draw a blank

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词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To be unable to recall a required piece of information.

    习语

    I should know that person's name, but I'm drawing a blank.

  2. 2.

    To fail; not to find anything; to produce no successful response.

    习语

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

forget block blank out

上位词 3

think cerebrate cogitate

下位词 1

slip

词源

Probably from the idea of drawing of a blank (losing) ticket in an old-fashioned lottery.

来源：wiktionary