blank1 /blæŋk/ ●●○ S3 adjectiveadj 1 NONE/NOTHINGwithout any writing, print, or recorded sound 无字迹的;空白的 Leave the last page blank. 最后一页留空。
► see thesaurus at empty 2 EXPRESSION ON somebody'S FACEa blank face or look shows no emotion, understanding, or interest 无表情的,木然的 → blanklyblank face/look/expression/eyes Zoe looked at me with a blank expression. 佐伊看着我,表情木然。
She gazed at him in blank astonishment. 她惊愕地呆视着他。
3 go blank a) FORGETif your mind goes blank, or if you go blank, you are suddenly unable to remember something 〔脑子里〕突然一片空白 My heart began to race and my mind went blank. 我心跳开始加快,脑子里一片空白。
b) NONE/NOTHINGto stop showing any images, writing etc 出现空白〔指没有图像、文字等〕 Suddenly the screen went blank. 屏幕上突然一片空白。
go blank• Suddenly the screen went blank.• I remember standing there getting red in the face and my mind going blank.• Mine start when I go blank.• We sat beside him and encouraged him when he stumbled or went blank.• When she asked Karen a question, even though Karen knew the answer her mind immediately went blank.• I just went blank and couldn't remember his name for a minute.• Why then do their minds go blank as soon as they turn over the question paper?• It was as if his mind had gone blank or had become a golden mind, as Larry's had.• The screen went blank, unlike his mind.• My mind went blank with grief and despair. —blankness noun [uncountableU]
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