white
adjective /waɪt/
  /waɪt/
(comparative whiter, superlative whitest)
- having the colour of fresh snow or of milk白的;白色的 - a crisp white shirt一件挺括的白衬衫 
- a white dress雪白的礼服 
- a plant with beautiful white flowers开美丽白花的植物 
- The suspect was seen driving a white van.有人看见嫌疑犯驾驶一辆白色货车。 
- a spacious room with white walls and large windows有白色墙壁和大窗户的宽敞房间 
- a set of perfect white teeth一口洁白无瑕的牙齿 
- His hair was as white as snow.他头发雪白。 
- The horse was almost pure white in colour.那匹马几乎是纯白色。 
 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dead
- pure
- bright
- …
 - as white as a ghost
- as white as snow
 
- a crisp white shirt
- belonging to or connected with a race of people who have pale skin白种人的;白人的 - white middle-class families白人中产阶级家庭 
- She writes about her experiences as a black girl in a predominantly white city.她写的是自己身为一个黑人姑娘在以白人为主的城市里的经历。 
- He grew up in a mostly white neighbourhood.他在一个以白人为主的社区长大。 
- middle-aged white men in suits 穿着西装的中年白人男子 
- policies intended to appeal to white working-class voters旨在吸引白人工人阶级选民的政策 
- white farmers in Zimbabwe津巴布韦的白人农民 
 
- white middle-class families
- (of the skin皮肤 脸色苍白的 -  white with something white with shock震惊得脸色发白 
- Zack's face turned white and his jaw dropped.扎克的脸变白了,下巴掉了下来。 
- She went white as a sheet when she heard the news.她听到这消息时脸色变得煞白。 
- He looked red-eyed and white-faced, slightly fearful and anxious.他看上去红着眼睛,脸色苍白,略带恐惧和焦虑。 
 Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- go
- …
 - extremely
- very
- rather
- …
 - with
 - as white as a sheet
 
-  white with something white with shock
- (British English) (of tea or coffee茶或咖啡 加牛奶的 - Two white coffees, please.请来两杯加牛奶的咖啡。 
- Do you take your coffee black or white?你喝咖啡加不加牛奶? 
 
- Two white coffees, please.
词源late Old English hwīt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wit and German weiss, also to wheat.



