whiteout

n. [气]乳白天空(极地的一种大气光象),因暴露于恶劣环境而引起的临时性失明

发音

AU /ˌwaɪtˈaʊt/

词形变化

whiteouts 复数 whiteouts

别名

white-out

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A heavy snowstorm; a blizzard.

    暴风雪

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  2. 2.

    Any weather condition in which visibility and contrast are severely reduced by snow or sand causing the horizon and physical features of the terrain to disappear.

    乳白天空

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  3. 3.

    Correction fluid (from the brand name Wite-Out).

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  4. 4.

    A sporting event where all in attendance are urged to wear white apparel.

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  5. 5.

    The simulated erasure of a file, etc. on a read-only volume.

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  6. 6.

    The suppression of a story by the media, analogously to deleting information with correction fluid.

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  7. 7.

    The silencing of voices and perspectives other than those of white people.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

词源

Deverbal from white out.

来源:wiktionary