Word
whiteout
暴风雪;白化天气
核心释义
可指暴风雪、极地白蒙天或沙尘暴等导致能见度极低的天气。
A weather condition, such as a heavy snowstorm or blowing snow, in which visibility and contrast are severely reduced and the horizon disappears.
- 1.
暴风雪
A heavy snowstorm; a blizzard.
- 2.
极地大气现象,云层覆盖雪地导致整体呈白色,物体难以辨认;发生于雪地反射光与云层透射光相等时
an arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds
- 3.
白化天气
Any weather condition in which visibility and contrast are severely reduced by snow or sand causing the horizon and physical features of the terrain to disappear.
- 4.
修正液
Correction fluid (from the brand name Wite-Out).
- 5.
模拟擦除
The simulated erasure of a file, etc. on a read-only volume.
- 6.
媒体封锁
The suppression of a story by the media, analogously to deleting information with correction fluid.
- 7.
白人中心主义的声音压制
The silencing of voices and perspectives other than those of white people.
修正液;涂改液;媒体封锁;新闻压制;对非白人声音的压制;模拟删除;暴风雪
用法In use
The sudden whiteout made it impossible to see the road ahead.
用法提示:句中 whiteout 作名词,表示暴风雪或白化天气,导致能见度极低。
We had to wait in the cabin until the whiteout passed.
用法提示:whiteout 在这里是名词,指持续一段时间的暴风雪天气。
Drivers are advised to avoid the highway during a whiteout.
用法提示:此处 whiteout 为名词,表示能见度极低的暴风雪天气。
in a whiteout
这个结构描述在乳白天空条件下的情况。
Driving in a whiteout is extremely dangerous.
在乳白天空中驾驶极其危险。
cause a whiteout
用于描述产生乳白天空的原因。
Snow and fog can cause a whiteout.
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