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    pale 的英语意思

    palepale1 /peɪl/ adjective 查看全部语言翻译1having a skin colour that is very white, or whiter than it usually is肤色极白,或比通常更白:  He looked very pale and drawn.他看起来面色苍白,憔悴不堪。turn/go pale He suddenly went pale.他突然脸色变白。 Sharon went deathly pale and looked as if she might faint.Sharon 脸色变得死白,看起来随时可能晕倒。 an elderly pale-faced woman一位面色苍白的老年妇女2a pale colour has more white in it than usual浅淡的颜色比通常含有更多白色成分 OPP  deep SYN  light:  pale blue curtains淡蓝色窗帘 see thesaurus at colour3pale light is not bright暗淡的光线不明亮:  the pale gray dawn灰蒙蒙的黎明4pale imitation (of something) something that is similar to, but not as good as, something else与某物相似但不如其好的东西:  The cheese is a pale imitation of real Parmesan.这种奶酪不过是真正帕尔马干酪的拙劣仿制品。THESAURUS同义词辨析pale a pale colour is very light浅淡的颜色非常浅: · He has very pale blue eyes.· 他有一双极淡的蓝眼睛。· a flower with pale green leaves· 一朵有着淡绿色叶子的花light a light colour is not dark浅色不深暗: · His T-shirt was light green.· 他的T恤是浅绿色的。· a light blue sweater· 一件浅蓝色毛衣pastel pastel colours have a lot of white in them粉彩色含有大量白色成分: · The girls wore pastel pink sundresses.· 女孩们穿着粉彩粉色无袖连衣裙。faded light in colour because of being washed many times or affected by the sun因多次洗涤或受日光影响而颜色变浅: · The curtains were old and faded.· 窗帘又旧又褪色。· a pair of faded jeans· 一条褪色的牛仔裤
    palepale2 verb [intransitive] 1 literary文学 if your face pales, it becomes whiter than usual because you have had a shock若脸色变白,是因受到惊吓而比平时更苍白:  Kent’s face paled when he saw that Rob had a knife.当 Kent 看到 Rob 拿着刀时,脸色顿时变白了。2pale into insignificance to seem much less important when compared to something bigger, worse, more serious etc与更大、更糟或更严重的事物相比,显得远不那么重要:  The amounts of money involved pale into insignificance when compared with the sums spent each year on research.与每年花在研究上的资金相比,涉及的金额简直微不足道。3pale in/by comparison to seem small or unimportant compared to something else与其他事物相比显得渺小或不重要pale to/with Today’s economic problems pale in comparison with those of the 1930s.今天的经济问题与20世纪30年代的问题相比相形见绌。
    palepale3 noun beyond the pale offensive or unacceptable冒犯性的或不可接受的:  His opinions are entirely beyond the pale.他的观点完全越出了可接受的界限。