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pale

UK //peɪl//US //peɪl//

词源

源自拉丁语 'pallidus',意为苍白或暗淡,后经古法语 'pale' 进入英语。

adjective

❶ 形容颜色浅淡或缺乏鲜艳度,通常指接近白色或淡色的状态。也可形容人因生病、恐惧等导致脸色苍白。

“She wore a pale blue dress to the party.”

(她穿了一件淡蓝色的连衣裙去参加派对。)

“His face turned pale when he heard the bad news.”

(听到坏消息时,他的脸色变得苍白。)

同义词:light, faint, washed-out, whitish, ashen

verb

❶ 指颜色变淡或失去鲜艳度,也可形容某事物因对比而显得逊色或重要性降低。

“The old photograph had paled with time.”

(这张老照片随着时间褪色了。)

“Her achievements pale in comparison to his.”

(与他的成就相比,她的成就显得逊色。)

同义词:fade, dim, lighten, whiten, dull

常见短语

beyond the pale — 指行为或情况超出可接受的界限,通常用于形容不可容忍或极端的行为。

“His rude comments were beyond the pale.”

(他粗鲁的言论超出了可接受的界限。)

pale in comparison — 表示某事物与另一事物相比显得逊色或不如后者重要或显著。

“Our efforts pale in comparison to what they have achieved.”

(与他们的成就相比,我们的努力显得微不足道。)