用作定语
▲～+n.
 She wore white trousers.她穿着白色的裤子。
She smiled, showing all her strong white teeth.她笑了,露出一口洁白的好牙齿。
I like white coffee.我喜欢加牛奶的咖啡。
In the city there are many black people as well as white people.城里除了白人外还有许多黑人。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
 His hair has turned white.他的头发已经变白了。
No wool is so white but a dyer can dye it black.任何白羊毛都能被染黑。

white也可用作名词,意思是“白色”“白人”, in white的意思是“穿着白色衣服”; 而in the white的意思是“处于尚未完成的状态”。例如:
White and black are opposites.白色和黑色是对比颜色。
There are many whites in our town.我们镇上有很多白人。
She is dressed in white.她穿着白色衣服。
The project is still in the white.这项工程尚未完成。

［同义词］   colorless, light, pale
［反义词］   black, dark, dishonest, unclean
［词源］＜古英语hwit(白色的,白种的)