pale
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UK pale adj: (light in colour) (颜色等)
SC 浅的，淡的 qiǎn de ，dàn de
The room is painted in pale shades. A pale moon hangs low in the sky.
这间屋子被漆成了浅灰色。一轮黯淡的月亮低垂在夜空。
pale adj: (complexion: pallid)
SC 脸色苍白的
SC 虚弱的 xū ruò de
Harriet had lost a lot of blood and was very pale.
哈里特失血过多，脸色苍白。
pale adj: (skin: light or white)
SC 苍白的 cāng bái de
TC 蒼白的
TC 蒼白的
SC 脸色不好的 cāng bái de ，liǎn sè bù hǎo de
SC 气色不好的 cāng bái de ，qì sè bù hǎo de
Alfie has very pale skin and has to be careful not to get sunburn.
阿尔菲肤色苍白，必须小心不要被晒伤。
pale adj: figurative (inferior) (比喻)
SC 不太好的，稍差的 bú tài hǎo de ，shāo chà de
SC 不够的，微不足道的 bú gòu de ，wēi bù zú dào de
TC 不夠的
TC 不夠的
Mick's attempt at writing poetry was a pale effort.
米克在写诗上下的工夫微不足道。
pale adj: (weak, faint)
SC 微弱的 wēi ruò de
SC 黯淡的 wēi ruò de ，àn dàn de
A dim bulb cast a pale light over the room.
黯淡的灯泡在屋内发出微弱的光。
pale n: (enclosed area)
SC 圈地 quān dì
SC 圈起的地方 quān dì ，quān qǐ de dì fāng
pale n: (fence post) (篱笆)
SC 桩 zhuāng
TC 樁
TC 樁
A fence made of pales stretched around the field.
田地被绵延的篱笆桩围住。
pale n: (limit, bounds)
SC 范围 fàn wéi
TC 範圍
TC 範圍
SC 边界 fàn wéi，biān jiè
TC 邊界
TC 邊界
SC 界限 fàn wéi，jiè xiàn
TC 界限
TC 界限
Unfortunately, this case is outside the pale of my jurisdiction.
遗憾的是，这个问题超出了我的权力范围。
pale vi: (become pale, go white)
SC 变得苍白 biàn dé cāng bái
TC 變得蒼白
TC 變得蒼白
SC 失色 biàn dé cāng bái，shī sè
Alan paled when he heard the bad news.
听到那个坏消息时，艾伦面色苍白。
beyond the pale adj: figurative (unacceptable)
SC 不可接受的 bù kě jiē shòu de
SC 出格的
deathly pale adj: figurative (face: very pale)
SC 惨白
SC 煞白
greenfly, pale chrysanthemum aphid n: (plant pest) (一种害虫)
SC 绿色蚜虫，桃蚜 lǜ sè yá chóng，táo yá
pale ale n: (light-colored beer)
SC 淡色啤酒，淡啤酒 dàn pí jiǔ
pale blue n: (light blue)
SC 淡蓝色，浅蓝色 dàn lán sè，qiǎn lán sè
TC 淡藍色，淺藍色
TC 淡藍色，淺藍色
pale blue, pale-blue adj: (light blue)
SC 淡蓝色的，浅蓝色的 dàn lán sè de，qiǎn lán sè de
TC 淡藍色的，淺藍色的
TC 淡藍色的，淺藍色的
pale in comparison v expr: figurative (seem inferior to [sth])
SC 比较之下不值一提
SC 相形见绌
SC 相形见绌
Anna's husband is out of work and two of her sons are in jail; when I think about her life, my problems pale in comparison.
pale skin n: (white complexion)
SC 苍白的皮肤
In Victorian times, it was fashionable to have pale skin.
pale-faced adj: (frightened, shocked)
SC 面色苍白的，脸色苍白的
turn pale vi: (go white: from shock, etc.)
SC （脸色）变得苍白 liǎn sè biàn de cāng bái
The bad news from home made her turn pale.
very pale adj: (complexion: white) (脸色、面色等)
SC 非常苍白的 fēi cháng cāng bái de
Due to his very pale complexion he had to protect himself from the sun.
very pale adj: (faded, light) (颜色)
SC 非常浅的，非常淡的 fēi cháng qiǎn de，fēi cháng dàn de
They painted their shutters a very pale shade of green that looked almost yellow.
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