| 单词 | pale |
| 释义 | paleWord family nounpalepaleapaletadjectivepaleaceous Illness & disability, Colours pale1 /peɪl/ ●●○ W3 adjectiveadj → pail1 MICOLOUR/COLORhaving a skin colour that is very white, or whiter than it usually is 苍白的 He looked very pale and drawn. 他看上去非常苍白憔悴。 turn/go pale He suddenly went pale. 他突然脸色煞白。 Sharon went deathly pale and looked as if she might faint. 莎伦脸色变得惨白，好像要晕倒似的。 an elderly pale-faced woman 一位脸色苍白的老太太 2 CCCOLOUR/COLORa pale colour has more white in it than usual 〔颜色〕浅的，淡的 OPP deep SYN light pale blue curtains ► see thesaurus at colour 淡蓝色的窗帘 3 BRIGHTpale light is not bright 〔光线〕微弱的，暗淡的 the pale gray dawn 幽暗的黎明 4 pale imitation (of something) something that is similar to, but not as good as, something else 不如某物的类似物品 The cheese is a pale imitation of real Parmesan. 这种干酪是帕尔梅森干酪的仿制品，但味道要差一些。 Examples from the Corpus pale imitation (of something)• It had been a pale imitation.• These, however, are but a pale imitation of the History file.• These programs are still only a pale imitation of the original human operators, however.• But this time round, they're pathetic, pale imitations of the planet destroyers that went before.• To its critics, it became a mild tabloid and a very pale imitation of what was originally intended. n THESAURUS pale a pale colour is very light He has very pale blue eyes. a flower with pale green leaves light a light colour is not dark His T-shirt was light green. a light blue sweater pastel pastel colours have a lot of white in them The girls wore pastel pink sundresses. faded light in colour because of being washed many times or affected by the sun The curtains were old and faded. a pair of faded jeans Examples from the Corpus pale• The sunlight through the thick clouds was pale and cool that morning.• He was pale and natty as ever.• You look kind of pale. Are you feeling okay?• The old man's pale blue eyes moved from the dartboard to the bar and then back again.• His pale blue eyes were fixed on Sendei's own.• pale blue eyes• Because of its name and that pale blue the school enjoyed a peculiar indefinable distinction.• The room, painted a white so fresh that it seemed pale blue, was cool and soothing.• a pale complexion• He knelt inside a globe of pale fire, his face lifted to the chains, his eyes closed.• I couldn't get to sleep until I saw the first pale light of dawn.• the pale light of early morning• The banks of the river are bathed in pale moonlight.• And her skin pale pale pale, like that one.• Her dress is pale pink, with a small flowery pattern.• Great pale splotches appeared on the once-shining parquet floor where water had leaked in and stood in puddles.• There were dark rings under her eyes and her skin was paler than usual. deathly pale• He stared back at the ancient church, his eyes wide and face deathly pale.• He was deathly pale and obviously still in the first shock of grief but it had taken him differently.• She was lying not far from her fiancé, eyes closed, deathly pale but apparently hardly injured.• She was deathly pale, her face almost swollen as if she had spent her life in tears.• May become deathly pale if the room is overheated; kick off the bed covers if they are able to.• Her daughter-in-law was deathly pale, looking as if she would faint.• He went as thin as a rake, and deathly pale then for a couple of weeks. pale2 verb [intransitiveI] 1 COLOUR/COLOR literary if your face pales, it becomes whiter than usual because you have had a shock 〔脸色〕变苍白 Kent’s face paled when he saw that Rob had a knife. 肯特看到罗布拿着把刀子，顿时面无血色。 2 pale into insignificance UNIMPORTANTto seem much less important when compared to something bigger, worse, more serious etc 相形见绌，小巫见大巫 The amounts of money involved pale into insignificance when compared with the sums spent each year on research. 涉及的金额与每年花在研究上的费用相比就是沧海一粟。 Examples from the Corpus pale into insignificance• This can also happen if a pain is very severe and strong such that it makes all the other symptoms pale into insignificance.• Such faults pale into insignificance against performances of such magnitude as these.• But all of this pales into insignificance compared with one major advantage.• There are still some problems, but they pale into insignificance when compared to the difficulties facing Russia.• Our difficulties pale into insignificance when compared to the problems of the homeless.• However, definitional factors pale into insignificance when compared with recent changes in household size. 3 pale in/by comparison SMALLto seem small or unimportant compared to something else 相比之下微不足道，相形失色 pale in/by comparison to/with Today’s economic problems pale in comparison with those of the 1930s. 如今的经济问题和20世纪30年代的相比是小巫见大巫。 Examples from the Corpus pale to/with• Everything pales in comparison to a creation of this awesome magnitude.• The two disputes he mentioned pale in comparison with others looming on the horizon.• But the nine goals paled in comparison to the 16-plus average the stars have produced over the past seven games.• But even these concerns pale by comparison with the fears that people have about traffic safety.• The number fired and to be fired at Burlington Northern pales in comparison with the number to be let go at AT.• They also prevail in an era where travel abuses pale in comparison to those of earlier years.• But that pales in comparison to what he brings to this city. Examples from the Corpus pale• The luminous star streaks were paling against a milky sky, whose brilliance in-creased moment by moment.• It was without end or beginning, paling all emotional experiences into insignificance.• The Mallaig train pulled away from the Clyde valley, leaving the haze-softened lights of Dumbarton paling in a cold February dawn.• But that pales in comparison to what he brings to this city.• Love seemed to pale in the whirlwind of conflicts I felt.• It was still flowering in November, but the colour had paled to a soft lavender.• Clarence paled visibly. He hated the thought of pain.• I found a plumber, but when he saw the solid fuel monster in the kitchen, he paled visibly. pale3 noun beyond the pale BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSoffensive or unacceptable 越轨的；不可容忍的 His opinions are entirely beyond the pale. 他的观点让人根本无法接受。 (1300-1400) Old French Latin pallidus; → PALLID pale3 (1400-1500) pale “limit” ((15-18 centuries)), from “fence” ((14-19 centuries)), from “pointed piece of wood driven into the ground” ((14-20 centuries)), from Old French pal, from Latin palus |
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