pale
pale
英[peɪl]美[peɪl]
adj.浅色的，苍白的，暗淡的；
v.显得逊色；
第三人称单数：pales;
过去式：paled;
过去分词：paled;
现在分词：paling;
比较级：paler;
*高级：palest;
副词：palely;
名词：paleness;
例句
She rose in her pale nightgown.她起了床,穿着淡色的睡袍。
Defeat left her tearful, pale and drained.她因遭受失败而眼含泪水、面色苍白、精疲力竭。
The leaves on the trees shimmered pale green,almost silvery in the spring sunlight.树上的叶子闪烁着淡绿色的光,在春天的阳光下几乎是银白色的。
The walls were painted a pale green.那些墙壁被漆成浅绿色。
She turned pale at the sight of the miserable condition.她一看到这惨状就面容失色。
She has a pale face.她脸色苍白。
I saw her face go pale.我看见她的脸变苍白了。
He went pale at the news.他听到这个消息时脸色变得苍白。
These shirts come in three different colours: white,pale blue and khaki.这种衬衫有三种颜色:白的、浅蓝的、土黄的。
Their version of jazz funk is a pale imitation of the real thing.他们演奏的音乐不过是对真正的乡土爵士乐的拙劣模仿。
英语六级真题
Asian women prefer to avoid the sun, because being pale or white is considered beautiful, whereas a tanned complexion is considered much more beautiful and sexy in the West.
2019年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
浅色的；灰白的
If something is pale, it is very light in colour or almost white.
例句
Migrating birds filled the pale sky...灰白的天空中满是迁徙的飞鸟。As we age, our skin becomes paler.随着年龄的增长，我们的皮肤愈见苍白。ADJ-GRADED
（脸色）苍白的
If someone looks pale, their face looks a lighter colour than usual, usually because they are ill, frightened, or shocked.
例句
She looked pale and tired...她看起来脸色苍白憔悴。He went deathly pale.他面如死灰。VERB
显得逊色；相形失色
If one thing pales in comparison with another, it is made to seem much less important, serious, or good by it.
例句
When someone you love has a life-threatening illness, everything else pales in comparison.你爱的人得了致命疾病时，其他一切事情都显得不那么重要了。...a soap opera against which other soaps pale into insignificance.让其他同类剧相形见绌的肥皂剧PHRASE
（行为举止）出格的，越轨的
If you think that someone's actions or behaviour are not acceptable, you can say that they are beyond the pale.
例句
This sort of thing really is quite beyond the pale.这种事情真是不可接受。...beyond the pale of acceptable human behaviour.超出可接受的人类行为的范围英汉词典释义
adj.
灰白的；苍白的；白皙的
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。浅色的；淡色的
The walls were painted a pale green.那些墙壁被漆成浅绿色。暗淡的；微弱的
vi.
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。英英词典释义
Noun
1. a wooden strip forming part of a fence
Verb
1. turn pale, as if in fear
Adjective
1. very light colored; highly diluted with white;
"pale seagreen""pale blue eyes"2. (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble;
"the pale light of a half moon""a pale sun""the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street""a pallid sky""the pale (or wan) stars""the wan light of dawn"3. lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness;
"a pale rendition of the aria""pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender""a pallid performance"4. abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress;
"the pallid face of the invalid""her wan face suddenly flushed"5. not full or rich;
"high, pale, pure and lovely song"
