| 释义 |
blench
I. \ˈblench\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English blenchen to deceive, blench, from Old English blencan to deceive; akin to Old Norse blekkja to impose on; probably causative from the root of English blink
intransitive verb
: to draw back or turn aside from lack of courage or resolution : flinch, quail, shrink
< though sometimes you do blench from this to that — Shakespeare >
transitive verb
1. obsolete : baffle, disconcert, foil
2. archaic : to draw back from : avoid, evade
Synonyms: see recoil
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: alteration (influenced by blench) (I) of blanch (II)
: pale, bleach, whiten
III.
variant of blanch |