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blankness

/blangk/US // blæŋk //UK // (blæŋk) //

空白,茫然,茫然无措,空白度

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
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    blank·er, blank·est.

    • : having no marks; not written or printed on: a blank sheet of paper.
    • : not filled in, as a printed form: a blank check.
    • : unrelieved or unbroken by ornament, opening, decoration, etc.: a blank wall.
    • : lacking some usual or completing feature: a blank roll of film.
    • : containing no previously recorded information: a blank videocassette;a blank floppy disk.Compare prerecorded.
    • : void of interest, variety, results, etc.: She sometimes occupied her blank days reading detective stories.
    • : showing no attention, interest, or emotion: a blank expression on his face.
    • : disconcerted; nonplussed; speechless: He looked blank when I asked him why he applied for the job.
    • : complete; utter; unmitigated: blank stupidity.
    • : Archaic. white; pale; colorless.
n.名词 noun
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    • : a place where something is lacking; an empty space: a blank in one's memory.
    • : a space in a printed form, test, etc., to be filled in: Write your name in the blank.
    • : a printed form containing such spaces: Have you filled out one of these blanks?
    • : a dash put in place of an omitted letter, series of letters, etc., especially to avoid writing a word considered profane or obscene.
    • : Metalworking. a piece of metal ready to be drawn, pressed, or machined into a finished object.
    • : blank cartridge.
    • : Archery. the bull's-eye.
    • : the object toward which anything is directed; aim; target.
v.有主动词 verb
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    • : to cross out or delete, especially in order to invalidate or void: to blank out an entry.
    • : Informal. to keep from scoring in a game.
    • : Metalworking. to stamp or punch out of flat stock, as with a die.

Phrases

  • blank check
  • draw a blank
  • fill in (the blanks)

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Yet the Pacers are also the best at stopping those point-blank looks.

  • For the third time in just over a week, the Washington Wizards stood and watched as an opponent missed a point-blank shot in the final seconds to help them secure a victory.

  • This oatmeal pudding is the blank canvas for all of my easiest, most comforting breakfasts.

  • Just about every single late-stage company in private markets at the moment has been contacted by a blank-check company looking for a deal.

  • Enter your sitemap URL in the blank field, and hit the Submit button.

  • In front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism.

  • Tonn and Blank Construction An Indiana construction company.

  • In the case of Steven Eugene Washington, nothing more than a blank stare made him a target for police bullets.

  • After that granite band is filled in, there are seven more blank ones on the next block.

  • Another blank band go to the cops who transformed New York into the safest big city in America.

  • Edna's face was a blank picture of bewilderment, which she never thought of disguising.

  • Sir Edward Bruce is said to have decided the question by a point-blank refusal to retire.

  • As in a trance he crosses the room, seizes charcoal, and feverishly works at the blank canvas on the easel.

  • The shingled old house offered blank windows to the road, like so many sightless eyes.

  • It is usual for companies to execute blank policies in due form to be filled out and delivered by their agents.