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adjective peɪlpeɪl 1Light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment. （颜色）浅的；淡的 choose pale floral patterns for walls 选用浅色花格装饰墙壁。 Example sentencesExamples - From the back pocket of her jeans, she takes a smooth polished stone, shades of pale green swirled inside it like ocean waves.
- It was very dark inside, with pale neon green lights on the ceiling every couple of yards.
- Noted for its very high yield, the fruits are large and pale green.
- Because the colors overlap and blend, the effect works best with pastels or other pale shades.
- The numbers on the clock flashed luminous green onto the pale shade of his bedside lamp.
- Our house in Ireland was really nothing more then a cottage with white shingles on the pointed roof, the outer boards a pale shade of green.
- The two enhancers increased pigment from pale orange to light red.
- It was a pale green with different shades of blue beads around the top that brought out the color in my bluish-green eyes.
- The dark red fruits contain a pale green, sweet, and juicy pulp.
- Matt turned to Hannah, who was looking an unattractive shade of pale green.
- The underside should be pale green to light yellow, or just beginning to turn white.
- I had never lived anywhere that had a rainy season and could not imagine that I would open my shoe closet one day to find all my shoes a fuzzy shade of pale green.
- But she knew that in bright light, those eyes would turn such a gorgeous pale colour of green.
- If you prefer lighter shades, pale blue and buff always look tremendous together.
- Duncan just sat there with a strange look on his face while Alan and Patricia's faces turned a pale shade of green.
- She peered at herself through the mirror in front of her bed, sighing in frustration as she saw her eyes were still the same annoying pale shade of green.
- Apple Green is another highly productive plant with oval fruits of pale green and mild white flesh.
- Little wonder almost all of them dabbled in different shades of pale green and blue.
- She would arrive in her skimpy outfits, her eye lashes batting and her lips covered in a light shade of pale pink lip gloss.
- Tess turned a pale shade of green and retreated, with Aurelia following behind.
Synonyms light, light-coloured, pastel, neutral, light-toned, muted, subtle, soft, low-key, restrained faded, bleached, dusty, whitish, washed out, insipid - 1.1 (of a person or their complexion) having less colour than usual, typically as a result of shock, fear, or ill health.
（脸，脸色）苍白的 she looked pale and drawn 她看上去苍白憔悴。 Example sentencesExamples - Even without the smeared white makeup she was pale, completely in contrast with his own darker features.
- He was so pale, and his skin felt like fire beneath her fingers.
- The attacker was slim with a very pale complexion.
- Unlike most red-heads he didn't have a single freckle, though he is quite pale with flawless skin.
- She is in shock, and her pale complexion is becoming more and more flecked with blood.
- His pale complexion and ashen hair gave him an almost ghost-like appearance.
- She could have easily passed for a corpse, complete with a sickly pale complexion and dark circles under blood-shot eyes.
- His skin was so pale Sara fancied she could see through it, and his single normal eye had become stained as dark as the obsidian one which sat in his other eye socket.
- If you're pale, even out the skin tone with mystic tan.
- In fact, his already pale complexion had drained of what colour it originally had, and his smile had vanished.
- Her tan skin offended the pale students around her, all but Codwell, who aggressively accepted her with a scoff at first.
- The male is white, in his 20s, 5ft 4in tall, with fair hair and a pale complexion.
- Although she was pale with fright and nauseous from the strain, Ava had to chuckle.
- He had a pale complexion a narrow face and thin lips.
- Young mothers who were pale with fear and shock held their children as close as they could to protect them from being hit by spit or missiles.
- She was pale skinned with some freckles and a pixie nose.
- Looking at her closer, he notes her sallow eyes and pale complexion.
- He was clean shaven, with a pale complexion and drawn cheeks.
- She was very pale, and the color of her hair made her skin look muddy.
- He was still pale and his skin was still smooth and soft like that of a woman's, but his features all together gave out a masculine appearance.
Synonyms white, pallid, pasty, pasty-faced, wan, colourless, anaemic, bloodless, washed out, peaky, peakish, ashen, ashen-faced, ashy, chalky, chalk-white, grey, whitish, white-faced, whey-faced, waxen, waxy, blanched, drained, pinched, green, ghastly, sickly, sallow, as white as a sheet, as white as a ghost, deathly pale, cadaverous, corpse-like, looking as if one had seen a ghost milky, creamy, cream, ivory, milk-white, alabaster fair, light-skinned, fair-skinned informal like death warmed up Scottish informal peely-wally rare etiolated, lymphatic - 1.2usually attributive (of a light) not strong or bright.
Example sentencesExamples - She turned her head and glared at his motionless face, partially illuminated by pale moonlight that crept through a crack in the curtains.
- A pale light like moonlight on water floated over them, inviting them in from the wind and rain.
- As dawn broached the horizon, it cast a thin, pale light into her room and over her face.
- Sammy woke up to the pale sunlight that peeked through the light yellow window curtains.
- The night edged on towards dawn, and slivers of pale light worked their way through the shutters of the scattered windows.
- She stepped inside, there was still no light and the pale moonlight shining in the door illuminated the room, casting eerie shadows.
- At night it is illuminated by the eerie, pale light of traditional gas lamps - still lit by hand, as they would have been in the days when Wilde and Elgar stayed in this street.
- The moon is radiant, glowing bright as pale sunshine, revealing the white caps of the waves twelve stories below.
- They twinkled like diamonds in the pale moonlight that came through the kitchen window, and lit up when she smiled.
- Opening my eyes, she peers back at me, looking forlorn and nervous, as the pale light of dawn steals across the morning sky.
- Graham McLaren has edited the play into a 105-minute chamber drama, played out on a murky stage chequered with shafts of pale light.
- Deep in the reaches of one of the aforementioned buildings lies a pale light, almost like moonlight reflected on water, much to a desired effect.
- I watched with dry, weary eyes as the pale light of dawn overwhelmed the amber glow of the Parisian night sky.
- She could see in the pale moonlight that Mom was startled by her question.
- When he reached the meeting place, the girl was sitting on the ground in the pale light of dawn, braiding her hair silently.
- He held his hands palm-up, lighting them eerily in the pale moonlight.
- Above him only a pale light, like dawn, silhouetted shadowy figures, half-human, half-mist.
- His head, arched over the pillow and framed by the blanket folded beneath his chin, was illuminated by pale moonlight.
- I slowly tilt my forehead back until I'm looking up through the pale twilight.
- Her eyes gazed into the white ceiling above her, now blue with the pale moonlight.
Synonyms dim, faint, weak, feeble, thin, watery, wan
2Inferior or unimpressive. 〈喻〉软弱的；淡薄的；较差的 the new cheese is a pale imitation of continental cheeses 这是欧洲奶酪的一种不太成功的仿制品。 Example sentencesExamples - If you can't be identified as a clearly alternative government, then you run the risk of appearing as a pale imitation of the current government.
- It doesn't matter that this year's finalists are a pale imitation of the class of '03.
- Now their team are a pale imitation of the great sides of the past, losing 4-1 in a friendly to Italy and with a hopeless manager at the helm.
- Kilmarnock, with six experienced players missing, were a pale imitation of the side Jim Jefferies would have liked to have sent out at Parkhead.
- Less virtuoso jazz than indulgent jam, the movie offers a pale imitation of intellectual engagement.
- While it will satisfy a chicken craving, the food is a pale imitation of fiery Jamaican fare and not as straightforward as your average rotisserie.
- Commercial garam masala uses cheaper spices and can taste like a pale imitation of the real thing.
- The modern conference season is a pale imitation of former glories.
- Even the less worthy side of the public world seems like a pale imitation of its former self.
- The closest thing you can find is on university campuses, but even that is a pale imitation of its true roots.
- But by and large, this campaign was a pale imitation of its immediate predecessor.
- The irony is that if he had done the decent thing he may well have taken a hit in the polls, but it wouldn't have been as big as the hit he took by appearing to be a pale imitation of the Prime Minister.
- The harsh reality from a Mayo perspective was that the home team looked a pale imitation of what one could expect from a representative team.
- Even the unions are a pale imitation of what they used to be.
- The cabaret Maria took us to was a pale imitation of those scything performances of the 1970's and 80's.
- They argue that pasteurised pub ciders are a pale imitation of the real deal from small, local producers up and down the country.
- Simply put, there is little in these songs which makes them seem anything more than a pale imitation of the styles they try to emulate.
- The film feels a pale imitation of something that came long ago but isn't quite living up to its yesteryear aspirations.
- In some situations, religious education may be a pale imitation of what it once was and much less confident than what it might be.
- Most of the hunt officials I have spoken to concede that hunting in Scotland today is a pale imitation of the sport they once knew.
Synonyms inferior, poor, feeble, weak, insipid, wishy-washy, vapid, bland, puny, flat, inadequate, ineffectual, ineffective, half-hearted lame, tame, uninspired, unimaginative, lacklustre, spiritless, lifeless, anaemic, bloodless informal pathetic rare etiolated
verb peɪlpeɪl [no object]1Become pale in one's face from shock or fear. 脸因震惊、害怕而失色；发白 I paled at the thought of what she might say 想到她可能会说什么我顿时脸色发白。 Example sentencesExamples - The man, bound hand and foot, paled, but gave no other sign he feared his fate.
- President Eisenhower was reported to have visibly paled on learning that the island of Elugelab was ‘missing’ following the explosion.
- Buddy's eyes grew wide, his face paled, and his ears flushed a deep, hot red.
- I noticed how he paled and saw traces of fear in his eyes even if he masked them skillfully.
- The response was startling; Laine's face paled and her eyes widened somewhat in shock.
- She didn't really mean this of course, but felt some satisfaction as it had the desired effect, and Zack paled in a combination of fear and anger.
- Rachel actually paled, her chest tightening with a surprising torrent of fear as well as an emotion she could not recognize.
- Keith paled when he realized Ronnie had sent his note.
- Matt studied her silently, and it shocked me to see that she paled under his gaze.
- The more promiscuous of the mob paled noticeably.
- What lay before her struck her like a dagger, causing her to pale with fear, even begin to sob silently.
- Sylvie's face has paled, she feels as if she's been struck, been wounded, though not by her daughter's abrupt departure.
- Georgi Malenkov, in the chair, paled for fear that the other members would not instantly stand up to protest and demand that the request be denied.
- His face paled, and his eyes went wide with shock.
- She paled as they suddenly stopped, and I feared that she would faint, for it had to be hurting her as much as it was me, if not more.
- All of a sudden his face paled, as though some part of his being suddenly evaporated.
Synonyms go/turn white, grow/turn/become pale, blanch, blench, lose colour whiten, lighten 2Seem or become less important. all else pales by comparison 相比之下其他的都显得逊色。 Example sentencesExamples - The most bizarre thing is that this is somehow all balanced out by the baby giving us the merest hint of a smile, besides which our complaints pale into insignificance.
- What had been a promising start soon paled for the Reivers, and when flanker Matt Taylor was taken off injured, the writing was on the wall.
- As much as he enjoyed his career, it paled into insignificance beside the love he felt for his family.
- He steals every scene, with his co-stars paling into insignificance.
- Reputations have paled; foundations have trembled.
- If a piece is too large or ostentatious, the rest of your garden could pale into insignificance, overshadowing all your previous months or years of hard work in an instant.
- But this pales when you consider the flying time you may have saved.
- But whatever the economic impact of this agreement, it pales in significance to the likely social and environmental impacts.
- Hunting is important to me but it pales in comparison to family responsibility.
- And just like that, five hours in line paled before thirty seconds of very genuine warmth from a man who, by the end of the night, had signed for a thousand people.
- Both of those paled into insignificance in comparison to episode three, though.
- Even that paled alongside what happened in a Miami courtroom in July 1999.
- The behaviour of the army is shocking; but it pales compared to the behaviour of the settlers.
- At the same time, fearing to pale in comparison, the printed media is giving extensive coverage to these topics of discussion.
- But, according to the teaching unions, even this pales into insignificance beside the problems of dealing with increasingly unruly pupils and, above all, a crippling workload.
- The recruit's ardor for the assignment instantly paled.
- It's a considerable sum but it pales into insignificance when you consider City recorded overall losses of more than £1.25 million in the same period.
- But all of this pales into insignificance alongside the news that I am beginning to disintegrate.
- It pales in comparison to the food advertisers.
- However bad the economic picture, it pales into significance when viewed against the escalation of serious criminal activity in the country today.
Synonyms decrease in importance, lose significance, pale into insignificance fade, dwindle, diminish, lessen, dim, lose lustre
PhrasesDiminish in importance, especially in comparison with something else. that catastrophe pales into insignificance when compared with an influenza pandemic Example sentencesExamples - The small mistakes pale into insignificance against the biggest ones I made - going public and employing external consultants.
- In a moment, and as if by magic, all other issues of national crisis paled into insignificance.
- He steals every scene, with his co-stars paling into insignificance.
- I admit that there is a slight element of cruelty in fishing, but it pales into insignificance when compared with fox-hunting.
- Alongside this threat, another existed which made anthrax pale into insignificance.
- The humiliation and emotional deprivation suffered by the girls makes everyone else's horror school stories pale into insignificance.
- I take my petty troubles and watch them pale into insignificance beside the enormity of the battles you fight.
- The inconvenience of not being able to fill up a swimming pool pales into insignificance when considering the problems facing farmers during prolonged dry periods.
- Their intent is to make a kitsch, camp, over the top soap opera, with storylines to make all the other soaps pale into insignificance.
- We've just done an assessment of the current shipping risks and they pale into insignificance when you consider the potential impacts of a major spill.
Derivativesadverb ˈpeɪlliˈpeɪlli The moon peeked through the snow clouds as we tramped the palely gleaming moorland tracks and stood, still and silent, on the white side roads among the conifers. Example sentencesExamples - Cowering in a corner, eyelashes palely blinking, Amis looks as if he hopes to get through his 15 minutes of network fame by going entirely unrecognised.
- Her face glowed palely against the black vacancy that was her tree.
- At intermission, sun streams in from the Neva side; when the performance ends, it still gleams palely off the river.
- The deserted town, wet stones gleaming palely, is like a vision from the nineteenth century.
noun ˈpeɪlnəsˈpeɪlnəs The presence of one's beloved causes paleness of complexion. Example sentencesExamples - She watched him as she spoke rapidly, and she saw the paleness on his face that came as a result of her action.
- Gwen, who is too heavy on the bleach at the end, and melts away into indeterminate paleness, survives through the excellent stubbornness of her direction.
- Blanching is not just a paleness, it is an intense whitening.
- The only exception to this is post-war Europe, which only received better treatment due to the paleness of its inhabitants.
adjective ˈpeɪlɪʃˈpeɪlɪʃ Our palish bodies now somewhat tanned as we headed into the city limits of L.A. Example sentencesExamples - Their Urine is palish and mean in substance, and they dream of fearful things, terrible visions and darkness.
- If she's still wearing something, it's a pair of black pants and a lacy tank top, her hair is long and dark, she's palish with big hazel eyes.
- I have palish skin, hazel/green eyes, light brown layered wavy/curly thick hair, and I can't figure out what shades and colors of makeup would look best on me.
- She is palish of complexion and has cat's eyes.
OriginMiddle English: from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus; the verb is from Old French palir. The word for a ‘stake’ is from Old French pal, from Latin palus ‘stake’, which ultimately goes back to the same root found in page and pageant as well as paling (Late Middle English). The Pale was a name given to the part of Ireland under English jurisdiction before the 16th century. The earliest reference to the Pale in Ireland, from the modestly titled Introduction to Knowledge of 1547, stated that Ireland was divided into two parts, one being the English Pale and the other being ‘the wild Irish’. Many people believe that this enclosed English part of Ireland was the source of the expression beyond the pale but this is extremely unlikely, as the phrase is not recorded until the 18th century, and its origin remains something of a mystery. The Latin also gives us palisade (early 17th century), and impale (mid 16th century) first found in the sense ‘surround with a pale, fortify’, with ‘thrust a stake though’ recorded from the late 17th century. The adjective meaning ‘light’ comes via Old French pale from Latin pallidus, with the same meaning, and also the source of pallor (Late Middle English) and pallid (late 16th century), and has been in the language since the Middle Ages.
Rhymesail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, bewail, brail, Braille, chain mail, countervail, curtail, dale, downscale, drail, dwale, entail, exhale, fail, faille, flail, frail, Gael, Gail, gale, Grail, grisaille, hail, hale, impale, jail, kale, mail, male, webmail, nonpareil, outsail, pail, quail, rail, sail, sale, sangrail, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tail, tale, they'll, trail, upscale, vail, vale, veil, surveil, wail, wale, whale, Yale noun peɪlpeɪl 1A wooden stake or post used with others to form a fence. （做桩篱用的）板条；尖桩 Example sentencesExamples - To make it more secure push stones into the ground around the edge of the pale.
- The pale gate complements our pale fence panel, or alternatively it can be used in isolation in a hedge or brick built wall.
- Get creative with a picket fence and have diagonal pales nailed to the horizontal boards.
- The fence would be a visual improvement to the existing chestnut pale fence and overgrown plants which currently exist.
Synonyms stake, post, pole, paling, picket, upright palisade - 1.1 A conceptual boundary.
bring these things back within the pale of decency 使这些东西重新显得体面庄重。 Example sentencesExamples - I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary!
- It brought us within the pale of science but at a price: the tacit agreement that we never declare psi to have been proven.
- Our views on these issues are not heretical and not unique to us, but are squarely within the pale of orthodoxy.
- Any approach to human psychology which recognizes that the brain is the product of natural selection lies within the pale.
- In this island very few of the many important indigenous plants have ever been brought within the pale of cultivation.
Synonyms boundary, confines, bounds, limits
2historical An area within determined bounds, or subject to a particular jurisdiction. 〈古或史〉管区，辖区 Example sentencesExamples - The 3 major English Lords whose estates were within the Pale continued to exist, and formed alliances with the neighbouring Irish and became very powerful.
- Indeed, St. Petersburg Jews were like their counterparts within the Pale, only, it. seems, more so.
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another term for English Pale - 2.2 The areas of Russia to which Jewish residence was formerly restricted.
（俄国）犹太人居住区
3Heraldry
A broad vertical stripe down the middle of a shield. 〔纹章〕（盾形中部的）垂直宽条 Example sentencesExamples - The pale is an ordinary, consisting of two perpendicular lines.
- A narrow pale is more likely if it is uncharged, that is, if it does not have other objects placed on it.
PhrasesOutside the bounds of acceptable behaviour. 越轨的；为社会所不容的 the language my father used was beyond the pale 我父亲的话超出了规范。 Example sentencesExamples - I don't often like web sites that are flashy in any sense of th e word; and this one has music on it, which would normally put it completely beyond the pale.
- It has helped establish a social norm in Britain, rendering the once acceptable racism of the 1970s beyond the pale today.
- And telling other people, particularly in print, what you have not told the players themselves is pretty much beyond the pale.
- The panic about the far right is less an objection to particular policies than a moral distaste for individuals and ideas deemed to be beyond the pale.
- Piracy became and remained beyond the pale of legitimate state behavior.
- A tragic necessity, perhaps - but it's not beyond the pale to ask whether it hurts more than it helps.
- Now I know I've been using my camera a lot since last Wednesday but for my own camera to tell me it's ‘exhausted’ is beyond the pale.
- That's not deceiving voters, that's just politics, but letting the voters know what they are voting for is beyond the pale.
- But second-best in the city of Milan proved beyond the pale.
- Paying for it would, of course, be beyond the pale.
Synonyms unacceptable, unseemly, improper, indiscreet, unsuitable, irregular, unreasonable, intolerable, disgraceful, deplorable, outrageous, scandalous, shocking, insupportable, objectionable, offensive, distasteful
Arranged vertically. 〔纹章〕竖置的 Example sentencesExamples - This design is blazoned as ‘Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale Or,’ and it is still the coat of arms of England today.
- Two escutcheons are surcharged in pale.
- It has three gold lions on a red background, walking with their heads turned to face out from the shield, or, in heraldic language ‘Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale Or.’
Divided by a vertical line. 〔纹章〕被一直条一分为二的 Example sentencesExamples - The shield is party per pale half-way down.
- Two vested angels hold shields with the arms: Per pale, baron and femme.
- It is interesting that Thomas Chaucer chose his maternal Roet arms over his paternal Chaucer arms, these being parti per pale, a bend over all.
OriginMiddle English: from Old French pal, from Latin palus 'stake'. adjectivepālpeɪl 1Light in color or having little color. （颜色）浅的；淡的 choose pale floral patterns for walls 选用浅色花格装饰墙壁。 Example sentencesExamples - The underside should be pale green to light yellow, or just beginning to turn white.
- She would arrive in her skimpy outfits, her eye lashes batting and her lips covered in a light shade of pale pink lip gloss.
- She peered at herself through the mirror in front of her bed, sighing in frustration as she saw her eyes were still the same annoying pale shade of green.
- Tess turned a pale shade of green and retreated, with Aurelia following behind.
- I had never lived anywhere that had a rainy season and could not imagine that I would open my shoe closet one day to find all my shoes a fuzzy shade of pale green.
- Duncan just sat there with a strange look on his face while Alan and Patricia's faces turned a pale shade of green.
- The dark red fruits contain a pale green, sweet, and juicy pulp.
- It was very dark inside, with pale neon green lights on the ceiling every couple of yards.
- Because the colors overlap and blend, the effect works best with pastels or other pale shades.
- Apple Green is another highly productive plant with oval fruits of pale green and mild white flesh.
- The numbers on the clock flashed luminous green onto the pale shade of his bedside lamp.
- Little wonder almost all of them dabbled in different shades of pale green and blue.
- Noted for its very high yield, the fruits are large and pale green.
- Matt turned to Hannah, who was looking an unattractive shade of pale green.
- But she knew that in bright light, those eyes would turn such a gorgeous pale colour of green.
- Our house in Ireland was really nothing more then a cottage with white shingles on the pointed roof, the outer boards a pale shade of green.
- If you prefer lighter shades, pale blue and buff always look tremendous together.
- It was a pale green with different shades of blue beads around the top that brought out the color in my bluish-green eyes.
- From the back pocket of her jeans, she takes a smooth polished stone, shades of pale green swirled inside it like ocean waves.
- The two enhancers increased pigment from pale orange to light red.
Synonyms light, light-coloured, pastel, neutral, light-toned, muted, subtle, soft, low-key, restrained - 1.1 (of a person's face or complexion) having less color than usual, typically as a result of shock, fear, or ill health.
（脸，脸色）苍白的 she looked pale and drawn 她看上去苍白憔悴。 Example sentencesExamples - He had a pale complexion a narrow face and thin lips.
- Even without the smeared white makeup she was pale, completely in contrast with his own darker features.
- Young mothers who were pale with fear and shock held their children as close as they could to protect them from being hit by spit or missiles.
- She is in shock, and her pale complexion is becoming more and more flecked with blood.
- The attacker was slim with a very pale complexion.
- Unlike most red-heads he didn't have a single freckle, though he is quite pale with flawless skin.
- Looking at her closer, he notes her sallow eyes and pale complexion.
- Her tan skin offended the pale students around her, all but Codwell, who aggressively accepted her with a scoff at first.
- She was very pale, and the color of her hair made her skin look muddy.
- He was clean shaven, with a pale complexion and drawn cheeks.
- If you're pale, even out the skin tone with mystic tan.
- She was pale skinned with some freckles and a pixie nose.
- Although she was pale with fright and nauseous from the strain, Ava had to chuckle.
- In fact, his already pale complexion had drained of what colour it originally had, and his smile had vanished.
- His skin was so pale Sara fancied she could see through it, and his single normal eye had become stained as dark as the obsidian one which sat in his other eye socket.
- The male is white, in his 20s, 5ft 4in tall, with fair hair and a pale complexion.
- He was so pale, and his skin felt like fire beneath her fingers.
- His pale complexion and ashen hair gave him an almost ghost-like appearance.
- He was still pale and his skin was still smooth and soft like that of a woman's, but his features all together gave out a masculine appearance.
- She could have easily passed for a corpse, complete with a sickly pale complexion and dark circles under blood-shot eyes.
Synonyms white, pallid, pasty, pasty-faced, wan, colourless, anaemic, bloodless, washed out, peaky, peakish, ashen, ashen-faced, ashy, chalky, chalk-white, grey, whitish, white-faced, whey-faced, waxen, waxy, blanched, drained, pinched, green, ghastly, sickly, sallow, as white as a sheet, as white as a ghost, deathly pale, cadaverous, corpse-like, looking as if one had seen a ghost
2Feeble and unimpressive. 〈喻〉软弱的；淡薄的；较差的 unconvincing rock that came across as a pale imitation of Bruce Springsteen Example sentencesExamples - The irony is that if he had done the decent thing he may well have taken a hit in the polls, but it wouldn't have been as big as the hit he took by appearing to be a pale imitation of the Prime Minister.
- Commercial garam masala uses cheaper spices and can taste like a pale imitation of the real thing.
- Less virtuoso jazz than indulgent jam, the movie offers a pale imitation of intellectual engagement.
- The film feels a pale imitation of something that came long ago but isn't quite living up to its yesteryear aspirations.
- Kilmarnock, with six experienced players missing, were a pale imitation of the side Jim Jefferies would have liked to have sent out at Parkhead.
- Simply put, there is little in these songs which makes them seem anything more than a pale imitation of the styles they try to emulate.
- The cabaret Maria took us to was a pale imitation of those scything performances of the 1970's and 80's.
- The closest thing you can find is on university campuses, but even that is a pale imitation of its true roots.
- But by and large, this campaign was a pale imitation of its immediate predecessor.
- Even the unions are a pale imitation of what they used to be.
- In some situations, religious education may be a pale imitation of what it once was and much less confident than what it might be.
- Even the less worthy side of the public world seems like a pale imitation of its former self.
- Now their team are a pale imitation of the great sides of the past, losing 4-1 in a friendly to Italy and with a hopeless manager at the helm.
- The modern conference season is a pale imitation of former glories.
- While it will satisfy a chicken craving, the food is a pale imitation of fiery Jamaican fare and not as straightforward as your average rotisserie.
- It doesn't matter that this year's finalists are a pale imitation of the class of '03.
- The harsh reality from a Mayo perspective was that the home team looked a pale imitation of what one could expect from a representative team.
- Most of the hunt officials I have spoken to concede that hunting in Scotland today is a pale imitation of the sport they once knew.
- They argue that pasteurised pub ciders are a pale imitation of the real deal from small, local producers up and down the country.
- If you can't be identified as a clearly alternative government, then you run the risk of appearing as a pale imitation of the current government.
Synonyms inferior, poor, feeble, weak, insipid, wishy-washy, vapid, bland, puny, flat, inadequate, ineffectual, ineffective, half-hearted
verbpālpeɪl [no object]1Become pale in one's face from shock or fear. 脸因震惊、害怕而失色；发白 I paled at the thought of what she might say 想到她可能会说什么我顿时脸色发白。 Example sentencesExamples - The more promiscuous of the mob paled noticeably.
- She didn't really mean this of course, but felt some satisfaction as it had the desired effect, and Zack paled in a combination of fear and anger.
- Sylvie's face has paled, she feels as if she's been struck, been wounded, though not by her daughter's abrupt departure.
- Georgi Malenkov, in the chair, paled for fear that the other members would not instantly stand up to protest and demand that the request be denied.
- Rachel actually paled, her chest tightening with a surprising torrent of fear as well as an emotion she could not recognize.
- Keith paled when he realized Ronnie had sent his note.
- The response was startling; Laine's face paled and her eyes widened somewhat in shock.
- All of a sudden his face paled, as though some part of his being suddenly evaporated.
- Buddy's eyes grew wide, his face paled, and his ears flushed a deep, hot red.
- I noticed how he paled and saw traces of fear in his eyes even if he masked them skillfully.
- Matt studied her silently, and it shocked me to see that she paled under his gaze.
- She paled as they suddenly stopped, and I feared that she would faint, for it had to be hurting her as much as it was me, if not more.
- The man, bound hand and foot, paled, but gave no other sign he feared his fate.
- What lay before her struck her like a dagger, causing her to pale with fear, even begin to sob silently.
- President Eisenhower was reported to have visibly paled on learning that the island of Elugelab was ‘missing’ following the explosion.
- His face paled, and his eyes went wide with shock.
Synonyms go white, turn white, become pale, grow pale, turn pale, blanch, blench, lose colour 2Seem less impressive or important. 显得逊色；相形失色 all else pales by comparison 相比之下其他的都显得逊色。 his own problems paled into insignificance compared to the plight of this child 与这个孩子的困境相比，他自己的问题显得微不足道。 Example sentencesExamples - Both of those paled into insignificance in comparison to episode three, though.
- At the same time, fearing to pale in comparison, the printed media is giving extensive coverage to these topics of discussion.
- The behaviour of the army is shocking; but it pales compared to the behaviour of the settlers.
- Reputations have paled; foundations have trembled.
- And just like that, five hours in line paled before thirty seconds of very genuine warmth from a man who, by the end of the night, had signed for a thousand people.
- As much as he enjoyed his career, it paled into insignificance beside the love he felt for his family.
- What had been a promising start soon paled for the Reivers, and when flanker Matt Taylor was taken off injured, the writing was on the wall.
- However bad the economic picture, it pales into significance when viewed against the escalation of serious criminal activity in the country today.
- But whatever the economic impact of this agreement, it pales in significance to the likely social and environmental impacts.
- If a piece is too large or ostentatious, the rest of your garden could pale into insignificance, overshadowing all your previous months or years of hard work in an instant.
- But, according to the teaching unions, even this pales into insignificance beside the problems of dealing with increasingly unruly pupils and, above all, a crippling workload.
- But all of this pales into insignificance alongside the news that I am beginning to disintegrate.
- Even that paled alongside what happened in a Miami courtroom in July 1999.
- He steals every scene, with his co-stars paling into insignificance.
- The most bizarre thing is that this is somehow all balanced out by the baby giving us the merest hint of a smile, besides which our complaints pale into insignificance.
- But this pales when you consider the flying time you may have saved.
- It pales in comparison to the food advertisers.
- The recruit's ardor for the assignment instantly paled.
- It's a considerable sum but it pales into insignificance when you consider City recorded overall losses of more than £1.25 million in the same period.
- Hunting is important to me but it pales in comparison to family responsibility.
Synonyms decrease in importance, lose significance, pale into insignificance
OriginMiddle English: from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus; the verb is from Old French palir. nounpālpeɪl 1A wooden stake or post used as an upright along with others to form a fence. （做桩篱用的）板条；尖桩 Example sentencesExamples - Get creative with a picket fence and have diagonal pales nailed to the horizontal boards.
- To make it more secure push stones into the ground around the edge of the pale.
- The fence would be a visual improvement to the existing chestnut pale fence and overgrown plants which currently exist.
- The pale gate complements our pale fence panel, or alternatively it can be used in isolation in a hedge or brick built wall.
Synonyms stake, post, pole, paling, picket, upright - 1.1 A conceptual boundary.
bring these things back within the pale of decency 使这些东西重新显得体面庄重。 Example sentencesExamples - It brought us within the pale of science but at a price: the tacit agreement that we never declare psi to have been proven.
- Our views on these issues are not heretical and not unique to us, but are squarely within the pale of orthodoxy.
- In this island very few of the many important indigenous plants have ever been brought within the pale of cultivation.
- Any approach to human psychology which recognizes that the brain is the product of natural selection lies within the pale.
- I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary!
Synonyms boundary, confines, bounds, limits
2historical An area within determined bounds, or subject to a particular jurisdiction. 〈古或史〉管区，辖区 Example sentencesExamples - Indeed, St. Petersburg Jews were like their counterparts within the Pale, only, it. seems, more so.
- The 3 major English Lords whose estates were within the Pale continued to exist, and formed alliances with the neighbouring Irish and became very powerful.
- 2.1the Pale
another term for English Pale - 2.2 The areas of Russia to which Jewish residence was formerly restricted.
（俄国）犹太人居住区
3Heraldry
A broad vertical stripe down the middle of a shield. 〔纹章〕（盾形中部的）垂直宽条 Example sentencesExamples - A narrow pale is more likely if it is uncharged, that is, if it does not have other objects placed on it.
- The pale is an ordinary, consisting of two perpendicular lines.
PhrasesOutside the bounds of acceptable behavior. 越轨的；为社会所不容的 the language my father used was beyond the pale 我父亲的话超出了规范。 Example sentencesExamples - Now I know I've been using my camera a lot since last Wednesday but for my own camera to tell me it's ‘exhausted’ is beyond the pale.
- A tragic necessity, perhaps - but it's not beyond the pale to ask whether it hurts more than it helps.
- And telling other people, particularly in print, what you have not told the players themselves is pretty much beyond the pale.
- But second-best in the city of Milan proved beyond the pale.
- I don't often like web sites that are flashy in any sense of th e word; and this one has music on it, which would normally put it completely beyond the pale.
- That's not deceiving voters, that's just politics, but letting the voters know what they are voting for is beyond the pale.
- Piracy became and remained beyond the pale of legitimate state behavior.
- The panic about the far right is less an objection to particular policies than a moral distaste for individuals and ideas deemed to be beyond the pale.
- It has helped establish a social norm in Britain, rendering the once acceptable racism of the 1970s beyond the pale today.
- Paying for it would, of course, be beyond the pale.
Synonyms unacceptable, unseemly, improper, indiscreet, unsuitable, irregular, unreasonable, intolerable, disgraceful, deplorable, outrageous, scandalous, shocking, insupportable, objectionable, offensive, distasteful
Arranged vertically. 〔纹章〕竖置的 Example sentencesExamples - Two escutcheons are surcharged in pale.
- This design is blazoned as ‘Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale Or,’ and it is still the coat of arms of England today.
- It has three gold lions on a red background, walking with their heads turned to face out from the shield, or, in heraldic language ‘Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale Or.’
Divided by a vertical line. 〔纹章〕被一直条一分为二的 Example sentencesExamples - It is interesting that Thomas Chaucer chose his maternal Roet arms over his paternal Chaucer arms, these being parti per pale, a bend over all.
- Two vested angels hold shields with the arms: Per pale, baron and femme.
- The shield is party per pale half-way down.
OriginMiddle English: from Old French pal, from Latin palus ‘stake’. |