单词详解

1. adj.

A. 白色的 (being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light)

This suit of dress is white. 这套礼服是白色的。

She looks pretty on the white coat. 穿着这件白色的外套她看起来很漂亮。

B. 苍白的 (anemic looking from illness or emotion)

She turned white with rage. 她气得脸色发白。

C. 白种人的 (of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration)

Crime rate in the white areas here is on the decline. 此间白人居住区的犯罪率正在下降。

She is white and her friend is colored. 她是白种人而她的朋友是黑人。

2. n.

A. [U]白色 [the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)]

His favorite color is white. 他最喜欢白色。

They printed the outside of the house white. 他们将屋子外面油漆为白色。

B. [C]白种人 (a member of the Caucasoid race)

That restaurant used to serve whites only. 那家餐厅过去只接待白人。

In America only the whites could sit on the bus. 在美国过去只有白人能在公交车上有座位。

C. 怀特 (姓氏)

I lived with the Whites when I was in America as an exchange student last year.

去年我在美国作为一个交换生我和怀特一家生活在一起。

相关单词

比较级：whiter

最高级：whitest