v. blanched, also blenched blanch·ing, blench·ing blanch·es, blench·es
v. tr.
- To take the color from; bleach.
- To whiten (a growing plant or plant part) by covering to cut off direct light.
- To whiten (a metal) by soaking in acid or by coating with tin.
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- To scald (almonds, for example) in order to loosen the skin.
- To scald (food) briefly, as before freezing or as a preliminary stage in preparing a dish.
- To cause to turn white or become pale.
v. intr.
- To turn white or become pale: Their faces blanched in terror.
blanch
v 1: turn pale, as if in fear [syn: pale, blench]
2: cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them" [syn: parboil]
cf. blench
intr.v. blenched, blench·ing, blench·es
- To draw back or shy away, as from fear; flinch.
첫댓글 blanch ~을 희게하다. 표백하다. 2 (포 질병이 얼굴을)창백하게 하다. 혼) blanky 공백이 많은