【white相关表达】

1.
a white lie 善意的谎言；
white-collar 白领；
White House 白宫；
white pages 电话查询簿；
Snow White 白雪公主；
white noise 白噪音；
white water rafting 白水漂流；
white chocolate 白巧克力；
white Christmas 白色圣诞节；
raise the white flag 举白旗。
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white elephant 累赘，负担。
Jack won a boat on the game show. It turned out to be such a white elephant. He had to pay through his nose for its maintenance. Jack在有奖竞猜游戏节目中赢了一条船，保养费贵得要命，简直就是个累赘。
3.
in black and white 白纸黑字。
Please write it down in black and white. 请写下来。
Here is the evidence, in black and white. 这是证据，白纸黑字。
另: black-and-white 黑白分明的。
It's very complicated. It's not a black-and-white issue. 这事很复杂，不是要么对，要么错。
4.
white-bread 白面包，买三明治时别人会问你what kind of bread, white or wheat? white就是白面包，wheat 是麦面的。white-bread 也形容传统的，没有新意的事物，如 He left the white-bread life in a small town and went to the big city. 他抛弃了无聊的小镇生活，到大城市去。
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as white as a sheet 面色苍白；
She was as white as a sheet when she heard the news. 她听到消息后，脸色苍白。
white knuckle something 历险。
The roller coaster was so scary. I had to white knuckle the entire ride. 这个云霄飞车吓死人了，从头到尾我一直胆战心惊。