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

单词

blank

释义

adjective | noun | verb

blankblank1 /blæŋk/ ●●● S3 adjective

ETYMOLOGYblank¹

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French blanc white

COLLOCATIONS► left ... blank

She said she’d left her ballot paper blank (=she had not written on it to vote).

► blank look/stare/expression etc.

I said hello, and she gave me a blank look.

► mind ... go blank

I worried that my mind might go blank on stage.

THESAURUScontainer► empty

having nothing inside: Her glass was empty, so I offered her more lemonade. The gas tank is almost empty.

► hollow

used about something that has an empty space inside: Sometimes small animals make nests in a hollow tree.

► bare

used about a room or area that has very little in it: The cupboards were completely bare.

► blank

used about a computer screen, a piece of paper, or a wall that has no writing or pictures on it. You can also use blank about a CD, DVD, etc. that has nothing recorded on it: He stared at a blank sheet of paper, not sure what to write.

1[no comparative] without any writing, print, or recorded sound: a blank sheet of paper Are there any blank tapes? She said she’d left her ballot paper blank (=she had not written on it to vote).► see thesaurus at empty12showing no expression, understanding, or interest: blank look/stare/expression etc. I said hello, and she gave me a blank look. the blank faces of the students3go blank a)to be suddenly unable to remember something: I just went blank and couldn’t remember his name for a minute. I worried that my mind might go blank on stage. b)to stop showing any images, writing, etc.: Suddenly the screen went blank. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French blanc white] → see also blankly, blank verse—blankness noun [uncountable]

adjective | noun | verb

blankblank2 noun [countable]

COLLOCATIONS► Fill in the blanks

Fill in the blanks with your name and address.

► firing blanks

We didn’t know the guns were firing blanks.

1an empty space on a piece of paper, where you are supposed to write a word or letter: Fill in the blanks with your name and address.2a form with empty spaces on it: the competition entry blank3a cartridge (=container for a bullet in a gun) that contains an explosive but no bullet: We didn’t know the guns were firing blanks. → see also draw a blank at draw1 (15)

adjective | noun | verb

blankblank3 verb

VERB TABLE

blank

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	blank
	he, she, it	blanks
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	blanked
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have blanked
	he, she, it	has blanked
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had blanked
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will blank
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have blanked

Continuous Form
Present	I	am blanking
	he, she, it	is blanking
	you, we, they	are blanking
Past	I, he, she, it	was blanking
	you, we, they	were blanking
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been blanking
	he, she, it	has been blanking
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been blanking
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be blanking
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been blanking

1[transitive] informal to not allow your opponent or the opposing team to win points in a game or sport: The Whalers blanked the Washington Capitals 2–0.2[intransitive] (also blank out) spoken if your mind blanks, you are suddenly unable to remember somethingblank something ↔ out phrasal verb informal1to cover something so that it cannot be seen, or to prevent something from being seen: a picture with some of the names blanked out2to completely forget something, especially deliberately: I’ve just tried to blank out most of last year.

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