Word · Frequency #475
whites
白色；白
whites is the plural of white.
核心释义
The color of snow or milk; the lightest achromatic color.
- 1.
雪或牛奶的颜色；含有所有可见波长等量光的颜色。
The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
- 2.
使用白棋的棋手
The player moving the white pieces.
- 3.
高加索人种成员
a member of the Caucasoid race
- 4.
肤色浅的欧洲血统的人。
A person of European descent with light-colored skin.
- 5.
最亮的无色状态(与黑色最不相似)
the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
- 6.
粉蝶科中亚科Pierinae的任何蝴蝶。
Any butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae in the family Pieridae.
- 7.
美国法官,1910年由塔夫脱总统任命为美国最高法院首席大法官；以反垄断立法工作著称(1845-1921)
United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)
- 8.
白葡萄酒。
White wine.
- 9.
白咖啡。
White coffee
- 10.
任何呈白色的物体或物质。
Any object or substance that is of the color white.
- 11.
靶的中心部分,旧时涂成白色,为射击目标中心。
The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
- 12.
字母的封闭部分,尤指手写字母中的。
The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.
- 13.
雄鸵鸟翼上颜色最浅的羽毛。
A feather, from the wing of the cock ostrich, that is of the palest possible shade.
- 14.
执白棋的一方。
The person playing with the white set of pieces.
白人；白种人；白色物体；白色物质；执白棋者；白方；白葡萄酒；加奶咖啡；牛奶咖啡
用法In use
White is the color of fresh snow and milk.
用法提示：这里的 white 是不可数名词，表示“白色”这种颜色。
The kitchen walls were painted in white.
用法提示：white 作名词，表示白色这种颜色，与 in 搭配使用。
She wore white to the summer wedding.
用法提示：white 作名词，指白色服装，在此句中表示穿白色衣服。
the white of sth
用于指某物中呈白色的部分，如蛋清、眼白等，是固定结构 the white of + 名词。
The white of the egg firmed up as it cooked.
鸡蛋的蛋白在烹煮过程中变硬了。
in white
in + 颜色词表示穿着某种颜色的衣服，此处 white 作不可数名词，不加冠词。
She came to the party in white.
她穿着白色衣服来参加聚会。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pure white
- 纯白色
- The bride's dress was pure white.新娘的裙子是纯白色的。
- off-white
- 米白色
- The walls are painted off-white.墙壁被漆成了米白色。
- brilliant white
- 亮白色
- The snow reflected a brilliant white.雪反射出亮白色。
- working-class whites
- 工薪阶层白人
- The policy affected working-class whites the most.这项政策对工薪阶层白人影响最大。
- native-born whites
- 本土出生的白人
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
白色'white'谐音'外特'，想象外面特别白。
语境与语域Context & Register
颜色描述，中性，多用于日常交流。
语法说明Grammar Note
白 (名词) 可作可数名词(指人种)或不可数名词(指颜色)
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with /aɪt/. Note that 'light' and 'night' are spelled with 'ight' but sound the same. Beware of lookalikes like 'with' (/wɪθ/), which shares letters but has a different vowel.
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
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