pale

英 [peɪl] 美 [peɪl]

• adj. 苍白的；灰白的；暗淡的；无力的
• vi. 变苍白；变黯淡；相形见绌
• n. 栅栏

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 苍白的,灰白的

   with not much colour in sb's face

2. 浅色的,淡的

   with a light colour; not strong or dark

v. (动词)

1. vi. 变得苍白,失色,变得暗淡

   become pale

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 苍白的
2. 淡的，浅色的，淡色的
3. 灰白的
4. 微暗的，暗淡的
5. 柔弱无力的，微弱的
6. 朦胧的
7. 软绵绵的

n. 名词

1. 范围
2. 栅栏，围篱
3. 尖板条
4. 界线，界限
5. 桩
6. 境界，境内
7. 栅内
8. 【徽章】竖贯徽章中部的线条
9. 【史】12世纪后并入英国的爱尔兰东部地区
10. 区
11. 圈子
12. 出格，出圈，越轨
13. 令人不能容忍
14. 尖桩
15. 围起的地方

v. 动词

1. 变苍白，使苍白
2. 使发暗，使黯淡
3. 用桩围住，在...设围篱，用栅栏把...围起来
4. 相形失色，变暗淡，（使）失色，相形见绌，显得逊色
5. 设木栅栏
6. 变得比平常白
7. 变暗
8. 变无力

英英释义

Noun:

1. a wooden strip forming part of a fence

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"
   

Verb:

1. turn pale, as if in fear

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. She was pale with fear.
   她吓得脸色发白。
2. His pale face has shown his bad health.
   他面色苍白，说明他身体不好。
3. The pale eyes seemed to glare past her, the eyebrows frowned, the long jaw hardened.
   那双灰白的眼睛仿佛看穿了她的身子，眉头皱着，长下巴发僵。
4. This pale child of the Parisian faubourgs livesdevelops, makes connections, "grows supple" in suffering, in the presence of social realitiesof human things, a thoughtful witness.
   巴黎近郊的脸色灰白的孩子，面对着令人深省的社会现实和人间事物，活着，成长着，在苦难中沉下去，浮上来。
5. His hair was pale and lightless.
   他的头发灰暗没有光泽。
6. When he returned, he looked pale and weary.
   当他回来的时候,他看上去脸色困乏无力。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. She paled with shock at the news.
   她听到那消息大惊失色。
2. She paled at the sight of the blood.
   她一看到血就脸色苍白。
3. The clouds paled and pulled apart.
   云层变淡,渐渐疏散。
4. The devastating floods of two years ago pale in comparison to last week's storms.
   比起上个礼拜的的暴风雨,两年前的连绵的洪水就逊色多了。
5. Her problems paled into insignificance when compared with this family's tragedy.
   她问题相比起这个大家庭的悲剧就微不足道了。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. She has a pale face.
   她脸色苍白。
2. She looks very pretty in a pale blue.
   她穿着浅蓝色的衣服,看起来很漂亮。
3. In the pale moon, you look so beautiful.
   在朦胧的月光下,你看起来这么美。
4. We walked at a quick pace in the pale moon.
   我们在淡淡的月光下迅速地走着。
5. He is a pale copy of his brother.
   他比他的兄弟逊色。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. You look awfully pale. Are you all right?
   你面色很苍白,身体怎么了?
2. When the murderer killed his parents, the boy's face turned pale.
   当谋杀者杀害孩子的父母时,小男孩吓得面无人色。
3. He remained calm before danger, his face not turning pale, his heart not bounding.
   在危险面前他保持镇静,脸不变色心不跳。
4. At the news of the plane crash, she turned pale.
   一听到飞机失事的消息,她顿时面无血色。
5. He turned deadly pale.
   他面如土色。

S+be+～+ prep. -phrase

1. The old man was pale with anger.
   那位老人气得脸都发白了。
2. My drawing is pale by the side of his.
   我的素描跟他的比较,顿时相形见绌。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. He paled at the sight of the blood.
   他一看见血就脸色发白。
2. She paled with shock at the news.
   她听到那消息大惊失色。

经典引文

• The churchyard pales are black against the night.

  出自： Stevie Smith

• She was pale now with emotion and anxiety.

  出自： D. H. Lawrence

• All these influences paled before a new star..which..immediately dominated her life.

  出自： L. Strachey

• He had paled with excitement.

  出自： B. Chatwin

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

pale beside (v.+prep.)

与…相比相形见绌 seem less important, clever, beautiful, when compared with sb/sth
pale beside sth
All other anxieties paled beside the possibility of war.

与可能要战争相比,所有其他忧虑都显得微不足道了。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• pale blue 淡蓝色
• pale complexion 苍白的脸色
• pale face 苍白的脸
• pale light 暗淡的光
• pale light of dawn 晨曦的微光
• pale moon 朦胧的月光
• pale sky 灰蒙蒙的天空
• pale sunshine 暗淡的阳光

副词+～

• awfully pale 非常苍白的
• deathly pale 如死人一般苍白的

～+介词

• pale before 在…前相形见绌
• pale beside 在…前相形见绌
• pale by side of 在…前相形见绌
• pale with anger 气得脸色发白
• pale with fear 吓得脸色发白
• pale with fright 吓得面无人色
• pale with rage 气得面色苍白
• pale with shock 震惊得脸色发白

用作动词 (v.)

～+介词

• pale before 与…相比相形见绌
• pale beside 与…相比相形见绌

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. pale的基本意思是“苍白的,灰白的”,指人时形容面容缺乏健康或自然的气色,指物时表示色彩暗淡,缺乏光泽。
2. pale还可形容缺少色彩的鲜明和浓度,近似于白色。引申则指缺乏体现事物特点所必需的属性,有时含有“缺乏活力”的意味。
3. pale在句中可用作定语或表语。

v. (动词)

1. pale用作动词时意思是“变苍白”,指人的脸色因受到惊吓或听到不好的消息而变苍白。pale也可指失去正常颜色而变得暗淡。
2. pale常与介词before, beside连用,表示“与…相比相形见绌”。

常见错误

adj. (形容词)

1. 手术后,她的脸色有些苍白。

   误 She was a little white colour after the operation.

   正 She was a little pale after the operation.

   析 white colour(白色)指人的皮肤或物体所呈现出的颜色,而指(脸)没有血色时须用pale表示。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的paile，意为苍白的；最初源自拉丁语的pallidus，意为苍白的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• bloodless
• washed-out
• deathlike

【反义词】

• flushed
• high-coloured
• rosy