Sens: blank

blæŋkn. blanc, vierge; espace vide, blanc; tiret (typographie); trou, lacuneadj. (papier) blanc, vierge; vide; muette (carte); sans expression, déconcertév. effacer; cacher, obstruer, défendre l'entrée, faire blocage;

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a blank look

eyes show that a person does not understand, the lights are on but... When I called her name, she gave me a blank look, as though she didn't know me.

blank

defeat by preventing any goals, skunk In soccer, Italy blanked Ireland 2-nil.

draw a blank

be unable to think of an answer, mind go blank For some reason, I drew a blank when the professor questioned me.

mind go blank

cannot think what to say, lose your tongue When the Prime Minister stopped to talk to me, my mind went blank.

point-blank range

close range, only a few feet away The report stated that the gorilla was shot at point-blank range.

security blanket

something one holds on to for reassurance or comfort (like a child and a blanket) He uses his computer as his security blanket so that he doesn

point blank

1. at close range
2. right now, right here, in your face; used when someone is trying to prove a point or something:"She told me point blank that I was rude"

blank out

1．cross out删掉；划掉
The editor blanked out several passages from the article．编辑将文章中的几个段落删掉了。
This entry is to be blanked out．这一条目该划掉。
2．fade；become confused or abstracted渐渐消失；变得糊涂或心不在焉
I did not go to sleep until the noise in the street blanked out．街上没有响声以后，我才睡着。
His memory blanks out when he gets excited．他一兴奋就什么也记不得了。

look blank

appear astonished，confused or perplexed吃惊；茫然不知所措
He looked blank when he was informed of his dismissal．听说他被解雇时，他茫然不知所措。

wet blanket

a person or thing that keeps others from enjoying life扫兴的人或物
Don't be such a wet blanket．Come on，join the fun．不要这样令人扫兴，过来和我们一起玩。
The sudden downpour threw a wet blanket on their plans for an excursion．突然下了场倾盆大雨，把他们郊游的计划给毁了。

fill in the blank

1. To accommodate advice or details, usually by absolutely autograph article in a bare amplitude on a test, form, etc. Fill in the bare with what you anticipate is the actual answer.2. To amount article out; to actuate an acknowledgment to article that was ahead unknown. My parents may not apperceive who biconcave the car now, but they'll ample in the bare eventually.Learn more: blank, fill

fill in the blank(s)

1. verb Literally, to complete a account by abacus advice to a amplitude that has been carefully larboard abandoned or blank. The instructions at the top of the analysis area told us to ample in the blanks with the actual advice about World War I.2. expression A byword acclimated back one does not accumulation all the all-important information, instead relying on the adviser to infer the missing details. A: "What happened aftermost night amid Katie and Rob? I saw them leave the bar together." B: "What do you anticipate happened? She went home with him—fill in the blanks!"Learn more: fill

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