pale

adjective

/peɪl/

(comparative paler, superlative palest)

(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. 她身材高挑，身材修长，皮肤白皙。
- pale with fear/shock因恐惧/震惊而脸色苍白
- to go/turn/grow pale变得苍白
- You look pale. Are you OK?你气色不好，没事吧？
- Her face had grown deathly pale. 她的脸变得死一般苍白。
- The ordeal left her looking pale and drawn.这场磨难使她看起来苍白而又憔悴。
- 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
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
phrases
- pale and drawn
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
(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

pale

verb

/peɪl/

[intransitive]

动词形式

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

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。
词源verb 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

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.与他们的问题相比，我们的问题显得微不足道。

pale

noun

/peɪl/

词源noun Middle English: from Old French pal, from Latin palus ‘stake’.

Idioms

beyond the pale

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).她已经超越了自我。

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