blanched

英 [blɑːntʃt]

美 [blæntʃt]

v. (受惊吓)脸发白; 焯(把蔬菜等放在沸水中略微一煮)
blanch的过去分词和过去式

过去式：blanched　过去分词：blanched　

BNC.37397 / COCA.25570

柯林斯词典

VERB 突然变得煞白
If youblanch, you suddenly become very pale.
1. His face blanched as he looked at Sharpe's blood-drenched uniform...
  他一看到夏普浸满鲜血的制服，脸色顿时变得煞白。
2. She felt herself blanch at the unpleasant memories.
  一回想起那些不愉快的事情，她觉得自己的脸刷地就白了。
VERB 退缩；回避
If you say that someoneblanches atsomething, you mean that they find it unpleasant and do not want to be involved with it.
1. Everything he had said had been a mistake. He blanched at his miscalculations...
  他所说的一切都是错的。他回避了自己的判断错误。
2. There are places you can take physically handicapped children where staff don't blanch at the sight of a wheelchair.
  有些地方你能带残疾儿童去，那里的工作人员不会一看到轮椅就退缩。
VERB 焯
If youblanchvegetables, fruit, or nuts, you put them into boiling water for a short time, usually in order to remove their skins, or to prepare them for freezing.
1. Skin the peaches by blanching them.
  把桃子焯一下去皮。