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white /waɪt/► SEE ALL(as) white as a sheet/ghosta white Christmasa white elephanta white liein black and whitebleed sb dry/whitewhiter than white
●(as) ˌwhite as a ˈsheet/ˈghost (informal) very pale in the face, because of illness, fear or shock （因生病、恐惧、震惊等）脸色苍白◆She went as white as a sheet when she heard the news.
听到这个消息，她脸色煞白。●a white ˈChristmasa Christmas when it snows （下雪的）白色圣诞节●a white ˈelephanta thing that is useless and no longer needed, although it may have cost a lot of money 昂贵却无用的东西◆That theatre is a real white elephant. It cost millions to build and nobody ever goes there.
那家剧院真是个累赘，修建时耗资数百万，却从来没有人光顾。 ORIGIN This comes from the story that in Siam (now Thailand), the king would give a white elephant as a present to somebody that he did not like. That person would have to spend all their money on looking after the rare animal. 这个习语源于暹罗（即现在的泰国）的一个故事。当时的国王会送白象给他讨厌的人，让这人不得不花掉所有的钱来照顾这种稀有的动物。●a white ˈliea small or harmless lie that you tell to avoid hurting sb 善意的谎言◆When she asked me if I liked her new dress I had to tell a white lie. I thought it looked awful, but I couldn’t say so!
当她问我喜不喜欢她的新装时，我只能撒个小谎。其实我觉得那件衣服难看之极，却不好直说！●in black and ˈwhitein print or writing 白纸黑字；印刷的；书写的◆I want to see his statement down in black and white.我要看到他所说的话白纸黑字地记录下来。●bleed sb ˈdry/ˈwhite (disapproving) take away all sb’s money 榨取某人所有的钱；把某人榨干◆He used to be quite wealthy, but his children have bled him dry.他从前很富有，可是都被他的孩子们给榨干了。●ˌwhiter than ˈwhite (of a person 人) completely honest and morally good 洁白无瑕；清白；品行高尚◆The government must be seen to be whiter than white.政府必须让自己看上去公正廉洁。 |