Word · Frequency #4310
blank
/blæŋk/
verb
抹掉；使作废；取消
To erase or cancel something so it is void or empty.
- 1.
To make void; to erase.
使无效；抹去
- 2.
To render ineffective by blanketing with turbulent airflow, such as from aircraft wake or reverse thrust.
用湍流(如飞机尾流或反推)覆盖使之失效
- 3.
To prevent from scoring; for example, in a sporting event.
使不得分；如体育比赛中
- 4.
To become blank.
变为空白
变空白；（头脑）一片空白；零封；使（对手）不得分；用湍流（如飞机尾流或反推）干扰而失效；使无效；抹去；用湍流(如飞机尾流或反推)覆盖使之失效
In use
The goalkeeper's incredible saves blanked the opposing team for the entire match.
During the interview, my mind suddenly blanked and I couldn't recall my own phone number.
The editor blanked the incorrect line from the document before it was printed.
Verb forms
base blank · third person blanks · -ing blanking · past blanked · past participle blanked
规则动词；及物时表示抹去或使不得分，不及物时表示变空白。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
表示“变得空白”时是不及物动词；其余义项（使无效、抹去、使不得分等）为及物动词。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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