bleaching

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If you bleach something, you use a chemical to make it white or pale in colour. 漂白; 使脱色
These products don't bleach the hair. 这些产品不会使头发脱色。
...bleached pine tables. …褪色的松木桌。
2. V-T/V-I If the sun bleaches something, or something bleaches, its colour gets paler until it is almost white. 晒白; 逐渐变白
The tree's roots are stripped and hung to season and bleach. 这些树根被剥去皮并挂起来风干晒白。
He has hair which is naturally black but which has been bleached by the sun. 他有着一头天生的黑发，但已经被太阳晒得变淡了。
3. N-MASS Bleach is a chemical that is used to make cloth white, or to clean things thoroughly and kill germs. 漂白剂