| 释义 |
blank /blangk/ adjective- (of writing paper, etc) not written on
- (of magnetic tape or another recording medium) with nothing recorded on it
- (of a questionnaire, etc) printed with empty spaces for information to be inserted, or with these spaces still unfilled
- Empty
- Featureless
- Expressionless
- Nonplussed
- Sheer
- Unproductive
- (of verse) unrhymed
noun- A blank space in a document
- A card, sheet of paper, game tile, etc with no mark or writing on it
- A lottery-ticket that brings no prize
- Emptiness, a void or vacancy
- A lapse of memory or concentration
- A type of document with blank spaces to be filled up (archaic except in US)
- A roughly shaped piece to be fashioned into a manufactured article
- A dash in place of an omitted (esp taboo) word
- A blank cartridge
transitive verb- To make blank
- Euphemistically used for damn, from the former convention of printing ‘d—’
- (esp with off) to seal (an opening) with a plug, etc
- (esp with out) to blot out, cover up
- To prevent (one's opponent in a game) from making any score (N American)
- To ignore or pretend not to see (informal)
- To make pale (obsolete)
- To disconcert (Milton)
transitive verb and intransitive verb To produce blanks during a manufacturing process ORIGIN: Fr blanc, from root of Ger blinken to glitter, from OHGer blichen; cf Gr phlegein to shine blankˈing noun blankˈly adverb blankˈness noun blank cartridge noun One without a bullet blank cheque noun - A signed cheque in which the sum is not filled in
- Complete freedom to act as one thinks best
blank door or blank window noun A recess imitating a doorway or window blankˈety-blankˈ, blankˈety-blankˈy or blankety blank blank noun, adjective or adverb Euphemisms for damned, as in blank (vt) above blank verse noun Unrhymed verse esp of five feet draw a blank (informal) To get no result, fail fire blanks (slang) Of a man, to be infertile go blank or go a complete, etc blank (informal) To be unable to produce any response |