| 单词 | whiten |
| 释义 | whiten /hwuyt"n, wuyt"n/, v.t. , v.i. to make or become white. [1250-1300; ME whitenen; see WHITE, -EN1] Syn. WHITEN, BLANCH, BLEACH mean to make or become white. To WHITEN implies giving a white color or appearance by putting a substance of some kind on the outside: to whiten shoes. To BLANCH implies taking away natural or original color throughout: to blanch celery by growing it in the dark. To BLEACH implies making white by placing in (sun) light or by using chemicals: to bleach linen, hair. Ant. blacken. |
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