blank
adjective · noun · verbA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(archaic)White or pale; without colour.
- 2.
Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in.
blank paper
a blank check
a blank ballot
a blank CD
- 3.
(figuratively)(figurative) Lacking characteristics which give variety; uniform.
a blank desert; a blank wall; blank unconsciousness
Not a cloud in the blank blue sky.
- 4.
Abject; absolute; complete; downright; sheer; utter.
a blank refusal to cooperate
There was a look of blank terror on his face.
- 5.
(figuratively)(figurative) Without expression, usually because of incomprehension.
Failing to understand the question, he gave me a blank stare.
- 6.
Utterly confounded or discomfited.
- 7.
Empty; void; without result; fruitless; futile.
a blank day
- 8.
Devoid of thoughts, memory, or inspiration.
The shock left his memory blank.
- 9.
(military) Of ammunition: having propellant but no bullets; unbulleted.
The recruits were issued blank rounds for a training exercise.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(archaic, historical, obsolete)A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth about 8 pence .
- 2.
(obsolete)A nonplus [16th century].
- 3.
The white spot in the centre of a target; hence (figuratively) the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim .
- 4.
A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated [since the 16th century].
- 5.
An empty space; a void, for example on a paper .
- 6.
(US)(now chiefly US) A document, paper, or form with spaces left blank to be filled in at the pleasure of the person to whom it is given (e.g. a blank charter, ballot, form, contract, etc.), or as the event may determine; a blank form .
- 7.
(literature) Blank verse .
- 8.
(mechanics, engineering) A piece of material roughly cut, forged, cast, etc. to the size and shape of the thing to be made, and ready for the finishing operations; (coining) the disc of metal before stamping .
- 9.
(figuratively)(figurative) A vacant space, place, or period; a void [since the 17th century].
- 10.
The ¹ / ₂₃₀₄₀₀ of a grain [17th century].
- 11.
An empty space in one's memory; a forgotten item or memory [since the 18th century].
- 12.
A dash written in place of an omitted letter or word [since the 18th century]
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To make void; to erase.
I blanked out my previous entry.
- 2.
(slang, transitive)To ignore (a person) deliberately.
She blanked me for no reason.
- 3.
(transitive)(transitive, aviation, of a control surface) To render ineffective by blanketing with turbulent airflow, such as from aircraft wake or reverse thrust.
At high angles of attack, the shuttle’s rudder is blanked by the fuselage and wings, forcing it to use its RCS thrusters for yaw control.
- 4.
(transitive)To prevent from scoring; for example, in a sporting event.
The team was blanked.
England blanks Wales to advance to the final.
- 5.
(intransitive)To become blank.
- 6.
(informal, intransitive)To experience a temporary lapse of memory; to be temporarily unable to remember a particular fact. (Commonly used in the first person, present progressive tense, and commonly followed by on to create a transitive phrasal verb.)
I’m blanking on her name right now.
She asked him a simple question during the interview, and he blanked.
Đồng nghĩa: draw a blank, freeze, freeze up
Từ liên quan
Đồng nghĩa
Cùng gốc / liên quan
Từ có viền nét liền là đã có mục từ; viền nét đứt là chưa có trong dữ liệu.
Nguồn gốc từ
ine-pro From Middle English blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from - blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from Old French blanc, feminine blanche, from *blank (gleaming, white, blinding), from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (white, bright, blinding), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (to shine). Akin to blanch (blank), blanc, blanca (white steed), blanco. More at blink, blind, blanch. blanc.