blank /blæŋk/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ Something that is blank has nothing on it. 空白的; 空的

  例：

  We could put some of the pictures over on that blank wall over there.

  我们可以在那边的空墙上贴一些画。

  例：

  He tore a blank page from his notebook.

  他从笔记本上撕下一页白纸。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A blank is a space which is left in a piece of writing or on a printed form for you to fill in particular information. (表格等的) 空白处

  例：

  Put a word in each blank to complete the sentence.

  在每个空格处填一个单词完成句子。

• 3. 

  ADJ If you look blank, your face shows no feeling, understanding, or interest. 茫然的; 无表情的; 漠然的

  例：

  Abbot looked blank. "I don't quite follow, sir."

  阿博特一脸茫然，“我不太明白，先生。”

• 4. 

  blankly ADV 茫然地; 面无表情地; 漠然地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  She stared at him blankly.

  她面无表情地盯着他。

• 5. 

  N-SING If your mind or memory is a blank, you cannot think of anything or remember anything. (头脑、记忆等的) 一片空白

  例：

  I'm sorry, but my mind is a blank.

  很抱歉，可是我脑子里一片空白。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT Blanks are gun cartridges which contain explosive but do not contain a bullet, so that they cause no harm when the gun is fired. (有炸药而无弹头的) 空包弹

  例：

  ...a starter pistol which only fires blanks.

  …只发射空包弹的发令枪。

• 7. 

  → see also point-blank

• 8. 

  PHRASE If your mind goes blank, you are suddenly unable to think of anything appropriate to say, for example in reply to a question. (头脑) 突然出现一片空白