1. 词性和词义：bleaching是动词bleach的现在分词形式，意为“漂白”，只要是含色素的物质均可漂白，比如头发、衣物、纸张等。在环境学领域，bleaching也指珊瑚等生物因高温、污染等原因而失去色素的现象。
例句：
– I’m going to bleach my hair blonde for the summer.
– She used bleach to remove the red wine stain from the carpet.
– The paper has been bleached to create a whiter appearance.
– Coral reefs around the world are experiencing bleaching due to climate change.
– The zookeeper noticed the bleaching of the panda’s fur, which indicated a health problem.
2. 搭配和用法：bleaching通常与其他词搭配使用，比如bleaching cream（漂白霜）、bleaching agent（漂白剂）、bleaching powder（漂）等。在生物学中，bleaching还可以与coral reefs（珊瑚礁）、algae（藻类）等搭配使用，表示珊瑚的失色以及藻类的死亡。
例句：
– The company produces a range of skin products including bleaching cream.
– The bleaching agent was too strong and ruined my shirt.
– The swimming l was cleaned with bleaching powder to remove any harmful bacteria.
– The coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef are experiencing widespread bleaching due to rising sea temperatures.
– An overgrowth of algae caused the bleaching of the kelp forest.
3. 形式变化：bleach这个动词的变化形式包括bleach（原型）、bleached（过去式）、bleaching（现在分词）、bleaches（第三人称单数形式）。另外，bleaching也可以加上后缀-er和-est变成比较级和最高级形式。
例句：
– The sun has bleached the curtains so much that they’re almost white.
– She bleached her hair yesterday and now it’s a bright blonde color.
– The coral reefs are bleaching at a faster rate than ever before.
– This laundry detergent bleaches clothes better than any other brand.
– The ocean is experiencing the worst bleaching event in history due to global warming.
4. 文化背景：漂白这一行为在不同的文化背景下所代表的意义也有所不同。在一些西方国家中，白皙的肤色被认为是美丽的标志，因此使用漂白霜或进行漂白治疗是很常见的。然而，在一些非洲和亚洲国家中，肤色偏深、有色的皮肤被视作健康、美丽、具有文化特征的标志，因此漂白皮肤的做法受到批评。
例句：
– Many people in the US use tanning beds to darken their skin, while others use bleaching products to lighten it.
– In some African countries, there are campaigns to discourage women from using skin-bleaching products due to health concerns.
– A Bollywood actress was criticized for endorsing a skin-lightening cream, which was seen as promoting colorism.
– Some beauty standards in Asia prioritize pale skin, leading to a high demand for whitening or bleaching products.
– There is a growing movement to embrace natural hair and skin colors, rejecting the idea that lighter is always better.
中文翻译：漂白、脱色
读音：[blitʃɪŋ]
例句：
1. The coral reefs are bleaching due to rising water temperatures caused by climate change.（珊瑚礁因气候变化引起的水温升高而发生漂白。）
2. Bleaching can strip the natural color from hair.（漂白可以使头发失去天然的颜色。）
3. It is important to use a mild bleach when cleaning white fabrics.（清洗白色织物时，使用温和的漂白剂非常重要。）
bleaching通常被翻译为”漂白、水槽等”的意思，还经常被翻译为失去活力，发音音标为[‘bli:tʃiŋ]，bleaching常被用作名词，在《英语汉语大辞典》中，共找到84个与bleaching相关的例句。
1.漂白
例句:And if the bleaching doesn’t go away — if the temperatures don’t go down — reefs start to die. (如果白化不能够消失， 如果温度不下降，珊瑚礁就会开始死去。)
2.水槽等
例句:A comparison is made between the effluent pollution load between OHMP clean bleaching and traditional CEH bleaching. (比较了纸浆ohmp清洁漂白和传统CEH漂白废水的污染负荷。)
3.失去活力
例句:And after bleaching the hair on hematoxylin adsorption process is endothermic, the adsorption process is spontaneous. (并且漂白后头发对苏木素的吸附过程是吸热的，吸附过程是自发进行的。)
4.清洗、失去活力
例句:Desizing, scouring, and bleaching of man – made fibers may be combined in some finishing operations. (翻译:人造丝织物的退浆、煮练、漂白可以与某引起整理工艺同时进行。)
bleaching一般作为名词、形容词、动词使用，如在dip bleaching(浸漂)、dry bleaching(干漂)、easy bleaching(易漂法)等常见短语中出现较多。
1. And after bleaching the hair on hematoxylin adsorption process is endothermic, the adsorption process is spontaneous. (翻译:并且漂白后头发对苏木素的吸附过程是吸热的，吸附过程是自发进行的。)
2. Desizing, scouring, and bleaching of man – made fibers may be combined in some finishing operations. (翻译:人造丝织物的退浆、煮练、漂白可以与某引起整理工艺同时进行。)
3. Features of sodium chlorite bleaching for cotton knits are described. (翻译:本文叙述了亚氯酸钠对纯棉针织物漂白的特点。)
4. By ultrasound, the speed of bleaching of hydrogen peroxide could be accelerated and the structure of colla. . . (翻译:超声波在一定程度上能加快的漂白速度，不会对皮胶原纤维结构产生不良影响。)
5. Do not use on silk, wool, nylon, unfast colours and leathers. Test material before bleaching. (翻译:尼龙、易 褪色之衣物及皮革，漂白时请先以少量溶液测试。)
6. The acute toxicity of bleaching powder to Charybdis japonica was determined, and its safety concentration was 0. (翻译:根据急性毒性试验确定了漂对日本的安全质量浓度为0。)
7. Toxicity of AOX Bleaching Effluent to Eggs and Larvae of Sparus macrocephalus (翻译:AOX漂白废水对黑鲷鱼及仔鱼的毒性效应)
8. Selects penetrant JFC to enhance cork bleaching effect, reduce bleaching time and achieve cost savings; 2. (翻译:选用渗透剂JFC增强了软木材料漂白效果，并可以减少漂白时间，节约成本；)
9. The viscosity of the bleaching composition is controlled by an admixture of a thickener and a hydrocarbon. (翻译:所述漂白组合物的粘度通过增稠剂和烃的混合物控制。)
10. Detection of Singlet Oxygen by the Bleaching of RNO in Thylakoids . (翻译:利用RNO脱色反应检测类囊体中的单线态氧。)
11. It causes these vast bleaching events that are the first signs of corals of being sick. (翻译:这也导致了这些大规模的白化现象， 而这正是珊瑚生病的第一个征兆。)
12. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the clinical results of the intracoronal bleaching with a sodium perborate preperation. (翻译:本研究的目的是评估过钠加蒸馏水冠内漂白的临床疗效。)
13. The Effects of Applying Bleaching Powder on the Physical and Chemical Properties of Water and Demersal Creatures (翻译:施用漂对池塘理化性质及底栖动物的影响)
14. study on the effect of AOX content by xylanase bleaching. (翻译:研究了木聚糖酶预处理对后续漂白废水中AOX含量的影响。)
15. Coral bleaching hadn’t been seen on the Great Barrier Reef before the 1980s. (翻译:直到20世纪xx年代 大堡礁上才出现珊瑚褪色的现象)
