Word · Frequency #475
white
使变白；漂白
核心释义
make something white; whiten or bleach
- 1.
使变白；增白；漂白。
To make white; to whiten; to bleach.
使变白；增白；漂白。
用法In use
She whited the bathroom tiles with a fresh coat of paint.
用法提示：white 作动词，whited 为过去式，表示“把……刷白”。
We plan to white the living room walls before the guests arrive.
用法提示：white 用在 to 后作动词原形，表示“刷白/涂白”。
He is whiting the old cupboard to match the new kitchen.
用法提示：whiting 是 white 的现在分词，作动词表示“把……刷白”。
white sth
white 作动词时是及物动词，后面直接接宾语，表示使某物变白；日常英语中更常说 whiten 或 bleach。
The lime wash whited the old stone walls.
石灰浆把旧石墙刷白了。
white sth with sth
介词 with 引出使物体变白的材料或手段。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- white out
- 用涂改液涂掉；抹掉
- She whited out the mistake on the form.她用涂改液涂掉了表格上的错误。
- whited sepulchre
- 伪君子；伪善者
- The journalist described the corrupt official as a whited sepulchre.记者称那个腐败官员为伪君子。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- white lie
- 善意的谎言She told a white lie to protect his feelings.她说了一个善意的谎言来保护他的感受。
- white elephant
- 昂贵而无用的东西That new building is a white elephant; it costs too much to maintain.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住动词 white 就是“使变白”：white 本身是白色，作动词就像给物体刷上一层白漆，让它变成白色。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary works、formal writing white 作动词表示“使变白/漂白”时比较少见，通常用于正式或文学性表达；日常口语中更常说 whiten 或 bleach。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These all rhyme with white (/waɪt/): their stressed vowel and following sounds are /aɪt/. Be careful with lookalikes like wit or whit, which are spelled similarly but pronounced /wɪt/ and do not rhyme.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.