fill in the blank

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A language exercise in which one or more words are replaced with a blank line and the reader is tasked with supplying a valid replacement.
    — The test consisted of fill-in-the-blank sentences.
  2. A placeholder allowing for any of a variety of possible answers or a single elicited answer. figuratively,idiomatic
    — It was important that she make something memorable. She wanted to be complimented. She wanted people to go home after the party and say, “Wasn't Dorothy's — fill in the blank — amazing?"
动词 v.
  1. To complete a single fill in the blank question.
  2. To complete an interruption, ambiguity, or vagueness in understanding, perception, or context. figuratively,idiomatic
    — The Zionists intended to shape the perceptions of a global public with limited interest in or understanding of the issues, filling in the blanks with their own narrative.

词形变化

fill in the blanks plural fill in the blanks alternative fills in the blank present,singular,third-person filling in the blank participle,present filled in the blank participle,past filled in the blank past fill in the blanks alternative

词源

词源 1
As a noun, a clipping of fill-in-the-blank question, problem, &c.
词源 2
As a noun, a clipping of fill-in-the-blank question, problem, &c.
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