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pale
/pel/
pale 1
(比较级: paler; 最高级: palest)
adj.
Wan; wanting in color. 苍白的。
Of a faint luster or brightness. 褪色的;无光泽的。
Not bright; dim; feeble. 黯淡的;微暗的;微弱的。
短语:
(as) pale as death (非正式用法)(尤指人因病而脸色)白得像死人一样。
(过去式: paled; 过去完成式: paled; 现在进行式: paling)
v.i.
To turn white, or lose color. 发白((at))。
- Mother pales at the sight. 母亲瞧见那景象后脸色发白。
v.t.
To render wan. 使变白;使失色。
- Illness paled her checks. 生病使她双颊发白。
短语:
Pale before [beside; by the side of] 相形见绌。
衍生词:
adv. palely. N. paleness.
同义词:
Pallid, ashen, bloodless, ghastly.
pale 2
n.
A narrow board, placed vertically, used in fencing; a pointed stake. 篱板;窄板;桩。
A fence of such stakes inclosing a space; hence, a limit. 篱;界限;范围。
A district or territory within bounds; a restricted locality. 特别区。
短语:
beyond the pale 超过范围。
The (English) Pale 【英】【史】(都柏林周围)英属领土。
Within [beyond; out of; outside; without] the pale of 在...的范围内[外]。
(过去式: paled; 过去完成式: paled; 现在进行式: paling)
v.t.
To enclose or fence with pales. 以栅围。
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
pale¹
/peɪl/
adj.
1. (whitish) 发白的;灰白的
- The room had pale walls. 这个房间的墙是灰白色的。
[+ skin, complexion] 白皙的
- Ash blonde is great for women with pale skin. 淡褐色非常适合皮肤白皙的女人。
- He had a pale complexion. 他面色白皙。
2. [+ colour] 浅的;淡的
- I prefer pale colours. 我更喜欢浅颜色。
- In a dark building it is important to have pale colours, ideally white and cream. 在昏暗的大楼里布置浅色调很重要, 最理想的是白色和米色。
- He had a pale complexion. 他面色白皙。
pale blue/green/pink, etc
浅蓝色/淡绿色/浅粉色等


3. [+ person, face] 苍白的
- She looked pale and tired. 她看上去脸色苍白疲惫。
deathly pale 惨白
- His face was deathly pale. 他面色惨白。
to turn pale or to go pale or to grow pale 脸色变得苍白
- Pete went pale at the thought. 想到这里, 皮特脸色变得煞白。
4. [+ sunshine, moonlight, sky] 微弱的;暗淡的
- The fields looked unreal in the pale moonlight. 田野在暗淡的月光下如梦似幻。
- Birds filled the pale sky. 昏暗的天空中到处是飞鸟。
5. (feeble) 软弱的;无力的;较差的
- It was a pale effort. 这次尝试苍白无力。
6. <南非,婉> (white-skinned) 白皮肤的
to be in dire straits or to be in desperate straits 陷入绝境
- If we had a child, we'd be in really dire straits. 我们要是再有个孩子的话, 日子就真的没法过了。
to be in desperate financial straits 处于经济极度窘迫的状态
- The company's closure has left many small businessmen in desperate financial straits. 这家公司的倒闭使很多小企业主在经济上陷入极度困难的境地。

pale²
/peɪl/
vi.
1. [person +] 变得苍白;失色
- He paled visibly at the mention of her name. 一提及她的名字, 他的脸明显变得煞白。
2. to pale into insignificanceorto pale in comparison(lose importance) 相形失色;相形见绌
- Other soap operas pale into insignificance beside 'EastEnders'. 与《东区人》相比, 其他肥皂剧都黯然失色。
- Their own suffering paled into insignificance beside that of their son. 与儿子的苦难相比, 他们的苦难就不算什么了。
vt.
使变得苍白;使失色;使暗淡
- The sky was paled by the moon. 月光使天空变白。
- His face was paled with terror. 他吓得脸都白了。
Phrasal Verb:
pale off
pale³
/peɪl/
n.
1. (fence post) (做桩篱用的)尖板条, 尖桩
- The basic construction can be built by wooden pales. 基本结构可以用尖木桩做。
2. (fence) (尤指用尖桩做的)桩篱, 木栅, 围篱
- The park was encompassed by a wooden pale or hedge. 这个公园用木篱和树篱围起来了。
3. (enclosed area) 围场;围起的地方
4. (sphere of activity) 界限;范围
5. 【纹章】 [+of shield] (盾形纹章中部的)垂直宽条
6. = palea
idiom:
beyond the pale 越轨的, 出格的
- John's behaviour is beyond the pale! 约翰的行为太出格了!
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
pale
/peɪl/
a.paler, palest
苍白的,灰白的
- 英语>简体中文, 高中课标词汇
pale
n. 变苍白,使变苍白,使暗淡
- 英语>简体中文, 中医大词典
pale1
n.(名词)
1. A stake or pointed stick; a picket. 桩:标桩或尖的棍子;尖桩
2. A fence enclosing an area. 栅,栏杆:围住一个地区的栏杆或篱笆
3. The area enclosed by a fence or boundary. 被篱笆或分界线围住的地区
4. Heraldry A wide vertical band in the center of an escutcheon. 【纹章学】 垂直宽条:在一个饰有纹章的盾的中心部分的一条较广的垂直嵌条
5. Pale The medieval dominions of the English in Ireland. Used with the. Pale 爱尔兰部分地区:在爱尔兰英国中世纪的领土和 the 一起用
v.tr.(及物动词) paled, pal.ing, pales
To enclose with pales; fence in. 用栅栏围起来;围住

习惯用语:
beyond the pale
Irrevocably unacceptable or unreasonable: 越轨的,为社会所不容的:不可挽回的无法接受或不合理:
- behavior that was quite beyond the pale. 非常不能容忍的行为
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
pale
adj. 淡色的,弱光的,苍白的;n. 栅板,境界,尖板条
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
pale
n. 陪审员,权力范围
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉法学大辞典
pale
adj.
苍白的, 灰白的
- 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; 淡的
- The walls were painted a pale green. 那些墙壁被漆成浅绿色。
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。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
pale1
(adjective 形容词)
苍白的
a pale face. 苍白的脸色。
SYNONYM 同义词:anaemic, ashen, bloodless,colourless, drained, etiolated, ill-looking, pallid,pasty, [informal日常用语] peaky, sallow, sickly,unhealthy, wan, [informal日常用语] washed-out,[informal日常用语] whey-faced, white, whitish.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参阅ruddy.
淡的
pale colours. 淡的颜色。
SYNONYM 同义词:bleached, dim,faded, faint, light, pastel, subtle, weak.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参阅bright.
pale2
(verb 动词)
变苍白
He paled when he heard the bad news. 他听到坏消息,脸色变苍白了。
Plants pale through lack of light. 植物缺乏光, 颜色就变淡了。
SYNONYM 同义词:become pale, blanch,etiolate, fade, lighten, lose colour, whiten.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
pale1
be,yond the 'pale
considered socially unacceptable 出格;越轨;令人不能容忍:
Her behaviour towards her employees is completely beyond the pale. She treats them like servants. 她对待员工们的态度令人不能容忍,就像对用人一样。
ORIGIN In the fourteenth century, the part of Ireland that was under English rule was called the pale. The area outside this was beyond the pale.十四世纪时,在英国统治下的爱尔兰地区被称为the pale,以外的地方被称为beyond the pale。
'pale beside/next to sth; 'pale in/by comparison (with/to sth); 'pale into insignificance
seem less important when compared with sth else相形见绌;与…相比显得逊色:
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,可以说是小巫见大巫。
英语>简体中文, 英语习语词典
pale1
n.
木桩; (做栅栏用的)尖板条, 栏杆
栅栏; 围篱
界限, 范围; 境内
(某一范围内或管辖权内的)地区
[the Pale ](=the English [Irish] P-)【史】12世纪后并入英国的爱尔兰东部地区
徽章中部的垂直线条
pale2
vt.
用桩[栅]围住; 用篱笆围起来

继承用法
paled
adj.
围栅的
in pale
纵向排列
leap the pale
越界; 做得过分; 挥霍无度; 入不敷出; 负债
break the pale
越界; 做得过分; 挥霍无度; 入不敷出; 负债
outside the pale
在...范围之外
beyond the pale
在...范围之外
out of the pale
在...范围之外
outside the pale of sth.
在...范围之外
beyond the pale of sth.
在...范围之外
out of the pale of sth.
在...范围之外
within the pale
在...范围之内
inside the pale
在...范围之内
within the pale of sth.
在...范围之内
inside the pale of sth.
在...范围之内
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
pale
椿欄;境界範圍
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 机械工程名词
pale
淡 (土壤顏色)
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 土壤学名词
pale
蒼白的
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 医学名词
pale
/peɪl/
(paling, paled, paler, pales,palest)
1. 形容词 If something is pale, it is very light in colour or almost white. 浅色的; 灰白的
- Migrating birds filled the pale sky. 迁徙的鸟布满了灰白的天空。
- As we age, our skin becomes paler. 随着我们变老,我们的皮肤变得更加苍白。
2. 与颜色结合的复合词 Pale is also a combining form. (用于构成合成词) 浅…色的
- ...a pale blue sailor dress. …一件浅蓝色的水手服。
3. 形容词 If someone looks pale, their face looks a lighter colour than usual, usually because they are ill, frightened, or shocked. (脸色) 苍白的
- She looked pale and tired. 她看起来苍白而疲惫。
4. 动词 to make or become pale or paler; blanch 变白
5. 不及物动词 If one thing pales in comparison with another, it is made to seem much less important, serious, or good by it. 显得逊色; 相形见绌
- When someone you love has a life-threatening illness, everything else pales in comparison. 当你所爱的人得了致命的疾病时,其他的一切就都显得不重要了。
6. 名词 a wooden post or strip used as an upright member in a fence (藩篱上的)木条; 木桩
7. 习语 outside the limits of social convention
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典