| 释义 |
| | | | VERB | | | | | /peɪl/ | | | | | 1 | if someone pales or their face pales, their skin becomes lighter because they are ill , shocked , or worried （肤色）变苍白，失色 | Albert’ s face paled with fear. 艾伯特因为恐惧而脸色煞白。 | | | | | 2 | to become lighter in colour （颜色）变淡，变浅 | Birds began to sing as the sky paled into dawn. 东方泛白、黎明来临时，鸟儿们开始歌唱起来。 | | | | | 3 | to become less important or serious , especially when compared with someone or something else （尤指有所比较时）变得逊色 | pale in comparison to/with The devastating floods of two years ago pale in comparison to last week’ s storms. 两年前的毁灭性水灾和上周的暴风雨相比是小巫见大巫了。 | | pale into insignificance Her problems paled into insignificance when compared with this family’ s tragedy. 她的问题和这个家庭的悲剧相比已经变得不值一提。 | | | |