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paled

UK //peɪld//US //peɪld//

词源

源自中古英语 'palen',来自古法语 'palir',最终源自拉丁语 'pallere'(意为变得苍白)。

verb

❶ 指颜色变淡或失去鲜艳度,常用来描述脸色因恐惧、疾病等变得苍白。

“Her face paled when she heard the bad news.”

(听到坏消息时,她的脸色变得苍白。)

“The flowers paled after being in the sun for too long.”

(花朵在阳光下暴晒太久后褪色了。)

❶ 指某事物因另一事物而显得逊色或不如以前重要。

“His achievements paled beside those of his brother.”

(他的成就与他兄弟相比显得逊色。)

“The movie's special effects paled in comparison to the book's vivid descriptions.”

(电影的特效与书中生动的描述相比显得苍白无力。)

同义词:faded, dimmed, waned, lightened, bleached

adjective

❶ 形容颜色变淡或苍白的状态,常指因缺乏阳光、健康不佳等导致。

“The paled leaves indicated the plant needed more sunlight.”

(变淡的叶子表明这株植物需要更多阳光。)

“She looked paled and tired after the long journey.”

(长途旅行后她看起来脸色苍白且疲惫。)

同义词:faded, washed-out, bleached, discolored, wan

常见短语

paled into insignificance — 指某事物变得完全不重要或微不足道,通常是因为与其他更重要的事物比较。

“After seeing the devastation, our complaints paled into insignificance.”

(目睹灾难现场后,我们的抱怨变得微不足道。)

paled by comparison — 表示某事物与另一事物相比显得逊色或不如。

“The local team's performance paled by comparison to the national champions.”

(本地队伍的表现与全国冠军相比相形见绌。)