单词 | blanch |
释义 | blanch v.   1. tr. make white or pale by extracting colour.   2. intr. & tr. grow or make pale from shock, fear, etc.   3. tr. Cookery a peel (almonds etc.) by scalding. b immerse (vegetables or meat) briefly in boiling water.   4. tr. whiten (a plant) by depriving it of light. Phrases and idioms blanch over give a deceptively good impression of (a fault etc.) by misrepresentation. Etymology: ME f. OF blanchir f. blanc white, BLANK |
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