Смысл: blank

blank1. [blæŋk] n
<Í> 1. пустое, свободное место (особ. на бумаге)
leave a blank for his signature - оставьте место для его подписи
2. бланк
3. тире, отточие (вместо пропущенного или нецензурного слова); прочерк; пропуск (оставленное место)
4. 1) пробел
he must fill in the blanks in his education - он должен восполнить пробелы в своём образовании
the next ten years of his life are a blank - о последующих десяти годах его жизни ничего неизвестно
2) провал в памяти
my mind is a complete blank - я ничего не помню
5. пустота, опустошённость
her son's death made a great blank in her life - после смерти сына её жизнь стала совершенно пустой
6. пустой лотерейный билет
to draw a blank - а) вынуть пустой билет; б) потерпеть неудачу
7. слово, вписанное курсивом в парламентский билль
8. пластинка или поле без очков (в домино)
9. воен. яблоко мишени, цель
10. тех.
1) заготовка; болванка
2) вырубка (из-под штампа)
11. радио дно (электронно-лучевой) трубки
12. хим. слепой опыт
13. спец. пауза, пробел (при вычислениях)
♢ check in blank - чек на предъявителя
plea in blank = blank plea [см. blank II ♢ ]

2. [blæŋk] a
<Í> 1. 1) чистый, неисписанный (о бумаге)
blank paper [sheet, space] - чистая бумага [страница, -ое место]
2) незаполненный (о документе и т. п.)
blank bill - бланковый вексель
blank (voting) bulletin - незаполненный избирательный бюллетень
blank credit - бланковый кредит, кредит без обеспечения
blank map - немая карта
blank file - воен. неполный ряд
blank hole - горн. безрудная скважина
blank spot - огрех (на пашне или покосе)
2. незастроенный (о месте)
there are still many blank spaces in this suburb - в этом пригороде ещё много незастроенных мест
3. холостой (о патроне, заряде)
blank ammunition - холостые боеприпасы
blank cartridge - холостой патрон
blank charge - холостой заряд
blank firepowder - порох для холостых зарядов
blank shot - холостой выстрел
4. невыразительный; лишённый содержания, пустой
blank existence - пустое /бесполезное/ существование
blank face - невыразительное /непроницаемое/ лицо
blank look - невыразительный /бессмысленный/ взгляд
a blank stretch of road - скучная часть дороги
blank years - бесплодные годы
his memory is blank - у него пробел в памяти
5. озадаченный, смущённый
to look blank - казаться озадаченным, иметь озадаченный вид
6. эмоц.-усил. полный, абсолютный
blank amazement - неописуемое удивление
blank despair - полное отчаяние
blank impossibility - полная невозможность
blank silence - абсолютное молчание
with blank awe - в немом благоговении
to decline blank - отказать наотрез
to deny smth. blank - полностью отрицать что-л.
blank terror gripped him - его охватил безотчётный страх
7. сплошной
blank wall - глухая стена
blank window - ложное /слепое/ окно
8. эмоц.-усил. чёртов
that is your blank dog again! - опять эта ваша чёртова собака!
9. амер. энский, N-ский
blank unit - N-ская часть
10. незавершённый, необработанный
a blank key - заготовка /болванка/ ключа
11. уст. белый, бесцветный
♢ blank assay - спец. слепая проба
blank plea /bar/ - возражение в процессе (которым жалобщику вменяется в обязанность точно указать место происшествия)

3. [blæŋk] v
<Í> 1. см. blank out 1
2. ставить тире, отточие вместо грубого или нецензурного слова
3. амер. спорт. обыгрывать «всухую»
4. уст.
1) озадачивать, ставить в тупик
2) расстраивать (планы)
5. тех. штамповать

blank Идиома

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。

give sb a blank check

Idiom(s): give someone a blank check AND give a blank check to someone

Theme: PERMISSION

to give someone freedom or permission to act as one wishes or thinks necessary. (From a signed bank check with the amount left blank.)
• He's been given a blank check with regard to reorganizing the workforce.
• The manager has been given no instructions about how to train the staff. The owner just gave him a blank check.
• Jane gave the decorator a blank check and said she wanted the whole house done.

give a blank check to

Blank cheque

If you are given a blank cheque, you are allowed to use as much money as you need for a project.

Split the blanket

If people split the blanket, it means they get a divorce or end their relationship.

a wet blanket

someone who doesn't want to have fun: "He's such a wet blanket."

blank check|blank|check

n. 1. A bank check written to a person who can then write in how much money he wants. John's father sent him a blank check to pay his school bills. 2. informal Permission to another person to do anything he decides to do. The teacher gave the pupils a blank check to plan the picnic.

draw a blank|blank|draw

v. phr., informal 1. To obtain nothing in return for an effort made or to get a negative result. I looked up all the Joneses in the telephone book but I drew a blank every time I asked for Archibald Jones. 2. To fail to remember something. I am trying to think of the name but I keep drawing a blank. 3. To be consistently unsuccessful at doing something. I keep trying to pass that math exam but each time I try it I draw a blank.

point-blank|blank|point

adv. Straightforwardly; bluntly; directly. Sue refused point-blank to discuss marriage with Sam.

wet blanket|blanket|wet

n., informal A person or thing that keeps others from enjoying life. The teenagers don't invite Bob to their parties because he is a wet blanket. The weatherman throws a wet blanket on picnic plans when he forecasts rain.
Compare: CREPE HANGER.

blank check

blank check
Unrestricted authority, a free hand, as in I'll support most of the chairman's agenda, but I'm not ready to give him a blank check for the company's future. Literally this term signifies a bank check that is signed by the drawer but does not indicate the amount of money, which is filled in by the person to whom it is given. [Late 1800s]

blanket

blanket
see security blanket; wet blanket.