white horse

white horse

n 1. (Archaeology) the outline of a horse carved into the side of a chalk hill, usually dating to the Neolithic, Bronze, or Iron Ages, such as that at Uffington, Berkshire 2. (Physical Geography) (usually plural) a wave with a white broken crest

Thesaurus

Noun

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white horse - a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears whitewhitecapmoving ridge, wave - one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

Translations

白浪

white

(wait) adjective1. of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed. The bride wore a white dress. 白的 白的2. having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent. the first white man to explore Africa. 白種人的 白种人的3. abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc. He went white with shock. 蒼白的 苍白的4. with milk in it. A white coffee, please. 加牛奶的 加牛奶的 noun1. the colour of the paper on which these words are printed. White and black are opposites. 白色 白色2. a white-skinned person. racial trouble between blacks and whites. 白種人 白种人3. (also ˈegg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk. This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites. 蛋白 蛋清4. (of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris. The whites of her eyes are bloodshot. 眼白 眼白ˈwhiten verb to make or become white or whiter. She used a little bleach to whiten the sheets. (使)變白或更白 （使某物）变白或更白 ˈwhiteness noun 白色 白色ˈwhitening noun a substance used to make certain things (eg tennis shoes) white again. 增白劑 白粉ˈwhitish adjective fairly white; close to white. 相當白的，近白色的 发白的，带白色的 ˌwhite-ˈcollar adjective (of workers, jobs etc) not manual; (working) in an office etc. 白領階級的 白领阶层的white elephant a useless, unwanted possession. 沒有用或不想要的東西 无用的东西，累赘物 white horse noun (usually in plural) a wave that has a crest of white foam. 白浪 白浪ˌwhite-ˈhot adjective (of metals) so hot that they have turned white. a white-hot poker. 白熱的 白热的white lie a not very serious lie. I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her. 善意的謊言 善意的谎言ˈwhitewash noun a mixture of usually lime and water, used for whitening walls. 灰泥 （粉刷用的）石灰水，白色涂料 verb to cover with whitewash. 用灰泥粉刷 用白色涂料粉刷ˈwhitewashed adjective 粉刷過的 已粉刷的white winewine