blanch
v
1 [Tn] prepare (food, esp vegetables) by putting briefly in boiling water; scald 焯(食物, 尤指蔬菜); 烫洗
You blanch almonds to remove their skins. 你把杏仁焯一下, 烫去表皮.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (with sth) (at sth) become pale (with fear, cold, etc) (因害怕、寒冷等而)脸色苍白
He blanched (with fear) at the sight of the snake. 他看见蛇(吓得)脸色煞白.
🔁 扩展释义
*[blɑ:ntʃ]vt. 漂白, 使变白vi. 发白【机】 漂白, 使白
🌿 同词根单词
bluntadj. 钝的,不锋利的;迟钝的;直率的;呆板的;
vt. 使迟钝;使钝;
n. 钝的东西;小雪茄烟;
blazen. 火焰;光辉;爆发;光彩;
vi. 猛烈地燃烧;发光,照耀;
vt. 在树片上刻痕指示(道路等);公开宣布;
Anthropologists wondered where the remote ancestors of the Polynesian peoples now living in the Pacific Islands came from.The sagas of these people explain that some of them came from Indonesia about 2,000 years ago.