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

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

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

cheque or (US) check /chek/

noun

An order to a bank, etc to transfer money, usu to a named beneficiary
A counterfoil (obsolete)

ORIGIN: See check

cheque account noun

A bank or building society account against which cheques can be drawn

chequeˈbook or (US) checkˈbook noun

A book of cheque forms

chequebook diplomacy noun

Negotiations where financial considerations are the most important element

chequebook journalism noun

News, articles, etc based on information bought, usu at a high price

cheque (guarantee) card noun

A card issued by a bank to a client, guaranteeing payment of cheques up to a certain limit

blank cheque

A cheque signed by the drawer without having the amount indicated
Concession of power without limit (figurative)

crossed cheque

An ordinary cheque with two transverse lines drawn across it, which have the effect of making it payable only through a bank account