白[bái]

形

1. white

♦ 几根~发 a few white (or grey) hairs

♦ 皮肤~ have a fair complexion

2. clear

♦ 真相大白

3. pure; plain; blank

♦ ~纸 a blank sheet of paper

4. (of a Chinese character) wrongly written or mispronounced

♦ 我把这字念~了。 I've mispronounced the character.

副

1. in vain; to no purpose; for nothing

♦ ~忙了半天 go to a lot of trouble for nothing

♦ ~跑一趟 make a fruitless trip

2. free of charge; gratis

♦ ~看戏 go to a theatre free of charge

♦ ~送 give away free (of charge)

♦ ~给我也不要。 I wouldn't take it even as a gift.

动

1. look at sb. with the white of the eye—give sb. a supercilious look; throw a cold glance at sb.

♦ 我~了他一眼。 I gave him a supercilious look.

2. state; explain

♦ 表白