of the scale of grays, opposite to black. A white surface reflects light of all hues completely and diffusely. Most so-called whites are very light grays: fresh snow, for example, reflects about 80 percent of the incident light, but to be strictly white, snow would have to reflect 100 percent of the incident light. It is the ultimate limit of a series of shades of any color.
a hue completely desaturated by admixture with white, the highest value possible.
quality or state of being white.
lightness of skin pigment.
Physical Anthropologya person whose racial heritage is Caucasian.
a white material or substance.
the white part of something.
Biochemistrya pellucid viscous fluid that surrounds the yolk of an egg;
albumen.
Anatomythe white part of the eyeball:He has a speck in the white of his eye.
whites:
- Clothingwhite or nearly white clothing.
- top-grade white flour.
Winewhite wine:Graves is a good white.
a type or breed that is white in color.
PrintingUsually, whites. a blank space in printing.
(cap.) a hog of any of several breeds having a white coat, as a Chester White.
Insects[Entomol.]any of several white-winged butterflies of the family Pieridae, as the common cabbage butterflies.
Textileswhite fabric.
Sport[Archery.]
- the outermost ring of the butt.
- an arrow that hits this portion of the butt.
- the central part of the butt or target, formerly painted white but now painted gold or yellow.
- [Archaic.]a target painted white.
Chessthe men or pieces that are light-colored.
Government(often cap.) a member of a royalist, conservative, or reactionary political party.
Furniture in the white, in an unfinished state or condition, as furniture wood that has not been stained or varnished.

v.t.

[Print.]
- Printingto make white by leaving blank spaces (often fol. by out).
- Printingto whiten (areas of artwork) in retouching preparatory to photoengraving (often fol. by out).
[Archaic.]to make white;
whiten.
white out:
- Printingto cover (errors in copy) with a white correction fluid.
- to censor, as by obliterating words or passages with white ink.

bef. 900; Middle English whit(e), Old English hwīt; cognate with German weiss, Old Norse hvītr, Gothic hweits; akin to wheat

White n.

Biographical Byron R(aymond) ("Whizzer''), born 1917, U.S. lawyer and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962–93.
Biographical Edmund, born 1940, U.S. novelist.
Biographical Edward Douglass, 1845–1921, U.S. jurist: Chief Justice of the U.S. 1910–21.

Edward H(ig•gins), II 1930–67, U.S. astronaut: first American to walk in space 1965.

E(l•wyn) B(rooks) 1899–1985, U.S. humorist and poet.

Biographical George Leonard, 1838–95, U.S. choral conductor.
Biographical Gilbert, 1720–93, English clergyman, naturalist, and writer.

Patrick (Victor Mar•tin•dale) 1912–90, Australian writer, born in England: Nobel prize 1973.

Biographical Stanford, 1853–1906, U.S. architect.
Biographical Stewart Edward, 1873–1946, U.S. novelist.

T(erence) H(an•bur•y) 1896–1964, English novelist.

Biographical Theodore H., 1915–86, U.S. journalist and writer.
Biographical Walter Francis, 1893–1955, U.S. civil-rights leader and writer: executive secretary of the NAACP 1931–55.

William A(l•an•son) 1870–1937, U.S. neurologist, psychiatrist, and writer.

Biographical William Allen, 1868–1944, U.S. journalist.

white out vb (adverb)

(intransitive) to lose or lack daylight visibility owing to snow or fog
(transitive) to create or leave white spaces in (printed or other matter)
(transitive) to delete (typewritten words or characters) with a white correcting fluid

n whiteout

an atmospheric condition consisting of loss of visibility and sense of distance and direction due to a uniform whiteness of a heavy cloud cover and snow-covered ground, which reflects almost all the light it receives

单词	whiteout
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 white•out /ˈhwaɪtˌaʊt, ˈwaɪt-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] a condition in which heavily falling or blowing snow makes it impossible to see where one is. a white fluid used to paint over mistakes in typing or writing. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 white•out (hwīt′out′, wīt′-),USA pronunciation n. Meteorology a condition, found in polar regions, in which uniform illumination from snow on the ground and from a low cloud layer makes features of the landscape indistinguishable. a condition of heavily falling or blowing snow in which visibility is very poor. Printingan act or instance of whiting out with a correction fluid. Printinga white correction fluid used for this:a bottle of whiteout. Printinga mistake, as in typing, that has been whited out with a correction fluid. 1940–45; (defs. 2–4) noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase white out; (def. 1) white + (black)out WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 white /hwaɪt, waɪt/USA pronunciation adj., whit•er, whit•est, n. of the color of pure snow. light in color; pale:white wines as opposed to red wines. Physical Anthropology(of human beings) pale; having little of the normal, healthy color of the skin:His face turned white at the terrible news. Physical Anthropologyfor, limited to, or made up of Caucasians. silvery; gray:white hair. snowy:a white Christmas. lacking color. morally pure; innocent. lacking hatred or bad feeling; harmless:white magic. n. Optics, Physics[uncountable] a color without hue that is the opposite of black. Physical Anthropology[countable] a person of the Caucasian race. a white or light-colored material, substance, or part:[countable]the white of an egg. white•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 white (hwīt, wīt),USA pronunciation adj., whit•er, whit•est, n., v., whit•ed, whit•ing. adj. of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light. light or comparatively light in color. Physical Anthropology(of human beings) marked by slight pigmentation of the skin, as of many Caucasoids. Physical Anthropologyfor, limited to, or predominantly made up of persons whose racial heritage is Caucasian:a white club; a white neighborhood. pallid or pale, as from fear or other strong emotion:white with rage. silvery, gray, or hoary:white hair. snowy:a white Christmas. lacking color; transparent. Government(politically) ultraconservative. Printingblank, as an unoccupied space in printed matter:Fill in the white space below. Heraldry[Armor.]composed entirely of polished steel plates without fabric or other covering; alwite. Clothingwearing white clothing:a white monk. [Slang.]decent, honorable, or dependable:That's very white of you. auspicious or fortunate. morally pure; innocent. without malice; harmless:white magic. Wine(of wines) light-colored or yellowish, as opposed to red. British Terms(of coffee) containing milk. Informal Terms bleed white, to be or cause to be deprived of all one's resources:Dishonesty is bleeding the union white. n. Optics, Physics, Physicsa color without hue at one extreme end of the scale of grays, opposite to black. A white surface reflects light of all hues completely and diffusely. Most so-called whites are very light grays: fresh snow, for example, reflects about 80 percent of the incident light, but to be strictly white, snow would have to reflect 100 percent of the incident light. It is the ultimate limit of a series of shades of any color. a hue completely desaturated by admixture with white, the highest value possible. quality or state of being white. lightness of skin pigment. Physical Anthropologya person whose racial heritage is Caucasian. a white material or substance. the white part of something. Biochemistrya pellucid viscous fluid that surrounds the yolk of an egg; albumen. Anatomythe white part of the eyeball:He has a speck in the white of his eye. whites: Clothingwhite or nearly white clothing. top-grade white flour. Winewhite wine:Graves is a good white. a type or breed that is white in color. PrintingUsually, whites. a blank space in printing. (cap.) a hog of any of several breeds having a white coat, as a Chester White. Insects[Entomol.]any of several white-winged butterflies of the family Pieridae, as the common cabbage butterflies. Textileswhite fabric. Sport[Archery.] the outermost ring of the butt. an arrow that hits this portion of the butt. the central part of the butt or target, formerly painted white but now painted gold or yellow. [Archaic.]a target painted white. Chessthe men or pieces that are light-colored. Government(often cap.) a member of a royalist, conservative, or reactionary political party. Furniture in the white, in an unfinished state or condition, as furniture wood that has not been stained or varnished. v.t. [Print.] Printingto make white by leaving blank spaces (often fol. by out). Printingto whiten (areas of artwork) in retouching preparatory to photoengraving (often fol. by out). [Archaic.]to make white; whiten. white out: Printingto cover (errors in copy) with a white correction fluid. to censor, as by obliterating words or passages with white ink. bef. 900; Middle English whit(e), Old English hwīt; cognate with German weiss, Old Norse hvītr, Gothic hweits; akin to wheat White (hwīt, wīt),USA pronunciation n. Biographical Byron R(aymond) ("Whizzer''), born 1917, U.S. lawyer and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962–93. Biographical Edmund, born 1940, U.S. novelist. Biographical Edward Douglass, 1845–1921, U.S. jurist: Chief Justice of the U.S. 1910–21. Edward H(ig•gins), II (hig′inz),USA pronunciation 1930–67, U.S. astronaut: first American to walk in space 1965.E(l•wyn) B(rooks) (el′win),USA pronunciation 1899–1985, U.S. humorist and poet. Biographical George Leonard, 1838–95, U.S. choral conductor. Biographical Gilbert, 1720–93, English clergyman, naturalist, and writer. Patrick (Victor Mar•tin•dale) (mär′tn dāl′),USA pronunciation 1912–90, Australian writer, born in England: Nobel prize 1973. Biographical Stanford, 1853–1906, U.S. architect. Biographical Stewart Edward, 1873–1946, U.S. novelist. T(erence) H(an•bur•y) (han′bə rē),USA pronunciation 1896–1964, English novelist. Biographical Theodore H., 1915–86, U.S. journalist and writer. Biographical Walter Francis, 1893–1955, U.S. civil-rights leader and writer: executive secretary of the NAACP 1931–55. William A(l•an•son) (al′ən sən),USA pronunciation 1870–1937, U.S. neurologist, psychiatrist, and writer. Biographical William Allen, 1868–1944, U.S. journalist. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: white out vb (adverb) (intransitive) to lose or lack daylight visibility owing to snow or fog (transitive) to create or leave white spaces in (printed or other matter) (transitive) to delete (typewritten words or characters) with a white correcting fluid n whiteout an atmospheric condition consisting of loss of visibility and sense of distance and direction due to a uniform whiteness of a heavy cloud cover and snow-covered ground, which reflects almost all the light it receives
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