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pale

adjective
/peɪl/
/peɪl/
(comparative paler, superlative palest)
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  1. (of a person, their face, etc.人、面孔等) 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;白皙的
    • a pale complexion惨白的面容
    • She was tall with a slender figure and pale skin. 她个子高,身材苗条,皮肤苍白。
    • pale with fear/shock面色恐惧/震惊
    • to go/turn/grow pale去/转/变苍白
    • You look pale. Are you OK?你气色不好,没事吧?
    • Her face had grown deathly pale. 她的脸变得苍白致命。
    • The ordeal left her looking pale and drawn.这场磨难使她看起来苍白而又憔悴。
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    • 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, Illnessb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    phrases
    • pale and drawn
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  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
  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
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  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.与它们相比,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’.
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beyond the pale
  1. considered 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。
    • She has put herself beyond the pale (= behaved in a way that is not acceptable).她使自己超越了苍白(表现得令人无法接受)。
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palepaleD.J.:[peil]K.K.:[pel]adj.1.苍白的, 灰白的She has a pale face.她脸色苍白。She turned pale at the sight of the miserable condition.她一看到这惨状就面容失色。2.浅色的; 淡的The walls were painted a pale green.那些墙壁被漆成浅绿色。vi.1.变得苍白, 失色, 变得暗淡He paled at the sight of the blood.他一看见血就脸色发白。Mother paled with shock at the news.妈妈听到那消息大惊失色。
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pale adjective | verb | noun
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pale / pel ; peIl /adjective
1. having a skin colour that is very white, or whiter than it usually is苍白的:
He looked very pale and drawn.他看上去非常苍白憔悴。
turn / go pale
He suddenly went pale.他突然脸色煞白。
Sharon went deathly pale and looked as if she might faint.莎伦脸色变得惨白,好像要晕倒似的。
an elderly, pale-faced woman一位脸色苍白的老太太
2. a pale colour has more white in it than usual〔颜色〕浅的,淡的;
deep ; SYNlight
pale blue curtains淡蓝色的窗帘
3. pale light is not bright〔光线〕微弱的,暗淡的:
the pale gray dawn昏暗的黎明
4. pale imitation (of sth) something that is similar to, but not as good as, something else不如某物的类似物品:
The cheese is a pale imitation of real Parmesan.这种干酪模仿的是帕尔梅森干酪,但比真品差远了。

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paleverb I
1. literaryif your face pales, it becomes whiter than usual because you have had a shock〔脸色〕变苍白:
Kent's face paled when he saw that Rob had a knife.肯特看到罗布有把刀子,顿时面无血色。
2. pale into insignificance to seem much less important when compared to something bigger, worse, more serious etc相形见绌,小巫见大巫:
The amounts of money involved pale into insignificance when compared with the sums spent each year on research.涉及的金额与每年花在研究上的费用相比就没什么了。
3. pale in / by comparison to seem small or unimportant compared to something else相比之下微不足道,相形失色:
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Today's economic problems pale in comparison with those of the 1930s.如今的经济问题和 20 世纪 30 年代的相比是小巫见大巫。

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palenoun
1. beyond the pale offensive or unacceptable〔行为〕不可容忍的,越轨的:
His opinions are entirely beyond the pale.他的观点让人忍无可忍。
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pale

1 pale /ˈpeɪl/ adjective
paler; palest
1 pale
/ˈpeɪl/
adjective
paler; palest
Learner's definition of PALE
[also more pale; most pale]
: light in color(颜色)浅的,淡的
opposite deep
: having a skin color that is closer to white than is usual or normal(皮肤)苍白的
of light : not bright or intense : dim(光线)暗的,弱的
: not as good as something else较差的

— paleness

/ˈpeɪlnəs/ noun [noncount]
2 pale /ˈpeɪl/ verb
pales; paled; paling
2 pale
/ˈpeɪl/
verb
pales; paled; paling
Learner's definition of PALE
[no object]
: to lose color : to become pale变得苍白;褪色
: to appear less important, good, serious, etc., when compared with something else显得逊色;相形见绌
3 pale /ˈpeɪl/ noun
3 pale
/ˈpeɪl/
noun
Learner's definition of PALE

beyond the pale

: offensive or unacceptable越轨的;难以容忍的
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