blanch
作不及物动词,表示脸色因震惊、恐惧等失去血色。
Her face blanched when she heard the news.
她听到消息时脸色发白。
焯;烫漂
blanching — present participle of blanch
变白;发白;漂白;使变白;烫去外皮;焯水去皮;使退避;使退缩;回避;躲避
To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water and then into cold water.
变白或成为白色。
To grow or become white.
因害怕而回避;逃避;不加理会。
To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed.
使褪色变白;漂白。
To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach.
使转向或返回。
To cause to turn aside or back.
短暂浸入沸水后立即放入冷水烹煮。
To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
使用推托之词;回避。
To use evasion.
将肉等表面浸入沸水再入冷水以变白,使表面硬化并保留汁液。
To whiten, for example the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to harden the surface and retain the juices.
通过遮光漂白,如用培土或捆绑使植物茎叶变白。
To bleach by excluding light, for example the stalks or leaves of plants by earthing them up or tying them together.
通过去皮(如烫洗)使变白。
To make white by removing the skin of, for example by scalding.
在铸币冲压前使(银)具有白色光泽。
To give a white lustre to (silver, before stamping, in the process of coining)
给(铁皮)镀锡。
To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of tin.
使有良好外观;粉饰;美白。
To give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to whiten;
一般现在时
She always blanches the almonds before using them.
她总是在使用杏仁前先焯一下。
现在进行时
He is blanching the vegetables for the salad.
他正在为沙拉焯蔬菜。
一般过去时
They blanched the tomatoes to remove the skins.
他们把番茄焯了一下以便去皮。
常用于烹饪中,指短时间焯烫食物。
Before freezing, you should blanch the vegetables to preserve their color.
冷冻之前,你应该将蔬菜焯水以保持颜色。
用法提示:blanch在此作动词,意为‘焯水’(将蔬菜短暂煮沸)。
She blanched the green beans in boiling water for two minutes.
她把青豆在沸水中焯了两分钟。
用法提示:blanched是blanch的过去式,表示‘焯水’的动作。
The chef is blanching the tomatoes to remove their skins.
厨师正在焯西红柿以便去皮。
用法提示:blanching是blanch的现在分词,描述正在进行的焯水过程。
作不及物动词,表示脸色因震惊、恐惧等失去血色。
Her face blanched when she heard the news.
她听到消息时脸色发白。
作及物动词,表示使某物变得苍白或褪色;也可指通过遮光等方式使植物变白。
The sun had blanched the curtains.
阳光把窗帘晒得褪色发白。
烹饪用语,指快速焯烫后通常过冷水,以保持颜色和口感。
Blanch the vegetables in boiling water for two minutes.
把蔬菜放进沸水里焯两分钟。
pale 是常用动词,强调因恐惧、受惊或生病而脸色发白;与 blanch 在“脸色发白”义上最接近,但 blanch 还可表示物体变白。
go white 是口语化搭配,专指脸色突然变白;与 blanch 在非正式场合可互换,正式语体中更常用 pale。
whiten 可作及物或不及物,泛指“变白/使变白”,没有 blanch 的“因恐惧变白”或“焯水”的附加含义。
grammar · medium
易错句子Bleach the tomatoes in boiling water for thirty seconds, then peel them.
正确表达Blanch the tomatoes in boiling water for thirty seconds, then peel them.
给番茄去皮前的短时间沸水处理在英语中用 blanch;bleach 意为‘用化学剂漂白’,不能表达烹饪中的‘焯/烫漂’。
grammar · medium
易错句子She looked at his blanch face with worry.
正确表达She looked at his blanched face with worry.
blanch 是动词,不能直接修饰名词;描述‘发白的/苍白的’状态应使用其过去分词 blanched 作形容词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The broccoli blanches for two minutes before serving.
正确表达The broccoli is blanched for two minutes before serving.
烹饪义‘焯水’的 blanch 是及物动词,需要有动作承受者;当主语是蔬菜时要用被动语态 is blanched,而不能把蔬菜当作主动施动者。
对应 blanch 的“使变白/变白”义(如漂白或脸色发白),黑与白相对。
仅对应 blanch 表示“(因恐惧等)脸色发白”的义项;不能用于“漂白”或“焯水”义。
与 blanch 的“变白/漂白”义接近,但 bleach 多指用化学剂或日晒使物体脱色,而 blanch 可表示因恐惧变白、焯水或漂白,含义更广。
与 blanch 拼写和读音相近,但 blench 指因恐惧或疼痛而退缩,blanch 的“回避”义侧重逃避问题,且还有“变白”“焯水”等完全不同的意思。
与 blanch 的烹饪义都涉及沸水,但 scald 强调用热液烫伤或消毒,blanch 则是短暂焯水后立即过冷水以保持色泽或便于去皮。
焯蔬菜
Blanch the vegetables in boiling water for two minutes, then drain them well.
将蔬菜在沸水中焯两分钟,然后沥干。
焯杏仁(以便去皮)
Blanch the almonds, then slip off the skins.
把杏仁焯一下,然后剥去外皮。
把肉焯水
Blanch the meat in boiling water for a minute before braising.
炖之前先把肉在沸水中焯一分钟。
吓得脸色发白
She blanched with fear at the sudden shout.
那突然的一声喊叫把她吓得脸色发白。
遮光使芹菜变白
Gardeners blanch celery by covering the stalks with soil.
园丁用土覆盖芹菜茎,通过遮光使其变白。
与blanch同属烹饪中的热处理步骤,但parboil的加热时间稍长。
blanch后常将食材迅速放入冰水以停止加热。
blanch常用来使番茄或坚果的表皮松动,便于去皮。
蔬菜是blanch最常见的处理对象。
冰水是blanch后冷却步骤的关键材料。
一想到…就吓得脸色发白
She blanched at the thought of giving a speech to the entire company.
她一想起要在全公司面前演讲就吓得脸色发白。
因价格昂贵而退缩
They blanched at the cost of the wedding venue.
他们看到婚礼场地的费用时都退缩了。
在压力下紧张得脸色发白
Some athletes blanch under pressure and fail to perform.
有些运动员在压力下会紧张得脸色发白,发挥失常。
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