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🔑 paleBrE /peɪl/NAmE /peɪl/ adjective (paler, pal·est) 🔑 (of a person, their face, etc. 人、面孔等) having skin that is almost white; having skin that is whiter than usual because of illness, a strong emotion, etc. 灰白的；苍白的；白皙的◆a pale complexion 惨白的面容◆pale with fear 害怕得脸色苍白◆to go/turn pale 变得苍白◆You look pale. Are you OK? 你气色不好，没事吧？◆The ordeal left her looking pale and drawn. 这场磨难使她看起来苍白而又憔悴。🔑 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 OPP dark, deep 🔑 (of light 光线) 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 ➡ see also pallid, pallor ▸ pale·ly BrE /ˈpeɪlli/NAmE /ˈpeɪlli/ adverb◆Mark stared palely (= with a pale face) at his plate. 马克面色苍白，呆呆地望着盘子。▸ pale·ness BrE /ˈpeɪlnəs/NAmE /ˈpeɪlnəs/ noun [U] 🔑 paleBrE /peɪl/NAmE /peɪl/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they pale BrE /peɪl/ NAmE /peɪl/present simple - he / she / it pales BrE /peɪlz/ NAmE /peɪlz/past simple paled BrE /peɪld/ NAmE /peɪld/past participle paled BrE /peɪld/ NAmE /peɪld/ -ing form paling BrE /ˈpeɪlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈpeɪlɪŋ/ [I] ~ (at sth) 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。 ●ˈpale beside/next to sth●ˈpale in/by comparison (with/to sth)●ˈpale into insignificanceto seem less important when compared with sth 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。 🔑 paleBrE /peɪl/NAmE /peɪl/ noun●beˌyond the ˈpaleconsidered by most people to be unacceptable or unreasonable 出格；出圈；越轨；令人不能容忍◆His remarks were clearly beyond the pale. 他的话显然过分了。 |