单词 | pale |
释义 | pale¹ 1.(whitish)发白的;灰白的 The room had pale walls.这个房间的墙是灰白色的。 + skin, complexion白皙的 Ash blonde is great for women with pale skin.淡褐色非常适合皮肤白皙的女人。 He had a pale complexion.他面色白皙。 2.+ colour浅的;淡的 I prefer pale colours.我更喜欢浅颜色。 In a dark building it is important to have pale colours, ideally white and cream.在昏暗的大楼里布置浅色调很重要, 最理想的是白色和米色。 He had a pale complexion.他面色白皙。 pale blue/green/pink, etc浅蓝色/淡绿色/浅粉色等 3.+ person, face苍白的 She looked pale and tired.她看上去脸色苍白疲惫。 deathly pale惨白 His face was deathly pale.他面色惨白。 to turn pale or to go paleorto grow pale脸色变得苍白 Pete went pale at the thought.想到这里, 皮特脸色变得煞白。 4.+ sunshine, moonlight, sky微弱的;暗淡的 The fields looked unreal in the pale moonlight.田野在暗淡的月光下如梦似幻。 Birds filled the pale sky.昏暗的天空中到处是飞鸟。 5.(feeble)软弱的;无力的;较差的 It was a pale effort.这次尝试苍白无力。 6.<南非,婉>(white-skinned)白皮肤的 to be in dire straitsorto be in desperate straits陷入绝境 If we had a child, we'd be in really dire straits.我们要是再有个孩子的话, 日子就真的没法过了。 to be in desperate financial straits处于经济极度窘迫的状态 The company's closure has left many small businessmen in desperate financial straits.这家公司的倒闭使很多小企业主在经济上陷入极度困难的境地。 pale²🄰 vi. 1.person +变得苍白;失色 He paled visibly at the mention of her name.一提及她的名字, 他的脸明显变得煞白。 2.to pale into insignificanceorto pale in comparison(lose importance)相形失色;相形见绌 Other soap operas pale into insignificance beside 'EastEnders'.与《东区人》相比, 其他肥皂剧都黯然失色。 Their own suffering paled into insignificance beside that of their son.与儿子的苦难相比, 他们的苦难就不算什么了。 🄱 vt. 使变得苍白;使失色;使暗淡 The sky was paled by the moon.月光使天空变白。 His face was paled with terror.他吓得脸都白了。 Phrasal Verbpale off pale³ 1.(fence post)(做桩篱用的)尖板条, 尖桩 The basic construction can be built by wooden pales.基本结构可以用尖木桩做。 2.(fence)(尤指用尖桩做的)桩篱, 木栅, 围篱 The park was encompassed by a wooden pale or hedge.这个公园用木篱和树篱围起来了。 3.(enclosed area)围场;围起的地方 4.(sphere of activity)界限;范围 5.【纹章】+of shield(盾形纹章中部的)垂直宽条 6.=palea idiom ◆beyond the pale越轨的, 出格的 John's behaviour is beyond the pale!约翰的行为太出格了! |
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