white lie
collocation善意的谎言
She told a white lie to protect his feelings.
她说了个善意的谎言来保护他的感受。
白的；白色的
whitest — superlative of white
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白的；白色的
Bright and colourless; reflecting all visible light.
She painted the kitchen walls white.
她把厨房的墙壁刷成了白色。
明亮无色；反射所有可见光频率的等量光线。
Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
颜色相对浅或淡。
Relatively light or pale in colour.
因恐惧、疾病等而苍白。
Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
缺乏紫外线晒黑的颜色；未晒黑。
Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
The mountain tops stay white for most of the year.
这些山顶一年大部分时间都保持白色。
I bought a white T-shirt because it matches everything.
我买了一件白色T恤，因为它百搭。
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善意的谎言
She told a white lie to protect his feelings.
她说了个善意的谎言来保护他的感受。
白葡萄酒
We ordered a bottle of white wine with the fish.
我们点了瓶白葡萄酒配鱼。
白衬衫
He wore a crisp white shirt to the interview.
他穿着挺括的白衬衫去面试。
面色苍白如纸
When she heard the news, she went white as a sheet.
听到这个消息，她脸色苍白如纸。
白旗；投降旗
The soldiers raised a white flag in surrender.
士兵们举起白旗投降。
白噪声
The constant hum of the air conditioner was like white noise.
空调持续的嗡嗡声就像白噪声。
善意的谎言
She told a white lie to avoid hurting his feelings.
她说了个善意的谎言，以免伤害他的感情。
面如白纸；苍白如纸
When he heard the news, he went white as a sheet.
他听到这个消息时，脸色煞白。
昂贵而无用之物；累赘
The mansion became a white elephant after the owner lost his fortune.
主人破产后，那座豪宅成了累赘。
我梦想着一个白色的圣诞节。（出自经典圣诞歌曲《白色圣诞节》）
After the snowstorm, we had a white Christmas.
暴风雪过后，我们度过了一个白色圣诞节。
今天是举行白色婚礼的好日子。（出自Billy Idol的歌曲，白色婚礼指新娘穿白色婚纱的传统婚礼）
The bride looked beautiful in her white dress.
新娘穿着白色连衣裙看起来很漂亮。
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联想：white 发音像 wait，等人等太久，脸都等“白”了，记住 white=白色。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面叙述、颜色描写 white 作为形容词的基本义“白色的”在正式与非正式场合都很常用，通常属于中性语域。它既可以出现在日常对话里，也可以用于书面描写；具体含义需根据搭配（如 white hair、white face、white coffee）来判断。
比较级为whiter
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