lily white / adjective ˈlɪl iˈʰwaɪt, -ˈwaɪt; noun ˈlɪl iˌʰwaɪt, -ˌwaɪt /

白百合百合花百合白百合花白

lily white2 个定义

adj. 形容词 adjective
  1. white as a lily: soft lily-white skin.
  2. pure; untouched by corruption or imperfection; above reproach: He tries to pass himself off as some sort of lily-white saint, but he's not.
  3. designating or pertaining to any faction, organization, or group opposing the inclusion of Black people, especially in political or social life.
n. 名词 noun
  1. a member of a lily-white organization, especially a member of a former faction of the Republican Party in the South opposed to the inclusion of African Americans in the party or in political life in general.Compare black and tan.

lily white 近义词

lily white

等同于 pure

lily white

等同于 irreprehensible

lily white

等同于 lily-white

lily white

等同于 lily-white

lily white

等同于 unblamable

lily white

等同于 unblamable

lily white

等同于 uncorrupted

lily white

等同于 untainted

lily white

等同于 virginal

lily white

等同于 good

更多lily white例句

  1. The breakdown of the 114th Congress is 80 percent white, 80 percent male, and 92 percent Christian.
  2. If Congress accurately reflected our nation on the basis of race, about 63 percent would be white, not 80 percent.
  3. There were rumors of shrieks and flashes emanating from the well, and reports of a figure in white.
  4. The FBI raided his home in 2000 with an affidavit questioning his use of $200,000 from his white supremacist fundraising.
  5. But after winning 55 percent of the white vote, Duke had a database of supporters some politicians coveted.
  6. And she would be wearing some of the jewels with the white dress—just a few, not many, of course.
  7. None other would dare to show herself unveiled to a stranger, and a white man at that.
  8. One would not have wanted her white neck a mite less full or her beautiful arms more slender.
  9. That evening in the gondola, with one old and two newer friends, is marked with a white stone in my recollection.
  10. Why not have sought out the pure white lime-rocks of the flat country, or the grey granite of the hills?