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单词 pale
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pale

adjective
 
/peɪl/
/peɪl/
(comparative paler, superlative palest)
  1.  
     (of a person, their face, etc.) having skin that is very light in colour; having skin that has less colour than usual because of illness, a strong emotion, etc.灰白的；苍白的
    • a pale complexion惨白的面容
    • She was tall with a slender figure and pale skin. 她身材高挑，身材修长，皮肤白皙。
    • pale with fear/shock害怕／震惊得脸色苍白
    • to go/turn/grow pale变得苍白
    • You look pale. Are you OK?你气色不好，没事吧？
    • Her face had grown deathly pale. 她的脸色变得惨白。
    • The ordeal left her looking pale and drawn.这场磨难使她看起来苍白而又憔悴。
    Extra Examples
    • She was tall, dark and pale, and very beautiful.她身材高挑，头发乌黑，皮肤白皙，非常漂亮。
    • Ruth went pale as the news sank in.鲁思听明白那个消息后，脸变得惨白。
    • He turned deathly pale.他变得面无人色。
    • His face went pale with anger.他气得脸煞白。
    Topics Appearanceb1, Health problemsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    phrases
    • pale and drawn
  2.  
     light in colour; containing a lot of white浅色的；淡色的
    • pale blue eyes淡蓝色的眼睛
    • a paler shade of green淡绿的色调
    • a pale sky天色昏暗
    • The flowers were pale and wilted.花都枯萎失色了。
    opposite dark, deepTopics Colours and Shapesb1
  3.  
     (of light) not strong or bright暗淡的；微弱的
    • the cold pale light of dawn破晓时分的鱼白寒光
    4. see also pallid, pallor
    Word Originadjective Middle English: from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus; the verb is from Old French palir.

pale

verb
/peɪl/
/peɪl/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pale
/peɪl/
/peɪl/
he / she / it pales
/peɪlz/
/peɪlz/
past simple paled
/peɪld/
/peɪld/
past participle paled
/peɪld/
/peɪld/
-ing form paling
/ˈpeɪlɪŋ/
/ˈpeɪlɪŋ/
Idioms
  1. pale (at something) to become paler than usual变得比平常白；变苍白
    • She (= her face) paled visibly at the sight of the police car.她一看见警车，脸色就刷地变白了。
    • The blue of the sky paled to a light grey.天空的蓝色渐变成了浅灰色。
    Word Originverb Middle English: from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus; the verb is from Old French palir.
Idioms
pale beside/next to something | pale in/by comparison (with/to something) | pale into insignificance
  1. to seem less important when compared with something else相形见绌；显得逊色
    • Last year's riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence.去年的骚乱与最近这次暴乱相比，可说是小巫见大巫。
    • Our problems pale into insignificance when compared to theirs.与他们相比，我们的问题显得微不足道。

pale

noun
/peɪl/
/peɪl/
Word Originnoun Middle English: from Old French pal, from Latin palus ‘stake’.
Idioms
Idioms
beyond the pale
  1. considered by most people to be unacceptable or unreasonable出格；越轨；令人不能容忍
    • His remarks were clearly beyond the pale.他的话显然过分了。
    • She has put herself beyond the pale (= behaved in a way that is not acceptable).她的行为实在太过分了。
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