| 释义 |
pale1/peil/ adj. & v.●adj. 1 (of a person or complexion) of a whitish or ashen appearance (人或肤色)苍白的，灰白的 2a (of a colour) faint; not dark or deep (颜色)浅的；淡的 b faintly coloured 颜色暗淡的 3 of faint lustre; dim 光泽暗淡的；昏暗的 ●v. 1 intr. & tr. grow or make pale 变得苍白；变得暗淡；使失色 2 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 before, beside) become feeble in comparison (with) 相形见绌 □ palely adv.□ paleness n.□ palish adj.[Middle English via Old French pale, palir from Latin pallidus, from pallēre ‘be pale’] |